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Token Creek, Montana Territory, 1880. Cassidy Norton is a fine seamstress who makes her living sewing for others. Amid the bustle of a busy frontier town, her life is rich. What time her business doesnt take, her friends and church family fill. But Cassidy hasn't always lived in Token Creek, and few people know her full story. So she struggles with a nagging unsettledness in her heart. Cassidy's friend Meg is married to a rancher and has a baby, something...

"If I were a veterinarian, I would help sick animals get well. I would give shots, bandage wings, and remove swallowed toys. I would care for all sorts of animals--maybe even tigers! Dream big, and see what fun it is to be a vet" --Cover, p. 4.

Sabrina Matthews, rescued from a life of prostitution in 1880 by police officer Danny Barshaw and his wife Callie, who lead her to belief in Christ, decides to leave Denver behind and make a new start in Montana Territory, and although she soon finds work and friends in the church family, she is unable to turn her back on women still trapped in the sex trade, and unsure about trusting her newfound faith when she finds herself falling in love.

As a single mom and the sole proprietor of Token Creek's general store, Jessie lives day to day with her hands full and her heart broken. When the husband who abandoned her returns to town claiming he's a man changed by faith, he sets out to prove his commitment and his love.

Frida Kahlo's desire to study medicine was destroyed by a childhood accident. Frida began painting from her bedside and produced over 140 works, culminating in a solo exhibition in America. This inspiring and informative little biography comes with extra facts about Frida's life at the back.

Presents information about Ella Fitzgerald, from her youth mired in tragedy to her rise to stardom as one of the top jazz singers of all time.

"When Jane was little, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee named Jubilee. This inspired her lifelong love of animals, and she went to study them in the wild as soon as she could. Jane lived with chimpanzees in their natural habitat and became famous for her pioneering approach to research. She now educates the public on animal rights This moving book features stylish illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with...

A brief biography of author J.R.R. Tolkein.

Profiles the African American woman who sparked a bus boycott when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.

An introduction to the life and achievements of the famed American pilot describes her childhood ambitions to fly and the daring trip around the world during which she disappeared.