Holidays at Roselands


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Enter the world of Elsie Dinsmore! These nineteenth-century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10 to 14 year-old readers eager to follow Elsie's life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. Elsie's Holidays at Roselands, Book 2: Christmas is disrupted when Elsie must disobey her father in a matter of faith and conscience. Will her life-threatening illness change his heart?




Holidays at Roselands. [With Plates.]


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Elsie felt in better spirits in the morning; her sleep had refreshed her, and she arose with a stronger confidence in the love of both her earthly and her heavenly Father. She found her papa ready, and waiting for her. He took her in his arms and kiss




The Two Elsies


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Elsie's Girlhood


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Elsie's experiences changes from girlhood to womanhood, her family is also undergoing change. In this third volume Elsie matures into a young woman as her father falls in love, marries, and provides her with a brother and sister: Horace Jr. and Rosebud. Elsie experiences a bittersweet agony in her first love and her first heartbreak, only to discover that true love has been with her almost as long as she can remember.




Elsie Dinsmore


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A pious young girl has difficulty establishing a relationship with her wordly father who seems indifferent to her religious principles.




Christmas in the Big Woods


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Long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls lived in a little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. Winter was just around the corner, and Laura worked hard to help make the little house ready for the cold days ahead. Soon there was frost on the windows and snow on the ground, but Laura and her folks were warm and cozy in their snug little house in the Big Woods. Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books have been cherished by generations of readers. Now for the first time, the youngest readers can share her adventures in these very special picture books adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved storybooks. Renée Graef's warm paintings, inspired by Garth Williams' classic Little House illustrations, bring Laura and her family lovingly to life.




The Wide, Wide World


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Winter Days in the Big Woods


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Laura helps Ma and Pa make the little log cabin snug and cozy for the snowy days ahead. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)




Persephone


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Retell the ancient Greek myth explaning the origin of the seasons.




Elsie's Children


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Enter the world of Elsie Dinsmore! These nineteenth-century fictional chronicles of a beautiful young heiress in the Civil War South have captivated generations of 10- to 14-year-old readers eager to follow Elsie's life from childhood to motherhood and beyond. Covers feature custom illustrations. Elsie's Children, Book 6: Pleasant times and new babies are mixed with dark secrets and deep sorrow. Will Elsie be strong in the Lord?