The year — 1778. Based on the author’s 6th-great-grandmother, Anna Stone does the unthinkable. With her family ill & starving at Valley Forge, she defies custom & rides alone — it’s 200 miles on horseback. She’s a mother of three & a healer. She feels she has to go despite the dangers of the terrain & people who prey on travelers. That alone makes for a good story, but she learns about a plot to overthrow Gen. Washington and now her ride is even more important …
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Lily’s Promise by Lily Ebert & Dov Forman
The full title~~Lily’s Promise: Holding On to Hope Through Auschwitz and Beyond—A Story for All Generations
This is a true story and oh, how I wish it weren’t.
Lily is a Hungarian Jew. Her story begins before the Holocaust. By Yom Kippur in 1944 (Sep 26-27), Lily was in Auschwitz. There she promises herself to not only survive Hitler’s hell, but she would tell her story to the world for those who could not. The reader will know from the survivor what it was like in this touching, compelling story. Now age 98, Lily along with her great-grandson, Dov, carries you through her life. Lily is one incredibly special woman.
The Family Tree Toolkit
Described as a “Comprehensive Guide to Uncovering Your Ancestry and Researching Genealogy,” this 320-page “toolkit” is stuffed with information, books plus website links that still work.
NetGalley’s Book Advocate Toolkit
Whether you are already on the NetGalley team -or- you want to join, this toolkit is a Must-Read if you want to be successful. While most of the content was available in various Help articles, you had to look for it. Now it’s been compiled for you.
Guidelines, tips, etc., the toolkit is loaded with guidance especially helpful to Reviewers and Media members.
Refresh Your Prayers by Lori Hatcher
Ever feel your prayers are going no further than the ceiling?
Ever wonder that maybe you don’t know how to pray?
Do your prayers feel all the same?
But you have a desire to talk with God — really talk with God. This 60-day book is a devotional is dedicated to equipping you to do exactly that. Using God’s Word and then wonderful succinct storytelling, Lori Hatcher guides us to a fulfilling prayer time with God.
Tracing Your Family History with the Whole Family
Genealogy research is often thought of as an “adult” project. This book takes an “innovative” approach that the whole family can participate in research. And not just the adults–but children as well. Multiple creative and practical examples are given throughout.