Karen Kingsbury
1) Unlocked
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Holden Harris is an autistic eighteen-year-old who is bullied at school. Ella Reynolds is the head cheerleader who befriends Holden but has problems of her own at home.
2) Learning
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Bailey Flanagan finds her life in New York exciting as she grows closer to becoming an actress and dancer but feels something is missing since she is separated from Cody Coleman, who is coaching a small town high school football team.
3) Leaving
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Bailey Flanigan leaves Bloomington after winning an audition for the ensemble of a Broadway musical in New York City. In order to be closer to his mother in jail, Cody takes a coaching job in a small community outside Indianapolis. But new friends, distance, and circumstances expose cracks in his relationship with Bailey.
4) Take two
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Above the line volume 2
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison have completed their first feature film, and Hollywood is abuzz. In the wake of that excitement, they acquire rights to the perfect novel for their next project. They cross paths with a well-connected player who introduces them to the right people. The producers' dreams are coming true, but Chase's marriage is strained and Keith's daughter - Andi Ellison - is making questionable choices in her quest for stardom. The producers...
5) Loving
Author
Series
Publisher
Zondervan
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the fourth and final chapter in the Bailey Flanigan Series, Bailey is planning her dream wedding to Brandon Paul in Los Angeles. But doubts are wracking Bailey's mind. Did she make the right choice in choosing Brandon? Or should she return home to Bloomington, Indiana and be with Cody Coleman, her first love?
6) Reunion
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the conclusion to the Redemption series, the Baxter family weathers the worst of times, while simultaneously relishing their blessings. As Elizabeth battles cancer, Ashley prepares for her wedding, and John supports them both. This final book in the series deftly underlines this family's faith in God and their undying love for each other.
Author
Series
Angels walking volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the third novel in an unforgettable series about divine intervention and the trials and triumphs of life for a group of friends. Despite needing a heart transplant and against the advice of her doctor, Mary Catherine moves to Uganda to work at a new orphanage. Whatever time she has left, Mary Catherine wants to spend it helping children--especially since there will be no children of...
Author
Series
Angels walking volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
After suffering a career-ending injury, Tyler Ames finds a maintenance job at a retirement home where he meets Virginia Hutcheson, a patient with Alzheimer's who seems to have the answers he is seeking.
When former national baseball star Tyler Ames suffers a career-ending injury, all he can think about is putting his life back together the way it was before. He has lost everyone he loves on his way to the big leagues. Then just when things seem to...
9) Take three
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Above the line volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
The third book in the Above the Line series follows filmmakers Chase Ryan and Keith Ellison as they celebrate their first successful movie. But in the midst of family relationships, broken budgets, and conflicting dreams, Chase and Keith must find their way through the maze of pain and questions that comes with everything they thought they wanted. It is a "story of broken hearts, brilliant success, and second chances" -- Cover, p.[1].
10) The chance
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Vowing to meet eleven years after sealing letters they wrote to each other in an old metal box, best friends Ellie and Nolan both have reservations about seeing each other again as loneliness, personal tragedies, and a lack of faith haunt both of them.
11) Between Sundays
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Standalone novels volume 10
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Ashley Baxter Blake, who made a life-altering mistake in Paris twenty-four years ago, is given a chance at redemption even though she never forgave herself.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
Zack Dylan has a dream. He wants to sing on the biggest stages, for the biggest crowds, and he'll do whatever it takes to make it come true. But Zack also made a promise to his college sweetheart when he left Kentucky, if he made it big, nothing would change him or his faith in God. As his star rises, Zack is often asked to compromise and quiet his beliefs. Just as he's on the verge of winning it all, his choices lead him to the brink of personal...
Author
Series
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a classic story about second chances, featuring the beloved Baxter family and a young father who finds his whole world turned upside down on the eve of his divorce"--
16) Take four
Author
Series
Baxter family series. Above the line volume 4
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Filmmakers Keith Ellison and Dayne Matthews finally ink a deal with the nation's top young actor. But the actor takes a public fall that threatens his reputation. Now the producers must act as missionaries to save the film, their families, and the young movie star.
17) A merry murder
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"It is an Edwardian Christmas, and the Pennyfoot Hotel is all dressed up. But when one of the guests turns up dead, owner Cecily Sinclair Baxter realizes it is not only the Pennyfoot that is back in business--the hotel's Christmas curse is, too... The Pennyfoot halls are decked with boughs of holly, a magnificently decorated tree graces the lobby, and the hotel's bookings are finally looking up. Owner of the Pennyfoot, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is in...