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 | Bauman, Elizabeth Hershberger | A children's classic since 1954, Coals of Fire offers seventeen true stories about returning love for hate, good for evil, taken from various cultures and time periods, that will challenge readers, regardless of their age. (All Ages) 128 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Benge, Janet & Geoff | The story of Corrie ten Boom, a hero of the Holocaust. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Watson, Jean | If you like stories of adventure, courage and faith - here's one you won't forget. Corrie loved to help others, especially children with disabilities. But her happy lifestyle in Holland was shattered when she was sent to a Nazi concentration camp. There she suffered hardship and punishment but experienced God's… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Cosby, Brian | Life on the American frontier in the early 1700s was very difficult - continually threatened by disease, attack, and brutally cold winters. The English and Native Americans lived side by side, which often led to conflict. David Brainerd arose as a compassionate and fearless missionary to the various Indian tribes… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | Hutterites are known for their natural medicines and living in Bruderhofs. Michael Bruhn, his sister Gudryn, and their widowed mother live in a castle in Moravia. When a doctor wearing ragged clothing heals Gudryn, Michael thinks he, too, must be a Hutterite. Later, Michael learns that this doctor in rags… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Yep, Laurence | The prequel to the Newbery Honor-winning Dragonwings. In rural China in 1865, 14-year-old Otter begins his journey to America to meet his father and legendary uncle on the transcontinental railroad. In the freezing mountains of the Sierras, Otter begins to discover himself and what he's made of. 352 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Alcott, Louisa May | Rose Campbell, tired and ill, has come to live at The Aunt Hill after the death of her beloved father. Six aunts fussing and fretting over her are bad enough, but what is a quiet 13-year-old girl to do with seven boisterous boy cousins? | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Curtis, Christopher | Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a settlement of runaway slaves near the American border. Elijah's the first child in town to be born free, and he ought to be famous just for that - not to mention for being the best at chunking rocks and catching fish. Unfortunately, all… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Benge, Janet and Geoff | Since she was young, Elisabeth Elliot had been intrigued by missionaries who gave up so much to tell others about God s love. With a passion to translate the Bible into new languages, she followed God's call to work among tribes in Ecuador, including the Waorani (Auca), who had killed… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Benge, Janet and Geoff | As the race began, it had seemed obvious that Eric Liddell was overmatched. Now the crowd in the Olympic Stadium hushed as this runner from Scotland refused to be passed. As Eric crossed the finish line, the crowd erupted in applause heard all over Paris. Eric Liddell had done the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Farmer Boy is a children's historical novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1933. It was the second-published one in the Little House series but it is not related to the first, which that of the third directly continues. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Martin, Rebecca | Twelve-year-old Daniel Miller hardly knew how to feel about his parents' plans. Would they really cross the ocean to the land of William Penn? What an exciting idea! Yet Daniel, grandson of the Hans Miller you first met in a A Captain for Hans, and son of the Peter Miller you… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Zehr, Angela K. | What would it be like to be an Anabaptist? Ursula knows the Anabaptists are hunted, captured, and sometimes killed. Yet her sister Margaretha and her husband Michael Sattler find joy as they join the Anabaptists in their search for truth. Their joy remains even when they face persecution. Ursula is… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Robinet, Harriette Gillem | Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the friends they have made, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Sterling, Dorothy | Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Martin, Rebecca | This is the story of two families who both live in the United States but want to see Canada. The year is 1816. Peter Miller is now grown with a family of his own. He is a wealthy Pennsylvania farmer who, along with his married children, moves in order to… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Andrew Clements, Illustrated by Brian… | From bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Clements, a quirky, imaginative tale about creative thought and the power of words that will have readers inventing their own words.
Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Morey, Walt | The Alaskan wilderness is a lonely place for Mark Andersen, especially after the death of his older brother, Jamie. But in time Mark finds someone else to love--Ben, an Alaskan brown bear so huge that no one else dares come near him. Gentle Ben has been a favorite of readers… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Meloche, Renee Taft | The people of Bristol, England, though God had more important things to care about than an orphan's breakfast. But George Müller (1805-1898) and soon the orphans themselves - knew that wasn't true. George had opened an orphanage, trusting God to provide for the needs of the orphans. By the time… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Howat, Irene | Find out how God miraculously transformed one young man's life from selfish and greedy, to courageous and trustworthy; his heart, once totally self-centred, remodelled. George takes the children of his new home into his heart and the orphaned children of Bristol have someone to fight their corner. They trust him… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Kantor, Mackinlay | On July 1, 1863, the citizens of Gettysburg were surprised to see Confederate soldiers march through their town. Then for three days troops from the North and the South fought around Gettysburg in the turning point of the war. Here is that story. 151 pp. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | 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 | |
 | Grant, Myrna | Many looked on Gladys Aylward's expedition to mainland China as foolhardy and dangerous. It was.
On her own, as a single female, she carried her passport and other documents, along with the only money and belongings that she had, in a small briefcase with a teapot and a saucepan tied to… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Martin, Mildred A. | Gather around the table with Sharon, Peter, Timmy, Laura, and Beth Miller, and read about how Timmy saves an elderly neighbor's life, Sharon teaches summer Bible school, Peter shoots the wrong deer, Sioux Indians return good for evil, and much more! As always, each "Miller" story is based on true… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Yoder, Judy | Fresh from the plains of Kansas, eleven-year-old Eli can’t wait to see the farm Dad bought at the foot of White Hill in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Still small for his age, Eli dreads going to a new school and a new church.
