Open Secrets

Open SecretsBy: Richard Lischer In the tradition of Garrison Keillor, Open Secrets captures the friendships, rivalries, and rumors of small town life by chronicling the lives of the citizens of a small Midwestern community through the eyes of a young minister. Fresh out of divinity school and bursting with enthusiasm, Richard Lischer found himself assigned to a small conservative church in an economically depressed town in southern Illinois. Its an awkward

The captain must hand Johanna over to an aunt and uncle she does not remember—strangers who regard her as an unwanted burden

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Each of the eight sections focuses on essential first sound blends and will provide a strong foundation for your child to become a motivated and fluent reader

Here is a world where wonder stubbornly persists

Just as Nell starts to wonder if she’ll ever be able to break free of her fear

By: Isaac Asimov   | Series: Foundation The first of two prequel novels in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece

the more he realizes there's a bigger plan at work

is on trial for the death of her philandering husband

By: Matt Lesniewski | Illustrator:  Matt Lesniewski

he somehow persuades me to look into my own

and the little boat must face fierce waves

Interesting facts and figures pepper the scenes