Books with title The Long Road Home

Fierce and tender, this beautifully illustrated picture book depicts the journeys of woodland animals as they seek the safety of home in a wild, unpredictable world. Birds risk the elements to fly south for the winter. Rabbits flee wolves to find warm, safe havens in the burrows. Wolves race the threat of hunger before seeking their dens. All are parents teaching their young the ways of survival in a dangerous world. In the end, each pair of animals finds the comfort of home in each other, reinforcing the depth of the bond between parent and child. With soft and stunning art, this book is a giftable meditation on the fierce beauty of life and the love we find as we seek the way home.

Nellie's mama can't afford to keep her fed. On a bright day in 1895, Mama takes her to the orphanage and leaves her there, with her sister, her cousin, and a battered valise.As the heavy doors of the orphanage close, Nellie wants to cry. But she can't. She needs to watch out for her sister and cousin. But how can she, when her own mama couldn't? She's only twelve.Based on a true story of the author's great-grandmother. Content may be too sensitive for readers under 14.

Run to DangerMoire Cameron ran to protect her secrets -- ran to the heart of an interstellar alien war. Her fellow mercenaries care only about her fighting skills, not where -- or when -- she got them. You'd think that would be good enough...But a false name and fake ID can't conceal her dangerous lack of contemporary knowledge, and they won't help fulfill her last order, given by a dying man eighty years ago. To do that she must find a reason to live again. A cause worth fighting for, comrades to trust, and a ship to sail the stars. A tale of adventure, survival, and loyalty in the tradition of Firefly and Louis McMaster Bujold.Book I of the Sequoyah trilogy.

After being abandoned by his mother as a kid and losing his father at eighteen, Jesse Baylor has learned the only person he can count on is Riley, the girl he’s been in love with since she showed up in Carver, Kansas and changed his life. Their path hasn’t been an easy one, but Jesse and Riley are finally together and finally happy. Married and expecting their first child, Jesse has everything he’s ever wanted in life…to be a husband to Riley and a father to their baby. They’ve overcome every obstacle life has thrown at them, but just as Jesse thinks the hard times are behind them, he suddenly realizes they are about to face their greatest challenge yet. Has the long road to each other been worth it or will they end up losing it all? Come back to Carver to see how Jesse and Riley’s story ends.

The newest Western from authors W.R. Benton & Grady ClarkYoung’un Augustus Nash, is a good boy. At just 14 he already knows his family needs every pair of hands working hard from sun up to bed just to stay ahead. But when Gus witnesses a brutal murder he fears that what he knows will endanger his beloved family. Seeing no other option he runs away with a few meager possessions and his father's old gun. Befriended by an unlikely stranger he meets on a train, Gus set out for a new life in Montana with high hopes for his future.Lawyer Harvey Thomas isn’t a man to cross and he isn’t going to let Gus get away with knowing secrets he shouldn’t. The Lawyer quickly dispatches two trained killers to track the boy down and make sure he is silenced forever. With a $500 dollar bounty on his head, Gus is in for some big trouble. But Gus isn’t as completely alone in the world as he feared. For his loving father is dead set on bringing his boy home safe and he's not a man that leaves a job, any job, half done. Action and adventure abounds in this new frontier story from W.R. Benton and Grady Clark.Suitable for Ages: 14 and up (not for younger children)CONTENT CONTAINS: realistic depictions of frontier violence and death.

Robbie thought he was ready for a camping trip in the mountains near Seattle. He and his father Jeff made it into the mountains without a hitch, but nothing could have prepared them for the rest of the trip! After a city-busting earthquake strikes the Seattle area, Robbie and his father have to rely on their wits and some new-found skills to get home safely, dealing with many unexpected obstacles on the way. To make matters even worse, they still need to rescue the rest of their family from an insidious danger that made its way to their doorstep. The story combines exciting, non-stop action with dozens of practical emergency preparedness and high-tech ham radio tips that you will find helpful in many situations, from going on an uneventful road trip or day hike, to getting lost in the woods, even to surviving a natural disaster! “This fast paced adventure will engage youth and adults in the realities of what can happen in an emergency and how amateur radio can be one of the many tools in the preparedness toolbox.” – Debra Johnson, K1DMJ, Education Services Manager, ARRL Second Edition - June 2011

In the eighth and final book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye must confront her past and decide her future when she has the opportunity to find her birth parents and possibly reunite.On a trip to South Carolina with her foster family, Skye gets the shock of her life when the waitress at a local diner seems to recognize her. The woman proves to be Skye’s long-lost Aunt Millie—the first blood relative Skye has ever met. As Skye and Mom and Dad Chambers attempt to track down Skye’s birth parents with Millie’s help, Skye’s foster sister and best friend, Morgan, struggles with her own family regrets. As the secrets of both Skye’s and Morgan’s lives are revealed, it becomes clear more is at stake than anyone can imagine—and both girls have a big decision to make. The Long Ride Home:is written by an author who has firsthand experience with horses and foster careis a contemporary and realistic plot, with an inspirational Christian messagefeatures a character with special needscontains extensive back matter on different horse breeds, how to care for them, and horsemanship, as well as facts, diagrams, and a glossary of horse terms so girls can better know their favorite animal

Brooke never meant to survive, hoping that the suicide attempt would end all of her suffering. After years of rejection, pain, and heartbreak, she feels as though she's not good enough for anyone. Now she's stuck in a hospital, being forced to take antidepressants and is getting therapy for her issues.And she hates it until she meets Matt.Now Brooke must remember the past in order to better her future, while trying to keep her feelings for the new patient in check. In this heartbreaking novel, a young girl will laugh, cry, and fight to find her way home to the one place that's been ruined one too many times--her own heart.

Nina tries to help a friend in the eighth and final book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague.Nina’s friend Leah has been acting oddly lately. The two of them attend the same small private school, and Leah also takes lessons at the barn where Nina keeps Breezy. But suddenly Leah seems to have lost interest in riding, and her behavior is oddly erratic. When Nina tries to find out what’s wrong, Leah pulls away. At the same time, Nina becomes worried about Breezy, and discovers someone is sneaking in at night to ride him without permission! When Nina finds out it’s Leah whose family is having financial difficulties, she knows she has to do anything and everything to help her friend. After all, isn’t that what friends are for?

In the eighth and final book of the Keystone Stables series, perfect for girls who love horses and horse fiction, foster child Skye must confront her past and decide her future when she has the opportunity to find her birth parents and possibly reunite.On a trip to South Carolina with her foster family, Skye gets the shock of her life when the waitress at a local diner seems to recognize her. The woman proves to be Skye’s long-lost Aunt Millie—the first blood relative Skye has ever met. As Skye and Mom and Dad Chambers attempt to track down Skye’s birth parents with Millie’s help, Skye’s foster sister and best friend, Morgan, struggles with her own family regrets. As the secrets of both Skye’s and Morgan’s lives are revealed, it becomes clear more is at stake than anyone can imagine—and both girls have a big decision to make. The Long Ride Home:is written by an author who has firsthand experience with horses and foster careis a contemporary and realistic plot, with an inspirational Christian messagefeatures a character with special needscontains extensive back matter on different horse breeds, how to care for them, and horsemanship, as well as facts, diagrams, and a glossary of horse terms so girls can better know their favorite animal