Harman, Patricia
Summary: Though the Great Depression is behind the them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war. It is only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray. In the town of Hope River, midwife Patience Hester's husband, Daniel has vowed never to take up arms again; he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War. When he is imprisoned for his beliefs, Patience and their four children are left...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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Summary: Recounts how the author learned to deliver babies and her experiences in rural communes, political activism, and urban counterculture in the 1970s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2011
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Summary: Patricia Harman, a nurse-midwife, manages a women's health clinic with her husband, Tom, an ob-gyn, in West Virginia--a practice where patients open their hearts, where they find care and sometimes refuge. Patsy's memoir juxtaposes the tales of these women with her own story of keeping a small medical practice solvent and coping with personal challenges.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 2008
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Summary: Midwife Patience Murphy has a gift: a talent for escorting mothers through the challenges of bringing children into the world. Working in the hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Patience takes the jobs that no one else wants, helping those most in need--and least likely to pay. She knows a successful midwifery practice must be built on a foundation of openness and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2012
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Summary: When Clara's life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasn't been tending to her own needs and she runs away to start over in a place where no one knows her or about the mess she left behind in West Virginia. She learns that no matter how far you run, you can never truly hide from your past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of Harpercollins 2017
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Summary: Stanley Darrow isn't sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick s help: Their lives and their house have been a mess since Stanley's dad died.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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Summary: Leo and Remi have gotten used to the strangeness of the Whippet Hotel, but when the entire top floor is hoisted into the sky and transported to the field of wacky inventions, they find that they must compete against a number of foes to solve a puzzle or lose their beloved hotel forever.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CARSummary: Complete second season, 1960-1961, of Rod Serling's classic, groundbreaking series exploring the fantastic and frightening.
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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Summary: Leo has explored the Whippet Hotel from top to bottom, discovering trains, flying goats, and mazes, and when he learns the secret beneath the hotel, a new adventure will begin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2012
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Summary: A strange telegram lures fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother, Dan, deep into Russia and away from the only trustworthy adult they know. Signed with the initials NRR, the telegram launches a race to uncover a treasure stolen by the Nazis and the truth behind the murder of the last Russian royal family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2009
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Summary: When she finds the key to a secret passageway leading out of the walled city of Bridewell, twelve-year-old Alexa realizes her lifelong wish to explore the mysterious forests and mountains that lie beyond the wall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books 2005
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Summary: Governments were toppled and rulers were killed during the last attempt to find the lost treasure Amy and Dan Cahill are searching for—do they even stand a chance?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Audio 2009
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Summary: "In the year 2051, one group of telekinesis masters attempts to use their powers to stop another group of telekinesis masters from destroying the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: Ten-year-old Leo's future and the fate of the extraordinary Whippet Hotel, where his father is the maintenance man, are at stake when a series of cryptic boxes leads Leo to hidden floors, strange puzzles, and unexpected alliances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2011
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Summary: Faith Daniels and Dylan Gilmore are in love, and they have a special ability called a pulse: they can move things with their minds. They're caught in the middle of a deadly war with two other pulses: Clara and Wade Quinn, who have joined forces with Hotspur Chance, the most wanted man in the world. At the start of Quake, Faith and Dylan are holed up in a spectacular abandoned mountain lodge...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016