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	Trouble's Daughter: The Story of Susanna Hutchinson, Indian Captive 4.06 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape Across the Wide Sea 3.33 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Redcoats and Petticoats by Katherine Kirkpatrick (Goodreads Author), Ronald Himler (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snow Baby: The Arctic Childhood of Admiral Robert E. Peary's Daring Daughter 3.58 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Chase the Glowing Hours 3.66 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Between Two Worlds 3.51 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mysterious Bones: The Story of Kennewick Man by Katherine Kirkpatrick (Goodreads Author), Emma Stevenson (Illustrator) 3.59 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping the Good Light 3.52 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyage of the Continental 3.36 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Circle of Friends: Remembering Madeleine L’Engle 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Secret Chord

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The Unstrung Harp

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Miracles Through Music: The Odyssey of a Music Healer, an autobiographical account

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Katherine Kirkpatrick rated a book it was amazing The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik by Denise Smith Cline	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Resettlement of Vesta Blonik is my favorite book I’ve read this year. Set during the Great Depression, it’s a quirky, heartfelt novel about two struggling people who come together under extraordinary circumstances. Vesta, a thirty-year-old unmarr ...more
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Here is a compelling novel full of emotional depth. Set at a remote whaling station in the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, between Norway and the North Pole, the novel follows a Norwegian couple, Tor and Astrid. A tragedy occurs during the dark ...more
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Before anesthetics became common in the mid-1800s, surgeries were dangerous and hideously painful, often resulting in patients’ deaths. Surgeons valued speed over skill. They made the cuts and got the job done as quickly as possible so the painful or ...more
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Katherine Kirkpatrick rated a book it was amazing Margery and Me by Maryka Biaggio (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This humorous, satirical, and highly entertaining novel tells the story of Margery (Mina) Crandon, an American medium from Boston who gained fame in the 1920s. The story is narrated by Walter, the spirit Margery channels during séances. Walter, Marge ...more
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Dear Missing Friend is a must-read for fans of 19th-century American historical fiction. In this heartfelt and engaging epistolary novel, a young Irish woman named Catherine McGuirk navigates love, loss, friendship, family duties, earning an income, ...more
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Reminiscent of Anita Brookner’s Hotel du Lac, a woman determined to break free from her past seeks a secluded life along a lake in a new setting but, despite herself, becomes involved in the lives of the people she encounters there. Like Brookner, Ka ...more
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The Voice I Just Heard is a heartfelt and poignant coming-of-age story about the complications of young love, grief, life in the arts, and following your dreams. Nora, age 22, an aspiring soprano, takes a summer job as an assistant at a small theater ...more
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