Homeward the Seeking Heart

Homeward the Seeking Heart

Author: Jane Peart

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9780786225316

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Good, clean fiction: fiction that appeals to all ages, and is appropriate for all ages to read. Dealing with modern life and all its issues in the context of Christian morality, its editorial focus is well-written, compelling, and entertaining fiction with a moral message. In spring 1890, three eight-year-old girls leave overcrowded, bleak Greystone Orphanage near Boston and set out together on the "Orphan Train", heading West to adoptive homes. Along the way shy Laurel, vivacious Toddy and scholarly Kit make a vow to be "forever friends". This is Toddy's story -- the precious gift of hope. Left at Greystone by her actress mother, exuberant Toddy joins the household of a wealthy, reserved widow who seeks a companion for her invalid granddaughter. Although her presence brings much joy to their gloomy home, happiness seems to elude Toddy ...


Dreams of a Longing Heart

Dreams of a Longing Heart

Author: Jane Peart

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780800753733

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'Dreams of a Longing Heart' is Kit's story--the sustaining power of faith. After her grieving, widowed father leaves Kit, her younger brother and baby sister at Greystone, she tries futilely to keep the family together. Yet the younger children are 'placed out' and Kit is sent West on the Orphan Train.


The Orphan Train Trilogy

The Orphan Train Trilogy

Author: Jane Peart

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13:

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In 1890, three 8-year old orphan girls head west on the "Orphan Train"--Laurel, Toddy and Kit go to live in Meadowridge.


American Historical Fiction

American Historical Fiction

Author: Lynda G. Adamson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-10-21

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0313089337

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This publication will fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. ^IAmerican Historical Fiction^R contains over 3,000 titles set in states and historical regions of the United States. Entries are organized by time period. The newest titles, as well as old favorites, are covered. The volume is indexed by author, title, genre, subject, and geographic setting.


Toddy

Toddy

Author: Jane Peart

Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780800757168

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After her mother leaves six-year-old Toddy at the county children's home, she is chosen by a minister's wife to go West on the Orphan Train and is taken in by a wealthy widow as a companion for her sickly granddaughter.


Core Collection for Small Libraries

Core Collection for Small Libraries

Author: Janice A. DeLong

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780810832527

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Created to assist small libraries, parents and teachers in selecting essential books for their collection, Core Collection for Small Libraries lists over 400 titles deemed appropriate for children and young adults.


The Heart Aroused

The Heart Aroused

Author: David Whyte

Publisher: Crown Currency

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0307423972

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“With this insightful book, David Whyte offers people in corporate life an opportunity to reach into the forgotten and ignored creative life (their own and the corporation’s) and literally water their souls with it. The result is a very well written book that can truly heal.”—Clarissa Pinkola Estés, PH.D., author of Women Who Run With the Wolves and The Gift of Story Find professional and personal fulfilment through the poetry of both classic and modern masters—now revised and updated Has your work lost its meaning? Have you forgotten the goals you hoped to achieve when you began your career? Are you afraid of pursuing your dreams? In The Heart Aroused, David Whyte brings his unique perspective as poet and consultant to the workplace, showing readers how fulfilling work can be when they face their fears and follow their dreams. Going beneath the surface concerns about products and profits, organization and order, Whyte addresses the needs of the heart and soul, and the fears and desires that many workers keep hidden. At a time when corporations are calling on employees for more creativity, dedication, and adaptability, and workers are trying desperately to balance home and work, this revised edition of The Heart Aroused is the essential guide to reinvigorating the soul.


By Rowan and Yew

By Rowan and Yew

Author: Melissa Harrison

Publisher: Chicken House

Published: 2022-03-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1913696340

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As autumn begins, Moss and friends travel to their former home in Ash Row, to find the rare mortal child who can both see and talk to them. The tiny beings know they should be brave and talk back–this is their chance to help reverse the fading of ancient Cumulus, who has now almost disappeared entirely. But they soon realize fading is connected to their role in the world … Can the Hidden Folk prove that guardians of the Wild World are needed after all?


Quest for Lasting Love

Quest for Lasting Love

Author: Jane Peart

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780786232833

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In Spring 1890, three eight-year-old girls leave Boston and set out on the Orphan Train, heading West to adoptive homes, vowing to be forever friends.