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 | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | “Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me.” With these chilling words a husband claims his wife after a two-year absence. But the child she clutches is not his, and Hester must wear a scarlet “A” upon her breast, the sin of adultery visible to all. Under an assumed name… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Orczy, Baroness | Sir Percy Blakeney lives a double life in the England of 1792: at home he is an idle fop and a leader of fashion, but abroad he is the Scarlet Pimpernel, a master of disguise who saves aristocrats from the guillotine. When the revolutionary French state seeks to unmask him… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | John H. Yoder, editor | John H. Yoder, editor and translator. In the historic meeting held in 1527 at Schleitheim, Switzerland, an ad hoc group of Anabaptists worked through fundamental disagreements and emerged with a consensus on seven points of faith which became known as the Schleitheim Confession. One chapter from The Legacy of Michael… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | C.S. Lewis | One of C.S. Lewis’s most imaginative creations, this world-famous book is a humorous correspondence between the devil Screwtape and his apprentice Wormwood, whose job is to produce a human’s soul for eternity in hell. Filled with astute insights into temptation, repentance, and grace, this wonderful tale intelligently explores what it… | Christian Living | |
 | C.S. Lewis | One of C.S. Lewis’s most imaginative creations, this world-famous book is a humorous correspondence between the devil Screwtape and his apprentice Wormwood, whose job is to produce a human’s soul for eternity in hell. Filled with astute insights into temptation, repentance, and grace, this wonderful tale intelligently explores what it… | Christian Living | |
 | Peggy Reiff Miller | Why are farm animals heading across the ocean on a big ship? Take a trip with these seagoing cowboys as they travel from the quiet countryside to the hustle and bustle of the docks. Feel the pitching and rolling of their ship. Meet the horses and heifers they tend. And… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Patricia St. John | Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it’ What are her grandparents hiding from her’ Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Louise A. Vernon | The Anabaptists are a small group of Christians who believe that everyone is a priest and should be able to study the Bible. They refuse to baptize their babies, and instead baptize adults on a confession of faith in Christ. Because of these heretical acts they are persecuted and sometimes… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Frances Hodgson Burnett | After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle’s gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Frances Hodgson Burnett | After losing her parents, young Mary Lennox is sent from India to live in her uncle’s gloomy mansion on the wild English moors. She is lonely and has no one to play with, but one day she learns of a secret garden somewhere in the grounds that no one is… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Upjohn, Rebecca | Milek and his brother Munio live in a sleepy village in Poland, where nothing exciting seems to happen. They reluctantly do as their mother asks when she asks them to visit their neighbor Anton, knowing that the rest of the village laughs at him because of his strange habits of… | Level 43 items | |
 | Rosaria Champagne Butterfield | “Rosaria, by the standards of many, was living a very good life. She had a tenured position at a large university in a field for which she cared deeply. She owned two homes with her partner, in which they provided hospitality to students and activists that were looking to make… | Christian Living ⋅ Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Missions & Service ⋅ Worldviews | |
 | Ken Jennings and John Stahl-Wert | This second book in the acclaimed Ken Blanchard series is both a practical guide for effective leadership and an examination of five powerful actions that can transform a team, a business, and a community. | Leadership | |
 | Have you experienced business meetings as frustrating, inefficient, stressful or even boring? Draw from the ancient wisdom of the Bible and the Holy Spirit living within to run life-giving meetings that embody Christian values, prioritize people, and lead to great decisions. Disrupt old meeting habits and transform your company culture… | Leadership | ||
 | Gregory, John Milton | “What a blessing to have this unabridged edition of The Seven Laws of Teaching available! In a day when so many educators (and sadly, even some education reformers) live and die by their methods, it is wonderful to have this wisdom from the nineteenth century, a wisdom that reminds us… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Wilkinson, Bruce | You teach to make a difference. Now, revitalize your classroom by learning and mastering these seven time-tested principles being taught around the world! Written for teachers, including Sunday school teachers, parents, and professionals, this book outlines scriptural principles and techniques that will revolutionize your ability to teach to change lives… | Methods of Teaching | |
 | Nicholas Carr | Nicholas Carr’s bestseller The Shallows has become a foundational book in one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the internet’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? This tenth-anniversary edition includes a new afterword that brings the story up to date, with… | Christian Living ⋅ Media & Technology | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | The announcers of the “I Love Christmas” radio show are putting on a special episode all about the shepherds. They’ve even invited Jacob and Simon, two of the shepherds who were there the night when Jesus was born, to be present in the studio. However, Jacoband Simon soon get frustrated… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas | |
 | Elizabeth George Speare | Once their cabin is finished Matt’s father leaves to bring the rest of the family and Matt is left to survive on his own. During an attack by swarming bees, Matt is astonished when he’s rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson, Attean. As the boys come to know… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Johnny Miller | The policeman put the whistle to his lips and blew hard. Nothing happened. Dumbfounded, he shook the whistle and tried again. Still nothing— and the car carrying Christians moved on past. This collection of stories from Romania and Ukraine, written especially for children, will capture your attention and strengthen your… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | C.S. Lewis | The story of Eustace and Jill and the search for Prince Rilian. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading ⋅ Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Heather Holleman | Are you longing for meaningful conversations? For practical skills to connect with others? Heather invites us to imagine better conversations and introduces the Four Mindsets of a Loving Conversation, along with all the best practices for enjoying great conversations. Based on the dimensions of what it means to be human… | Christian Living ⋅ Relationships & Mentoring | |
