| Out to Canaan Contributor(s): Karon, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140265686 ISBN-13: 9780140265682 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: The newest volume in the beloved Mitford series offers up delicious literary comfort food, as Jan Karon further explores the lives of the endearing and eccentric residents of Mitford, North Carolina, the little town with the big heart. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Christian - General - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97005867 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Mitford Years |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.1" W x 7.78" (0.56 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Theometrics - Mainline - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Demographic Orientation - Small Town - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 54938 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Get to know the lovable cast of characters that populate the small town of Mitford in this inspirational novel in Jan Karon's #1 New York Times bestselling series. Millions of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife, Cynthia, are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved house on the hill; and, worst of all, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing. Meanwhile, ordinary people are leading the extraordinary lives that hundreds of thousands of readers have found so inviting and inspiring. |