Trouble Looking for a Place to Happen

Trouble Looking for a Place to Happen

Author: Toni L. P. Kelner

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2013-10-03

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1625670427

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A killer intends to turn a Southern smalltown wedding into a wake in this cozy mystery by the New York Times–bestselling author of Dead Ringer. Bells are ringing in Byerly, and fifth time might be the charm for Aunt Ruby Lee. Laura Fleming and her husband are back in town to celebrate Ruby Lee remarrying her ex, Roger, though the run up to the big day is fraught with complications. Aunt Nellie’s triplets are all feuding over the same man. Then there’s Ruby Lee and Roger’s rebellious teenage daughter, Ilene, who’s dating a notorious bad boy. When Ilene runs off to take part in the neighboring town’s country music Jamboree, Ruby Lee begs Laura to intervene. Before Laura can bring her errant kin home, Ilene’s beau, Tom Honeywell, is found dead on a tour bus. Laura is sure that Ilene’s only crime is bad taste in boyfriends, and Tom had enough enemies to fill the whole parking lot. But with Ilene in jail, Ruby Lee frantic, and the police chief sticking to his guns, it’ll take quick sleuthing for Laura to shine a spotlight on the real culprit in time for Ruby Lee and Roger to say “I do” again. Praise for Trouble Looking for a Place to Happen “Down-home mores and country humor inform this ebullient debut. . . . A lively, lighthearted cozy.” —Publishers Weekly


A Good Kind of Trouble

A Good Kind of Trouble

Author: Lisa Moore Ramée

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0062836706

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From debut author Lisa Moore Ramée comes this funny and big-hearted debut middle grade novel about friendship, family, and standing up for what’s right, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give and the novels of Renée Watson and Jason Reynolds. Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and she’d also like to make it through seventh grade with her best friendships intact, learn to run track, and have a cute boy see past her giant forehead.) But in junior high, it’s like all the rules have changed. Now she’s suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she’s not black enough. Wait, what? Shay’s sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her. After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking. She starts wearing an armband to school in support of the Black Lives movement. Soon everyone is taking sides. And she is given an ultimatum. Shay is scared to do the wrong thing (and even more scared to do the right thing), but if she doesn't face her fear, she'll be forever tripping over the next hurdle. Now that’s trouble, for real. "Tensions are high over the trial of a police officer who shot an unarmed Black man. When the officer is set free, and Shay goes with her family to a silent protest, she starts to see that some trouble is worth making." (Publishers Weekly, "An Anti-Racist Children's and YA Reading List")


Strength for the Journey

Strength for the Journey

Author: Joseph M. Stowell

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1575679078

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Spiritual nourishment for the day-to-day journey. The Christian life is a journey filled with mountaintops and valleys. As the Christian experiences the ups and downs of this walk, a common prayer is 'Lord, give me strength.' Joseph Stowell, President of The Moody Bible Institute, presents this enriching devotional overflowing with spiritual challenges, thought-provoking questions, and keen biblical insights. Through six devotionals each week, and a Psalm for the seventh day, the reader's faith will be nourished and his spirit refreshed. As a gentle guide, Dr. Stowell spurs readers on to consistently turn to the Word of God for sustenance on this lifelong pilgrimage.


When Bad Things Happen to Good People

When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Author: Harold S. Kushner

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0805241930

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Offers an inspirational and compassionate approach to understanding the problems of life, and argues that we should continue to believe in God's fairness.


For Times of Trouble

For Times of Trouble

Author: Jeffrey R. Holland

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781609072711

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The author explores dozens of scriptural passages from the psalms, offering personal ideas and insights and sharing his testimony that "no matter what the trouble and trial of the day may be, we start and finish with the eternal truth that God is for us."--


Sometimes I Lie

Sometimes I Lie

Author: Alice Feeney

Publisher: Flatiron Books

Published: 2018-03-13

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1250144833

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ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the Window My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me: 1. I’m in a coma. 2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore. 3. Sometimes I lie. Amber wakes up in a hospital. She can’t move. She can’t speak. She can’t open her eyes. She can hear everyone around her, but they have no idea. Amber doesn’t remember what happened, but she has a suspicion her husband had something to do with it. Alternating between her paralyzed present, the week before her accident, and a series of childhood diaries from twenty years ago, this brilliant psychological thriller asks: Is something really a lie if you believe it's the truth?


A Bucket of Stars

A Bucket of Stars

Author: Suri Rosen

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2023-10-03

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1443192805

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A story of two kids trying to save the world they know and heal the families they have. It’s the summer of 2003 and thirteen-year-old astronomer Noah Cooper has just moved to Queensport, a small town with a vast sky full of stars. There he meets Tara Dhillon, a lonely girl and aspiring filmmaker. When the two team up to produce an astronomy movie and enter a film contest, they discover a secret plan to turn their rural hamlet into a huge subdivision. Noah and Tara must use their unique skills to identify the culprits who plan on paving over the historic county — and try to save the infinite beauty of the stars. As if that’s not enough to have at stake, Noah needs to win the prize money to buy a new telescope for his unemployed father — an ex-astronomer who’s almost given up on the stars, as well as life on earth. Touching on themes of activism, environmental anxiety and mental health, A Bucket of Stars will have readers cheering for Noah, a boy whose head is in the stars, and Tara, a girl who lives in a world of digital images — and their special bond that just might mend the world around them.


Harlan's Creed

Harlan's Creed

Author: Susan Parsons Sumner

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-07-22

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0359231748

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A story of murder and a family feud in Harlan County, Kentucky in the 1930s, and one boy's spiritual journey to forgiveness. Based on actual events. Historical Christian fiction.