Philip Glassborow
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Explore the Classics - YOUTH
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OBD Patron Picks Winter Reading 2023
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OBD Patron Picks Winter Reading 2023
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"After Mary Lennox's parents pass away, she is sent to a large, isolated house in Yorkshire to live with an uncle she has never met. Ill-tempered, obstinate Mary dislikes her new home, but when she finds the key to a locked garden she realises there are fascinating secrets waiting to be uncovered at Misselthwaite Manor. With the help of new friends, Mary resolves to bring the neglected garden back to life - and her own transformation begins. This...
3) Little women
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"For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...
4) Ben-Hur
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Midwest Tapes
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[2007]
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English
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Ben-Hur tells of a Jewish nobleman who fell from Roman favor and was sentenced to live as a slave, all at the hands of his childhood friend, Messala. But what earns the best-selling story a place among the great classics is its account of God's grace and Ben-Hur's life-changing encounter with Christ. This stirring dramatization by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre reveals that God's love and forgiveness are the only forces stronger than hatred and...
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Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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In "The Gift of the Magi," a poignant story of love and sacrifice, a newlywed couple discovers the most precious gift of all. Set in the Old West, "Christmas by Injunction" is the humorous tale of an unexpected generosity... and the miracle is brings to pass.