Karen Kingsbury
1) The chance
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
2) Take one
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison come to Hollywood to make a film with a great spiritual message, but are waylaid by a temperamental actress, a botched production schedule, and their own insecurities as producers.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zack Dylan has a dream. He wants to sing on the biggest stages, for the biggest crowds, and he'll do whatever it takes to make it come true. But Zack also made a promise to his college sweetheart when he left Kentucky to compete on the popular TV show Fifteen Minutes: If he made it, nothing would change him or his faith in God. Overnight, Zack becomes the nation's most popular contestant, a country singer comparable to a young Tim McGraw. As his star...
6) Take four
Author
Series
Above the line volume 4
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Physical Desc
360 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Filmmakers Keith and Dayne finally ink a deal with a top young actor, but when the actor takes a public fall that threatens his reputation, the producers must act as missionaries to save the film, their families, and the young star.
7) Take three
Author
Series
Above the line volume 3
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Physical Desc
328 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison are achieving their dreams as their movie-producing careers take off, but when Chase has to bow out and Keith faces problems in his personal life, Keith starts to question what is really important.
8) Take two
Author
Series
Above the line volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Setting Hollywood buzzing after a first collaboration, filmmakers Chase and Keith are approached for a second project, a situation that strains Chase's marriage and compels Keith's ambitious daughter to make questionable choices.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the second novel in a brand-new series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life--the dramatic story of a woman desperate to find deeper meaning in her life. Growing up in a comfortable home, Mary Catherine wanted for nothing. Though she loves her wealthy parents, their lifestyle never appealed to her. Instead, Mary Catherine pursues meaning through charity work,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Ryan Kelly spends plenty of time at The Bridge--the oldest bookstore in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee--remembering the times he and Molly Allen--who moved to Portland--once spent there, and now, with the bookstore in deep financial trouble, it will take a miracle to keep tragedy from unfolding.
11) Leaving
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Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Bailey Flanagan leaves Bloomington after winning an audition for the ensemble of a Broadway musical in New York City. In order to be closer to his mother in jail, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. But new friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey.
12) Learning
Author
Series
Bailey Flanigan volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Bailey Flanagan finds her life in New York exciting as she grows closer to becoming an actress and dancer but feels something is missing since she is separated from Cody Coleman, who is coaching a small town high school football team.
13) Longing
Author
Series
Bailey Flanigan volume 3
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
"Longing, book three in the Bailey Flanigan Series, picks up where Learning ended. After a long and lonely silence from Cody Coleman, Bailey Flanigan becomes closer to her one-time Hollywood co-star, Brandon Paul. Nights on the town in New York City and long talks on the balcony of Brandon's Malibu Beach home make Bailey dizzy with new feelings and cause her to wonder if her days with Cody are over forever. Meanwhile, Cody's work coaching a small-town...
14) Sunset
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
As John Baxter plans to marry Elaine, other members of the Baxter family confront new challenges as they deal with memories of the past, the changes of the present, and preparations for the future.
15) Unlocked
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Ella Reynolds, head cheerleader and part of the "in" crowd, befriends Holden Harris, an autistic boy who is bullied at school, and takes on the popular kids at school in the process, including her boyfriend, Jake.
16) Between Sundays
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Three people--self-centered star quarterback Aaron Hill; pro football player Derrick Anderson, who has strayed from God; and social worker Megan Gunn, struggling to adopt a little boy--are brought together during a season of hope, self-discovery, and faith.
17) Someday
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Dayne and Katy Matthews take on separate movie projects, tabloid rumors talk of trouble and unfaithfulness between the two; meanwhile, the Flanigans recognize the deep loss of the Christian Kids Theater program, and lead a final effort to keep the theater from being torn down.
20) Remember
Author
Series
Redemption volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Ashley Baxter keeps her family and God at a distance trying to prove she can survive on her own, until the tragedy of September 11 changes her life forever.