title: A is for Ark: Noah's Journey
author: Colleen Monroe
description: PreSchool-Grade 1 - A retelling in verse of the well-known story. Because the meter varies from one couplet to another, the cadence is hard to maintain while reading aloud. Additional constraints to the narrative come from using the alphabet as an organizational framework. Between Ark and Zebra, numerous animals board the vessel. Four pages at the end summarize the voyage and disembarkation. The richly hued illustrations are adequate but unexceptional. White-bearded, bald Noah seems to be a kindly old gentleman who appreciates animals. His wife and sons make a token appearance, but no daughters-in-law join the group. Most libraries probably don't need another Noah story unless the book has exceptional artistic or narrative merit. This bland version is pleasant but forgettable.<i> - Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  A runaway teen at Christmas...  
  brings a special gift into her life.
  
  
  When Ava Cahill returns to Holly River to reunite with the son she gave up for
  adoption, she’s stunned to encounter Noah Walsh again. The attractive biker
  she knew six years ago had no idea of her secret. And now Ava’s mentoring his
  troubled daughter. As she and Noah rekindle powerful feelings, can she tell
  him the truth and become one forever family?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  “I’m not sure if I’m lost in the memories of that one night in our past or if
  I wish tonight were a first.”
  
  
  “I’m not sure, either, Noah,” Ava said. “But we can’t relive the past, can we?
  Nor should we automatically believe that the past determines the future.”
  
  
  “Everything about that night is coming back to me, Ava,” Noah whispered.
  
  
  “Perhaps you shouldn’t read too much into one simple kiss.”
  
  
  “Maybe,” he agreed. “But I would hardly call the one I just experienced
  ‘simple.’ I’m not so