Electricity comes to the farm. Harvesting is done with… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Withrow, Mindy and Brandon | Let history come to life just the way it should do! Read the stories of the gifted preachers and justice fighters who led the first and second Great Awakenings in the 18th and 19th centuries. Meet the American preacher who started a national revival in his tiny church. Spend time… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Spyri, Johanna | This classic tale of a young girl who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps is back in a new edition featuring an Introduction from acclaimed author Eva Ibbotson. (paperback) | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Cleary, Beverly | When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Smucker, Barbara | The dramatic and courageous story of refugees from Russia. An actual event that happened in Berlin in 1946. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Yoder, Pablo | In Home on the Rock Pile, little Paul and his brothers and sisters explore orchards, fields, and mountains. They troop through the snow to help needy neighbors. They meet dangerous snakes and befriend baby skunks. They work, play, scrap with each other, and learn some lessons the hard way. They… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | McCloskey, Robert | Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and a pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Mackenzie, Catherine | Hudson Taylor was prayed for before he was born. His parents wanted their firstborn son to serve God. But as a rebellious teenager Hudson Taylor turned away from God. However, his parents continued to bring him to the Lord in prayer. Find out about how the Father of Modern Missions… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Holm, Anne | David's entire twelve-year life has been spent in a grisly concentration camp in Eastern Europe. He knows nothing of the outside world. But when he is given the chance to escape, he seizes it. Sensing his enemies hot on his heels, David struggles to cope in this strange new world… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Keehn, Sally M. | The cabin door crashes open-and in a few minutes Regina's life changes forever. Allegheny Indians murder her father and brother, burn their Pennsylvania home to the ground, and take Regina captive. Only her mother, who is away from home, is safe. Torn from her family, Regina longs for the past… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Benge, Janet & Geoff | Ida Scudder was sure she would never follow in the footsteps of her medical missionary father. But when she witnessed Indian women dying because their religious beliefs didn't allow male doctors to treat them, Ida heard herself pray, "God, if You want me to, I will spend the rest of… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Richardson, Arleta | A young girl delights in her grandmother’s stories of days gone by, sparked by keepsakes and simple questions, Grandma shares marvelous stories of mischief , discovery, and laughter, such as the time she accidentally lost the family buggy.
Part of the bestselling Grandma’s Attic series, these charming tales—updated with delightful new… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Burnford, Sheila | Sheila Burnford's timeless children's classic is the courageous and heartwarming story of three runaway pets. Instinct told them the way home lay to the west, and so the brave young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese cat set out through the Canadian wilderness, risking starvation, exposure… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Lenski, Lois | In this classic Newbery Honor Award book, Lois Lenski authentically reconstructs the fascinating story of Mary Jemison's capture, flight, and early years with the Seneca Indians. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | Johann Gutenberg is working on printing the first Bible with type. Twelve-year-old Hans Dunne is planning on being a scribe and copying the Bible by hand. But circumstances change and he finds himself working in Gutenberg's shop as an apprentice printer. Soon Hans finds himself in the middle of a… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | O'Dell, Scott | The gripping story of young Karana, who survives by herself for eighteen years on a deserted island off the California coast. A haunting and unusual story based on the fact that in the early 1800s an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone on a rocky island far off the coast… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | O'Dell, Scott | The gripping story of young Karana, who survives by herself for eighteen years on a deserted island off the California coast. A haunting and unusual story based on the fact that in the early 1800s an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone on a rocky island far off the coast… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Benge, Janet & Geoff | As a fourteen-year-old intent on living a "modern" life, the last thing Isobel Kuhn wanted to grow up to be was a missionary. But as it turned out, this young agnostic's life was redirected - from crisis and doubt to hope and strength.
Convinced that God wanted her to preach the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Benge, Janet & Geoff | One of the famous Doolittle Raiders who fist attacked Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Jacob DeShazer knew his one-way mission was dangerous. Indeed, it led to his capture as a prisoner of war. Beaten, malnourished, and alone in his cell, Jacob was given a Bible - and far… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Drucker, Malka | Warsaw, Poland, 1941. WWII has been raging for two years when Jacob's aunt takes him to meet Alex, a Christian man who will pretend to be his father. This is a fictionalized account of the four years Jacob spent with the Roslan family in daily terror of being caught. With… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Kipling, Rudyard | A classic story of friendship between man and beast. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack and taught the law of the jungle by lovable old Baloo the bear and Bhageera the panther. The adventures of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the snake-fighting… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Vernon, Louise A | The story of George Fox, founder of the Quakers, as told through the eyes of twelve-year-old Tommy Stafford and his sister Celia. George Fox was constantly being persecuted. He was imprisoned, beaten, and ridiculed, but this only increased the number of his followers. The Stafford family decided to make the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Taylor, Mildred D. | For the Logan family, it is a frightening and turbulent time. First, their friend J.J. must go on trial for murder - and confront an all-white jury. Then, Cousin Suzella tries to pass for white, with humiliating consequences. And when Cassie's neighbor, Mrs. Lee Annie, stands up for her right… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Wilder, Laura Ingalls | LITTLE HOUSE. BIG ADVENTURE. Celebrate the original nine books that started it all! When Laura Ingalls Wilder first wrote of her experiences growing up in the 1800s, no one could have predicted the impact her stories would have on generations of children to come! Follow Laura's life from the glorious… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |