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 | Lynd Ward | “Whenever Johnny went down the road to the store for a piece of maple sugar or something, he always felt humiliated. The other barns in the valley usually had a bearskin nailed up to dry. But never Johnny’s barn.”So Johnny sets out one day to shoot the biggest bear. When… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | O'Dell, Scott | Harvesting the biggest pearl that he and his father have ever seen from an underwater cave where a monster devilfish lurks, sixteen-year-old Ramon can not foresee the trouble that such a fabulous gem can bring. 96 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Farley, Walter | First published in 1941, Walter Farleys best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Blacks first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Brenner, Barbara | “This boy will do great things someday,” said the preacher when Benjamin West was born. So everyone kept an eye on Benjamin, waiting for the first sign of greatness.Benjamin’s true story demonstrates that greatness shows up at unexpected moments and can be crushed, or recognized and encouraged to grow into… | Level 34 items | |
 | Speare, Elizabeth George | “He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.” -from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35) “The Bronze Bow,” written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of “The Witch of Blackbird Pond”) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Dostoevsky, Fyodor | Dostoevsky’s final, greatest novel, The Brothers Karamazov, paints a complex and richly detailed portrait of a family tormented by its extraordinarily cruel patriarch, Fyodor Pavlovich, whose callous decisions slowly decimate the lives of his sons—the eponymous brothers Karamazov—and lead to his violent murder. In the aftermath of the killing, the… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Peter Rabbit has learns about all sorts of animals from Old Mother Nature. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Thornton Burgess helps children learn about birds through the context of stories told from the perspective of the birds themselves. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Thornton W. Burgess | Some of Thornton Burgess’ classic characters, Danny Meadow Mouse, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox explore the seashore, learning about all the interesting creatures that live there. | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Polacco, Patricia | During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique’s mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom. In the tradition of “Pink and Say, ” Polacco once again dips into her own family’s history to reveal her Aunt Monique’s true story of friendship from… | Level 43 items | |
 | Fritz, Jean | Ten-year-old Ann overcomes loneliness and learns to appreciate the importance of her role in settling the wilderness of western Pennsylvania. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Os Guinness | The Call continues to stand as a classic, reflective work on life’s purpose. Best-selling author Os Guinness goes beyond our surface understanding of God’s call and addresses the fact that God has a specific calling for our individual lives.Why am I here? What is God’s call in my life? How… | Christian Living ⋅ Work & Vocation | |
 | London, Jack | Considered to be Jack London’s masterpiece, this story features Buck, a dog shipped to the Klondike to be trained as a sled dog. Buck eventually reverts to his primitive ancestry, and learns about the savage world of man and beast in the wilderness. 192 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Lee Strobel | Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Potok, Chaim | The Chosen is a novel written by Chaim Potok. It was first published in 1967. It follows the narrator Reuven Malter and his friend Daniel Saunders, as they grow up in the Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York, in the 1940s. A sequel featuring Reuven’s young adult years, The Promise… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Harry Blamires | Arguing that distinctively Christian reasoning has been swept away by secular modes of thought and politically correct assumptions, Blamires calls for the recovery of the authentically Christian mind. This edition contains a study guide. Paper. 191 pp. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Apologetics | |
 | Bill Hull | Well organized and readily accessible, The Complete Book of Discipleship pulls together into one convenient, comprehensive volume relevant topics to discipleship such as: spiritual growth, transformation, spiritual discipline, discipleship in the local church and beyond indexed for easy reference. | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Chesterton, G.K. | Critic, author, and debunker extraordinaire, G. K. Chesterton (1874 1936) delighted in probing the ambiguities of Christian theology. A number of his most successful attempts at combining first-rate fiction with acute social observation appear in this compilation of detective stories featuring the priest-sleuth Father Brown.A Chestertonian version of Sherlock Holmes… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Menno Simons, and John C. Wenger | This English edition of Menno Simons’ writings contains all the known writings of Menno, including several tracts, letters, and hymns never previously translated. The entire contents of this edition were translated from the Dutch by Leonard Verduin of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and edited by J. C. Wenger, who wrote clarifying… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Dietrich Bonhoeffer | This book is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian civic duty. 320 pages. | Christian Living | |
 | Dalgliesh, Alice | Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in the wilderness of colonial America. When they finish, he goes away to bring the rest of the family, telling her that “to be afraid and to be brave is the best courage of all.” “This story is one… | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | Bernard Lewis | In his first book since What Went Wrong?, Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the contemporary Islamic world and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Wilkerson, David | Gangfighters. Drug addicts. Teenage runaways and prostitutes. The toughest and most hopeless kids that New York’s ghettos had to offer. Then a young preacher from the Pennsylvania hills arrived on their turf and began preaching a message of renewal, miracles, and God’s love. This is one of the century’s great… | Biography & History | |
 | Jeremy R. Treat | The kingdom of God and the atonement are two of the most important themes in all Scripture. Tragically, theologians have often either set the two at odds or focused on one to the neglect of the other.In The Crucified King, Jeremy Treat demonstrates that Scripture presents a mutually enriching relationship between the… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Frank, Anne | Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, Anne Frank’s remarkable diary has since become a world classic — a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. In 1942, with Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish… | Biography & History | |
 | de Angeli, Marguerite | Ever since he can remember, Robin, child of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin’s destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Stoll, Joseph | In The Drummer’s Wife, twelve stories from the Martyrs Mirror are retold in modern language and in simpler form. Among the stories are retellings of some well-known accounts, such as Ellert Jans and Dirk Willems. | Level 43 items | |
 | Bean, Esther | Follow a few of the heroes and heroines of the Christian faith in an overview of the Early Church – the three hundred years following Jesus’ walk on Earth. Learn about the testimonies and deaths of leaders of the Early Church and martyrs of the Colosseum.These booklets are intended for… | Level 34 items | |
 | Maisel, F. J. | People have questions about the Bible. Maisel attempts to bring understanding to historical controversies. Who really wrote God’s Word? Who translated it? Is the text reliable? | Level 34 items | |
 | Andreas Bodenstein Von Carlstadt | Discover the writings of a leader in the Radical Reformation who sparred with Martin Luther, calling for change “from below.”Although he was not an Anabaptist, the life and thought of Radical Reformer Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt (1486-1541) had a strong influence on the Anabaptist movement. In 1534 he joined the faculty… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | G.K. Chesterton | Chesterton’s concise classic history of humanity, Christ and Christianity, which was instrumental in C. S. Lewis’ conversion to Christianity. (Unabridged, with appendices.) | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Doctrine of Humanity | |
 | Thomas Dubay | While everyone is delighted by beauty, and the more alive among us are positively fascinated by it, few are explicitly aware that we can recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity. Dubay explores the reasons why all of the most eminent physicists of the twentieth century agree that beauty is… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Art and Beauty | |
 | Carlson, Natalie Savage | Armand, an old man living on the streets of Paris, is happy with his carefree existence, begging and doing odd jobs to keep himself warm and fed. With a life of simple pleasures, what more could he need?Then one day, just before Christmas, Armand returns to his favorite spot beneath… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Moody, Ralph | The author’s share of hardships and heart-throbs, revealed in ‘Little Britches’ and ‘Man of the Family’ continue when the family, moved from Colorado to the East, send him to work on his grandfather’s farm in Maine. | Biography & History | |
 | Wong, Harry K. | The best-selling book ever on classroom management and teaching for student achievement with over 3.6 million copies sold. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through structuring and organizing a classroom for success that can be applied at any time of the year at any grade level, pre-K… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Wilder, Laura Ingalls | The First Four Years is an autobiographical novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, published in 1971 and commonly considered the last of nine books in the Little House series. The series had initially concluded at eight children’s novels following Wilder to mature age and her marriage with Almanzo Wilder. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Peter F. Drucker | The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Nonprofit Organization presents a proven self-assessment tool for all nonprofit leaders. In answering simple questions about the mission, strategic vision, central values, and long-term plan, you’ll uncover key insights that lead to more effective leadership and a greater organizational… | Leadership | |
 | Josef Pieper | In The Four Cardinal Virtues, Josef Pieper delivers a stimulating quartet of essays on the four cardinal virtues. He demonstrates the unsound overvaluation of moderation that has made contemporary morality a hollow convention and points out the true significance of the Christian virtues. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Ethics | |
 | C.S. Lewis | Here Lewis describes the four basic kinds of human love–affection, friendship, erotic love and the love of God. There are risks that accompany the rewards of love, the author cautions, but he recommends taking them, since hell is the only place outside heaven where we can be safe from the… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Rhoda Witmer | Life is a gift. Perhaps you dream about the future and envision getting married and raising a family. Then suddenly you realize that singleness is the gift God has placed into your hands. At first, the gift looks boring and unattractive. But once you take notice of the simple joys… | Christian Living ⋅ Singleness | |
 | Lowry, Lois | Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan | From the strange case of ‘The Red-Headed League’ to the extraordinary tale of ‘The Engineer’s Thumb’, Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr Watson grapple with treachery, murder, and ingenious crimes of all kinds. But no case is too challenging for the immortal detective’s unique power of deduction. | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The narrator boards a bus on a drizzly English afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell. He meets a host of supernatural beings far removed from his expectations, and comes to some significant conclusions about good and evil. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | O'Dell, Scott | The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by award-winning author Scott O’Dell is historical fiction set in Europe during the 1500s. In this Christian fiction book Tom Barton and his uncle Jack are smugglers who are used to breaking the law. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Brother Yun | The dramatic autobiography of one of China’s dedicated, courageous, and intensely persecuted house church leaders. This is the gripping story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan province and placed him on the front line for Jesus, in the face of impossible odds… | Biography & History | |
 | Coley, Kenneth S. | Be prepared to grow academically, professionally, and spiritually as you consider Ken Coley’s principles for what it takes to be an effective school leader. Topics include the five forces of leadership, transformational leadership, legal and financial issues, and leadership development of the school staff. | Educational Resources ⋅ Classroom Management & Culture | |
 | Niki Daly | “Pweew! Pweew!” Malusi’s shrill whistling drives the sheep out of grandfather’s kraal. By the time they reach the grazing slopes, the earth is hot beneath his bare feet.He keeps the sheep and goats from straying towards the deep donga, which is easy to fall into but hard to climb out… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Edith Schaeffer | This elegant and insightful lady, wife of theologian Francis Schaeffer, reveals the many opportunities for artistic expression that can be found in ordinary, everyday life. | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | Shane Hipps | The Hidden Power of Electronic Culture helps the church navigate its challenges and opportunities in the context of our electronic culture. Author Shane Hipps interprets and explains this culture, as well as the implications for our faith and the church. Providing both history and prophecy, The Hidden Power of Electronic… | Christian Living ⋅ Media & Technology | |
 | Ten Boom, Corrie | This is the remarkable story of Corrie Ten Boom and her family who, at risk of their lives, followed the mandate of their Christian understanding by providing refuge to Jews marked for death by Nazi forces occupying the Netherlands during World War II. | Level 43 items |