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 | Gipson, Fred | Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, Old Yeller is a timeless coming of age tale. Travis, a fourteen-year-old, is left in charge of his family’s farm when his father takes the cattle north on a drive. Travis is able to cope with a host of trials and… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Dicken, Charles | Novel by Charles Dickens, published serially from 1837 to 1839 in Bentleys Miscellany and in a three-volume book in 1838. The novel was the first of the authors works to depict realistically the impoverished London underworld and to illustrate his belief that poverty leads to crime. Written shortly after adoption… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Elaine Scarry | In On Beauty and Being Just, Elaine Scarry not only defends beauty from recent political arguments against it but also argues that beauty continually renews our search for truth and presses us toward a greater concern for justice. Taking inspiration from writers and thinkers as diverse as Homer, Plato, Marcel Proust… | Books ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Art and Beauty | |
 | Jackson, Dave and Neta | Here is a book about people who acted in faith and by their witness moved mountains and changed the world. They are heroes of faith who, like Abraham, became great because they loved God above everything else, including Christianity. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Prior, Karen Swallow | Acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prior takes us on a guided tour through works of great literature, helping us learn to love life, literature, and God through our encounters with great writing. | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | |
 | Wilder, Laura Ingalls | Laura’s family’s first home in Minnesota is made of sod, but Pa builds a clean new house made of sawed lumber beside Plum Creek. The money for materials will come from their first wheat crop. Then, just before the wheat is ready to harvest, a strange glittering cloud fills the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | George, Jean Craighead | Sam is joined in the Catskill Mountains by his younger sister, Alice, who is quietly living in a tree house of her own. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam’s falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Laura Rohrer Showalter, illustrated by Margie… | Oliver lies in bed and imagines traveling around the world. Who might he meet? What kind of bed would he sleep in?I would see new sights and make new friends, and at night I would pillow my head / In a different land with different sounds, and a different kind… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Robert McCloskey | Today is a special day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck’s Harbor with her dad. But when she wakes up to brush her teeth with her baby sister, she discovers something shocking…. Her tooth is loose!And that’s just the start of a huge day! | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Robert McCloskey | Today is a special day for Sal because she gets to go to Buck’s Harbor with her dad. But when she wakes up to brush her teeth with her baby sister, she discovers something shocking…. Her tooth is loose!And that’s just the start of a huge day! | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Ham, Ken and Ware, A… | It is a rarely discussed fact of history that the premise of Darwinian evolution has been deeply rooted in the worst racist ideology since its inception. This significant book gives a thorough account of the effects of evolution on the history of the United States, including slavery and the Civil… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Jason Mandryk | Operation World is the definitive global prayer handbook that will help focus your heart and life towards God’s passion for His glory. With over 1 million copies of past versions being sold, this all new 7th edition has been completely updated and revised by Jason Mandryk and covers the entire… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Gordon MacDonald | We have schedule planners, computerized calendars, and self-stick notes to help us organize our business and social lives everyday. But what about organizing the other side of our lives–the spiritual side? One of the great battlegrounds of the new century is within the private world of the individual. The values… | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | |
 | G. K. Chesterton | The Orthodox Church in America has several million adherents, but little is known of its teaching or other distinctive features. This pithy work provides a short history of the Church, followed by a comparison of the points of difference in belief and practice between the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Chesterton, G.K. | The Orthodox Church in America has several million adherents, but little is known of its teaching or other distinctive features. This pithy work provides a short history of the Church, followed by a comparison of the points of difference in belief and practice between the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Protestant… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Pyle, Howard | Here, Howard Pyle spins a Medieval tale of a young heir raised in a monastery, then plunged into the bitter feudal world of his father. It contains all the elements Pyle deals with so well… swordplay and daring adventure, romance and intrigue. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | J. Mark Stauffer, editor | Songbooks | ||
 | Hesse, Karen | A poem cycle that reads as a novel, this Newbery Medal winner tells the story of Billie Jo, a girl who struggles to help her family survive the dust bowl years of the Depression. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Yoder, Pablo | Mauren was uneasy. For days now, Hurricane Mitch had been dumping tons of rain on Nicaragua. Living at the base of Pena de la Cruz made her nervous. Once more she gazed warily up the side of the mountain. Something caught her eye. Was that a movement? Her heart froze… | Literature ⋅ Anabaptist | |
 | Kathy Beachy | The story of the author’s journey through complex mental illness. | Christian Living ⋅ Pain & Grief | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The first book in C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by aliens and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. Once… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Lewis, C. S. | The first book in C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by aliens and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. Once… | Classics | |
 | Stephen Russell | Read a sample!We live in a world wracked with violence and hatred. Does that mean that every act of violence must be met with an equal or greater counterblow?Stephen Russell asserts that the biblical message calls for forgiveness and reconciliation in place of hatred, vengeance, and fear. Overcoming Evil God’s… | Books ⋅ Anabaptist History & Thought ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Ethics ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Arnold Lobel | Whether Owl is inviting Winter in on a snowy night or welcoming a new friend he meets while on a stroll, Owl always has room for visitors! | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Jane Yolen, illustrated by John Schoenherr | Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Mowat, Farley | Farley Mowat’s funniest book tells the adventures of Wol and Weeps, two owls from Saskatchewan who shake up a whole neighborhood, turn a house topsy-turvy, and outsmart Mutt, the dog hero of The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be. Wol brings dead skunks to the family dinner table and terrorizes the minister, the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Holling Clancy Holling | A small canoe carved by an Indian boy makes a journey from Lake Superior all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Malcolm Guite | The centerpiece of this volume is a sequence of fifty sonnets that reflect on the saying of Jesus in the Gospels, both those that kindle our hearts immediately and those ‘hard sayings’ that stop us in our tracks or dare us to see the world differently.Within this longer collection are… | Literature ⋅ Christian Living ⋅ Poetry ⋅ Devotionals | |
 | Paul David Tripp | What is your calling as a parent? In the midst of folding laundry, coordinating carpool schedules, and breaking up fights, many parents get lost. Feeling pressure to do everything “right” and raise up “good” children, it’s easy to lose sight of our ultimate purpose as parents in the quest for… | Christian Living ⋅ Family | |
 | Elisabeth Elliot | Very few books on dating have stood the test of time like Passion and Purity. Its much-needed message remains strong and hopeful in an age when doing whatever feels right is common practice. Using her own life as an example, Elisabeth Elliot guides singles of both genders and of any… | Marriage | |
 | Richardson, Don | “On every continent, in every nation, God is at work in and through the lives of believers. From the streets of Amsterdam to remote Pacific islands to the jungles of Ecuador and beyond, each international adventure that emerges is a dramatic episode that could be directed only by the hand… | Biography & History | |
 | Shari Zook | Longing for permission to be real about your own needs and struggles? Permission granted.As good Christian moms, we’re not supposed to ask for much. Jesus meets all our needs and we’re the light of the world to everybody else, right? Wrong.Shari Zook appeared to be an overachieving supermom who deftly… | Christian Living ⋅ Women | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The second book in C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength. Pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, Dr. Ransom must battle evil on a new world — Perelandra — when it is invaded by the Devil’s agent. Will… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Lewis, C.S. | The second book in C. S. Lewis’s acclaimed Space Trilogy, which includes Out of the Silent Planet and That Hideous Strength. Pitted against that greatest of human weaknesses, temptation, Dr. Ransom must battle evil on a new world — Perelandra — when it is invaded by the Devil’s agent. Will… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Vernon, Louise A. | Peter Cook has a good life as a bound boy and is treated like a son by his master. Everything changes the day that Peter discovers that his master has died of the dreaded disease, the black plague. Because Peter touched the corpse he is thrown out of the great… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Peter Riedemann | The biblical foundations of a Christian communal movement that has stood the test of five centuries.While in prison from 1540 to 1542, Riedemann wrote to the Lutheran ruler, Philip of Hesse, explaining the Hutterite goal of a renewed community and dispelling popular misconceptions. The Hutterites quickly accepted Riedemann’s confession as their… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Roger Duvoisin | In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the classic story of that silly goose Petunia is available in this special paperback edition. In this first book of the series, Petunia finds a book. She decides that if she owns a book she must be wise and dispenses hilariously mistaken advice to… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Michael S. Martin | The author has done much research and produced a thoroughly helpful and informative treatise on the Christian’s relationship to the state, answering questions such as: how does God influence nations? Was early America a Christian nation? Was America more righteous in the 1600s-1800s than it is today? How should Christians… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Zook, Faith | When she was a girl, Faith Zook had dreamed of living in the city. But when she married a lifelong city dweller, the city shocked her. Rats on the doorstep. Drug dealers next door. The high cost of living. Stares and odd questions. Her growing family brought more challenges—child training… | Biography & History | |
 | Collodi, Carlo | The Adventures of Pinocchio, also simply known as Pinocchio, is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Pescia. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocchio and his father, a poor woodcarver named Geppetto. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | David Bercot | Although many books have been written about preaching and teaching, most of them are addressed to seminary-trained pastors. They’re not aimed at the churches that don’t use professionally schooled ministers. That’s what is different about this book. The New Testament Christians had no seminaries, but raised up effective preachers and… | Leadership ⋅ Communication | |
 | Joel Comiskey | This book clearly explains how to plant churches that are simple enough to keep on reproducing and even grow into a movement of churches. Planting Churches that Reproduce is the fruit of Comiskey’s extensive research and personal experience (three church plants in a wide variety of settings). Comiskey not only uses the… | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | |
 | Walt Russell | Why Settle for Pulling Weeds When You Could be Playing with Fire? For too many of us, reading the Bible is about as enjoyable as pulling weeds. At best, it’s unexciting, and sometimes it’s just plain work. But Bible scholar Walt Russell insists that when we study the Scriptures properly… | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Methods | |
 | Emily Dickinson | As the premier title in the Poetry for Kids series, Emily Dickinson introduces children to the works of poet Emily Dickinson. Poet, professor, and scholar Susan Snively has carefully chosen thirty-five poems of interest to children and their families. Each poem is beautifully illustrated by Christine Davenier and thoroughly explained… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Robert Frost | A delightfully illustrated book of poems for children by Robert Frost. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Steve Farrar | The bestselling guide for Christian men who want to lead their families well is now revised and updated to help fathers and husbands navigate the complexities of today’s challenges.Most men want to be strong spiritual leaders of their families. They just don’t know how because they’ve never seen it modeled.That’s… | Christian Living ⋅ Men | |
 | Lana Kuhns | It’s Polly’s birthday, and Sparkle the donkey is invited!A Happy Day Farm book. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | A. A. Milne | This set includes:Winnie-the-PoohThe House At Pooh CornerWhen We Were Very YoungNow We Are Six | Children's Books ⋅ Early Reading | |
 | E.M. Bounds | “What the Church needs to-day is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on… | Christian Living ⋅ Prayer | |
 | Mike Mason | Practicing the Presence of People compares the process of knowing people to that of coming to know God, revealing that when we forget ourselves, we can open up glorious new dimensions in our relationships. Mason shows how we can discover new things about those we love, understand them from inside… | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring |