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Author
Series
Two steps volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Chemin, also known as the Camino de Santiago, is a centuries-old pilgrim route that ends in Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain. Every year, thousands of walkers--some devout, many not--follow the route that wends through quaint small villages and along busy highways alike, a journey unlike any other. Zoe, an artist from California who's still reeling from her husband's sudden death, has impulsively decided to walk the Camino, hoping to...
2843) Queerly beloved: a novel
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"At her day job in a Christian bakery and with her conservative family, Amy plays the role of a straight, church-going young woman-exactly what's expected in mid-2010s Tulsa, Oklahoma, the "Buckle of the Bible Belt." But at night, she tends bar at the only place in town that truly feels like home: Ruby Red's, a lovably grungy queer bar with a group of regulars who have become her chosen family. Amy's spent a lifetime learning how to walk this fine...
2844) Ragnarok
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Norwegian
Description
Convinced the Viking ship Oseberg contains the answer to the mystery of Ragnarok, the end of days in Norse mythology, an expedition group sets out to follow the ship's treasure map and discovers a secret more terrifying than they could possibly imagine.
2845) Lost believers: a novel
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A rich, immersive debut novel, inspired by true events, about a meeting between two women in 1970s Soviet Russia--a deeply religious homesteader living in isolation with her family on the Siberian taiga and an ambitious scientist--that irrevocably changes the course of both of their lives. Galina, a promising young geologist from Moscow, is falling in love with her pilot, Snow Crane, on a trip exploring for minerals in Siberia. As their helicopter...
2846) Eternus: Volume 1
Author
Publisher
Scout Comics and Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
360 CE. The great god Zeus is long dead, brutally murdered in his own temple some thirty years prior. Heracles, Zeus's son and champion, spends his days drunk and depressed as the old gods struggle to stay alive after decades of Christian disruption. When Athena's Temple is sacked by a mysterious Centurion looking for a powerful relic that once belonged to Zeus, the old gods are convinced they have found Zeus's killer. Now the mighty Heracles must...
2847) When calls the heart double feature: Season 8, movies 5 and 6,pre-wedding jitters and changing times
Series
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Pre-wedding jitters: Elizabeth Thatcher, a young school teacher from a wealthy Eastern family, migrates from the big city to teach school in a small coal mining town in the west.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time has captured the imagination of millions--from literary sensation to timeless classic and now a major motion picture. A Light So Lovely tells the story of the woman at the center of it all--her imagination, her faith, her pattern of defying categories, and what readers today can learn from her legacy. Bestselling and beloved author Madeleine L'Engle, Newbery winner for A Wrinkle in Time, was known the world round...
Series
Clockwork curandera volume 1
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A brilliant steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico. In the Republic of Santander, non-Christian magic is frowned upon, if not outright prohibited. But when Cristina Franco, an apprentice shaman, is killed by witch owls, her brother Enrique cannot let her go. With forbidden alchemy and engineering, Enrique brings her back to life: part human, part machine. Though her very existence is an abomination to Santander's citizens, Cristina...
2850) A question of faith
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When tragedy strikes three families, their destiny forces them on a converging path to discover God's love, grace and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs.
2851) The night house
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
Publisher
Walt Disney
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
T.O.T.S. is about the hilarious adventures of best friends Pip and Freddy, a persistent penguin and a kind-hearted flamingo, who are the only non-stork delivery birds in training at Tiny Ones Transfer Service (T.O.T.S.). As new members of the team, these junior flyers must take care in transferring baby animals from the nursery to their families around the globe.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin. With her trademark blend of humor and melancholy, Berlin crafts miracles from the everyday uncovering moments of grace in the cafeterias and Laundromats of the American Southwest, in the homes of the Northern California upper classes, and from the perspective of a cleaning woman alone in a hotel dining room in Mexico City. The women of Berlin's stories...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Despite their initial differences, Elizabeth and the town's new Mountie, Nathan, must work together to help his niece adjust to her new school and make friends. Meanwhile, tension and excitement are rising in the town when they strike oil. However, Gowen may have already been planning for such a day.
Publisher
Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Boyd and his family are forced to spend Christmas at his parents' house. When he realizes that he left his son's gifts at home, Boyd and his father must hit the road in a blizzard to retrieve the gifts before sunrise and save Christmas.
2856) Full count
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
An unfortunate chain of events forces Milton Young to give up his dream of playing professional baseball and return home to the town he fought hard to escape. Once home, Milton faces insurmountable economic and personal hardships, only to be faced with an even greater challenge: defending himself against a tragic crime that could send him to prison for life. What emerges is a heartwarming story about perseverance, faith, triumph, and the struggle...
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The battle for Gotham City's soul begins! In the aftermath of Joker War, Batman came to the hard conclusion that Gotham City was growing and evolving faster than he could keep pace with. His one-man war on crime was always a difficult challenge, but has it finally become impossible? His latest foe - the enigmatic Ghost-Maker - will push the Dark Knight to his absolute limit in his attempt to protect the violent young vigilante Clownhunter and his...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When a magical meteor crash lands in Adventure City, it gives the PAW Patrol pups superpowers, transforming them into the Mighty Pups! For Skye, the smallest member of the team, her new powers are a dream come true. But things take a turn for the worse when the pups' archrival Humdinger breaks out of jail and teams up with Victoria Vance, a meteor-obsessed mad scientist, to steal the superpowers and turn themselves into supervillains. With the fate...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of a young mother who loses her husband in Afghanistan and struggles to raise their young daughter in his absence. The film combines elements of faith, country music, and stock car racing while paying tribute to those who serve in the United States Military.
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