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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
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"Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure...
2) Untamed
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"There is a voice of longing inside every woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good mothers, daughters, partners, employees, citizens, and friends. We believe all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives, relationships, and world, and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to...
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"An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but known by few. All My Knotted-Up Life is a beautifully crafted portrait of resilience and survival, a poignant reminder of God's enduring faithfulness, and proof positive that if we ever truly took the time to hear people's full stories...we'd all walk around slack-jawed"--
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"The celebrated Fox News star and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a powerful, uplifting look at her life and her spiritual journey, reflecting on her family, her faith, and her successful career. In her bestselling children's book Take Heart, My Child, Ainsley Earhardt drew on her childhood and the inspirational notes her father wrote her before school each morning. In this moving memoir, she reminisces about growing up with a father who...
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Revell
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Relationships falter, careers fizzle, health fades. Yet through it in God is at our side-- even when he feels far away. Smith profiles women from the Bible to provide lessons in trusting God. Each of these ancient women did something right-- and something wrong-- when faced with dashed expectations and deferred dreams. But their stories give us confidence that ours is a faithful God who loves us and is forming us through our trials into the women...
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Urano
Pub. Date
2021.
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Español
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Hay una voz de nostalgia dentro de cada mujer. Nos esforzamos mucho por ser buenos: buenas madres, hijas, socios, empleados, ciudadanos y amigos. Creemos que todo este esfuerzo nos har̀ sentir vivos. En cambio, nos deja sintǐndonos cansados, estancados, abrumados y decepcionados. Miramos nuestras vidas, relaciones y mundo, y nos preguntamos: ¿No se supon̕a que todo era m̀s hermoso que esto? Silenciamos r̀pidamente esa pregunta, dicǐndonos que...
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W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Nerves of Steel is the captivating true story of Tammie Jo Shults's remarkable life--from growing up the daughter of a humble rancher, to breaking through gender barriers as one of the Navy's first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots, to safely landing the severely crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 and helping save the lives of 148 people.
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InterVarsity Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Meghan Tschanz was radically changed after witnessing the violence and oppression experienced by women around the globe. She also became keenly aware of how her own Christian culture was often complicit in the problem. As you read Meghan's transformative story, you'll be inspired to amplify your voice, confront injustice, and discover a biblical standard for gender equality"--
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Faith Words
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2015.
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English
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John Maxwell shares wisdom on life and leadership inspired by the Bible-this time focusing solely on the stories of nine incredible women. Learn how God blesses the promises you keep to Him, why you should follow your heart to find your hope, and how not to miss your moment with God.
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Paraclete Press
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2013.
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English
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Most of the stories in the Bible are about boys and men, but this book offers the personal accounts of ten remarkable, faith-filled women. Sometimes, we don't even know their names. But we know how their lives were changed by their faith.
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