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Small town, big dreams Small town, big dreams Darnell G. Dickson Seventeen-year-old Dane, concerned that his family's move to small-town Oregon will hurt his chances of winning a scholarship to Brigham Young University, strives to live out his Mormon faith on the … OL13614162W
Das Reisetagebuch eines Philosophen Das Reisetagebuch eines Philosophen Hermann von Keyserling Count Hermann Alexander von Keyserling (July 20, 1880 April 26, 1946) was a Baltic German philosopher from the Keyserlingk family. His grandfather Alexander Keyserling was a notable geologist of Imp… OL138533W
Emily Emily Jack Weyland After being badly burned and disfigured in an accident, college freshman Emily finds help in the power of Christ and true love in Austin, who has himself been spiritually transformed by a difficult M… OL15071500W
A small light in the darkness A small light in the darkness Jack Weyland A collection of sixteen short stories portraying Mormon youth in contemporary situations that test and prove their faith. OL15071523W
Lucky in love Lucky in love Dean Hughes During a visit to Hawaii, twelve-year-old Lucky gets windsurfing lessons from an older, more muscular boy and tries to build up his own body after meeting a beautiful girl at the local Mormon church. OL15162433W
Brigham Young and me, Clarissa Brigham Young and me, Clarissa Barbara Williams A fictionalized account of the daily life of Brigham Young and his family as seen through the eyes of his eight-year-old daughter, Clarissa. OL15338279W
Tombs of terror Tombs of terror T. Lynn Adams A young man accompanying his archaeologist father to Machu Picchu falls through a rotted plank, landing in an Inca tunnel deep inside the Andes mountains. OL15452465W
The ties that bind The ties that bind Kristen McKendry After losing both parents at a young age, Daniel McDonald grew up disconnected from his family history. Now, as he approaches the birth of his first child, he feels deeply unsettled about his severed… OL15457440W
American massacre American massacre Sally Denton An analysis of the September 1857 massacre of a gold-laden wagon train of settlers passing through Utah draws on historical records to argue that Brigham Young and members of the Mormon Church played… OL15802291W
The worth of a soul The worth of a soul Steven A. Cramer Steven Cramer recounts the events that led up to his excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With the support of his wife and family, he is rejoins the Church and become… OL15933066W
The Mormon Rebellion The Mormon Rebellion David L. Bigler America's first civil war played out in the Far West. In 1857 President James Buchanan ordered U.S. troops to Utah to replace Brigham Young as governor and restore order in what the federal governmen… OL15998662W
Strangely normal Strangely normal J. Kevin Morris The author's own coming-of-age story that is for kids of all ages. OL16014356W
Bone hunter Bone hunter Sarah Andrews Time and again, Emily--Em--Hansen uses her geological training and her unflinching scientist's eye to sniff out a killer. Now in her newest case, Em heads to Utah for a paleontology conference and en… OL16028491W
The Kirtland massacre The Kirtland massacre Cynthia Stalter Sassé When members of the Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints moved into the run-down farmhouse being rented by Jeffrey Lundgren and his family, citizens of the rural community of Kirtland, Ohio, b… OL16058962W
Life's lessons learned Life's lessons learned Dallin H. Oaks x, 165 pages : 24 cm OL16126356W
Happy like Jesus Happy like Jesus D. Kelly Ogden A concise look at Christlike attributes that readers can use to emulate Jesus Christ in their daily lives. OL16239165W
If I should die If I should die Jennie L. Hansen Kallene steps in to initiate a missing person search for her running partner, Linda, not knowing it would soon become a murder investigation -- or that she'd soon fall for the charming lead detective… OL16343452W
Brigham Young, pioneer prophet Brigham Young, pioneer prophet John G. Turner Brigham Young was a rough-hewn craftsman from New York whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He trudged around the United States and England to gain converts for Mo… OL16626900W
Espionage Espionage A. L. Sowards In France, 1944, a young Mormon soldier in the U.S. Office of Strategic Services must identify which of three Allied contacts in Calais is a double agent and use the traitor to help implement a strat… OL16696197W
Deep Blue Eyes and Other Lies (Pullman High Series #1) Deep Blue Eyes and Other Lies (Pullman High Series #1) Janette Rallison When a rebellious teenage girl and her good-looking brother move into the neighborhood, Holly discovers that turning sixteen brings as many problems as it does privileges Re-released later as "Blu… OL1831169W
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