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2008
- Charles Martin. Chasing Fireflies
- When paramedics find a malnourished six-year-old boy near a burning car that holds a dead woman, they wonder who he is and why he won't talk. Chase, a small-town journalist, is assigned to cover the story and investigate the boy's identity. But will his search unearth long-buried emotions about his own history?
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2008
- Jan Karon. Home to Holly Springs
- Lured by a mysterious note, recently retired Father Tim heads for his boyhood home of Holly Springs, Mississippi. But as memories flood his mind, he soon encounters a life-altering truth and receives a gift that could cost him everything.
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2007
- Jamie Langston Turner. Winter Birds
- Through their simple gifts and kindness, Patrick and his wife Rachel present a beautiful portrait of the transforming power of love.
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2007
- Beverly Lewis. The Brethren
- With the People forbidding her to see Ben, will Annie willfully return to her art or relent and join the church? Annie's People book 3.
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2006
- W. Dale Cramer. Levi's Will
- Will flees his Amish community at the age of 19, leaving behind a pregnant girlfriend. He begins a new life, joining the Army and later marrying and having two sons. Unable to regain his father's respect, can Will learn that love, not work, will heal the past and give hope to his family's future?
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2006
- Vanessa Del Fabbro. The Road to Home
- In her debut novel, Del Fabbro relates the story of the friendship that develops between two women--a friendship that sees them asking questions of themselves, uncovering new and sometimes uncomfortable personal truths, and learning to trust their faith as well as each other.
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2005
- No Award Given
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2004
- Lisa Samson. Songbird
- The wife of a popular televangelist discovers a family secret that threatens to destroy her marriage and her husband's ministry.
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2003
- Ann Tatlock. All the Way Home
- A heart-wrenching story of two women and their rediscovery of a childhood friendship. Laced with soul-touching humor, "All the Way Home" is a moving portrayal of the vital importance of family and the bitter consequences of prejudice.
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2002
- Jamie Langston Turner. A Garden to Keep
- Abby Landis' conversion is real, but will her new faith be strong enough to overcome a trial that goes to the heart of her life?
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2001
- Philip Gulley. Home to Harmony
- In the fictional small town of Harmony, Indiana, Sam Gardner becomes the pastor of his hometown church, Harmony Friends Meeting. In this delightful, first-person book, Sam describes in a warm, down-home style the moving and humorous adventures he encounters his first year home to Harmony.
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2001
- Robert Whitlow. The Trial
- A wealthy young college student is murdered in Dennison Springs, Georgia, and her male companion claims to have no memory of the crime. As attorney Kent McClain prepares for the young man's defense, he endures a personal trial that ultimately leads to self-forgiveness, divine grace, and a new chance at life.
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2000
- Jan Karon. A New Song
- When Father Tim retires, he agrees to serve as interim minister of a small church on Whitecap Island. He and his wife, Cynthia, soon find that Whitecap has its own unforgettable characters: a church organist with a mysterious past; a lovelorn bachelor placing personal ads; a mother battling paralyzing depression.
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