 | Ezra Jack Keats | No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child’s wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Nancy R. Pearcey and Charles… | “I consider The Soul of Science to be a most significant book which, in our scientific age, should be required reading for all thinking Christians and all practicing scientists. The authors demonstrate how the flowering of modern science depended upon the Judeo-Christian worldview of the existence of a real physical… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Topical Studies | |
 | Leland Harder | The dramatic story of the genesis of the Anabaptist movement, told directly through the letters of its leaders and other primary documents.This is volume 4 in the Classics of the Radical Reformation, a series of Anabaptist and Free Church documents translated and annotated under the direction of the Institute of… | Anabaptist History & Thought | |
 | Dallas Willard | Dallas Willard, one of today’s most brilliant Christian thinkers and author of The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today’s 1999 Book of the Year), presents a way of living that enables ordinary men and women to enjoy the fruit of the Christian life. He reveals how the key to self-transformation resides in the practice of… | Christian Living ⋅ Disciplines & Spiritual Formation | |
 | Rey, H. A. | This is a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of the constellations the year round. The Stars is the best book available for its purpose. It is also a brilliant example of the combined use of art and writing in bringing science to the layman. | Resources By Subject ⋅ Science | |
 | Meghan Brubaker | In this analogy-driven drama, three authors discuss the books they are writing. One of the authors is telling the others what happened after she created characters that have free will. The focus jumps back and forth between commentary by the authors and snippets of discussion amongst the characters of the… | Program Scripts ⋅ Christmas ⋅ General | |
 | Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese | A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master’s houseboat one evening. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Edward A. Engelbrecht | This treasure will be a great help to pastors, teachers, parents and grandparents as they, like the faithful mother and grandmother of St. Timothy, lead the little ones to understand the Sacred Scriptures. Throughout this Bible, high quality realistic art is used to fully engage the reader, rather than using… | Bibles | |
 | Beatrix Potter | A short story about a bad rabbit who had a close call. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Roger E. Olson | In this panoramic work of historical theology, Olson vividly recounts the deeds and words of the major Christian theologians from antiquity through the Reformation and right up to today. Through it all Olson detects a common thread–concern for salvation, God’s redemptive activity in forgiving and transforming sinful human beings. 613… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | |
 | Munro Leaf, Illustrated by Robert… | Ferdinand is the world’s most peaceful–and–beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf’s simple storytelling paired with Lawson’s pen-and-ink drawings make The Story of Ferdinand a true… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Beatrix Potter | The story of a kitten called Miss Moppet and a mouse that likes to tease her. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Coles, Robert | The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse… | Level 43 items | |
 | Mark Kurlansky, Illustrated by S… | Based on Mark Kurlansky’s critically acclaimed bestseller Salt: A World History, this handsome picture book explores every aspect of salt: The many ways it’s gathered from the earth and sea; how ancient emperors in China, Egypt, and Rome used it to keep their subjects happy; Why salt was key to… | Books ⋅ Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Cassino, Mark and Nelson, Jon | How do snow crystals form?What shapes can they take?Are no two snow crystals alike?These questions and more are answered inside this exploration of the science of snow, featuring photos of real snow crystals in all their beautiful diversity. Perfect for reading on winter days, this book by a nature photographer… | Resources By Subject ⋅ Science | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi’s tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome?Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer’s trademark, The… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 12 items ⋅ Level 21 items | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging, straightforward manner, this revised edition of… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 34 items ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | A beautifully revised edition of the classic world history for children.Now more than ever, our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. This engaging guide to other lands weaves world history into a storybook format. Designed as a read-aloud project for parents and children… | Resources By Subject ⋅ History & Social Studies ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Bauer, Susan Wise | Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolution?Now more than ever, other countries and customs affect our everyday lives—and our children need to learn about the people who live all around the world. Susan Wise Bauer has provided… | PA ACTS 195/90/35 - NPIS ⋅ Level 43 items | |
 | Davidson, Margaret | Young readers will be enthralled by the amazing story of inventor Thomas Edison, a genius who forever changed life in the 20th century–and beyond. By the end of his career, Edison had invented the light bulb, motion pictures, and the phonograph and made improvements in almost every other means of… | Level 12 items | |
 | Johann Wyss | A terrible storm strands a Swiss pastor, with his wife and four sons, on a tropical island. Luckily, the Robinsons are optimistic and inventive, and with what they salvage from the wrecked ship, the island’s abundant fruits, plants, and animals, they soon adapt – each day discovering new dangers, skills… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Francoise Briquel Chatonnet | Syriac is often referred to as the third main language of Christianity, along with Latin and Greek, and it remains a foundational classical, literary, and religious language throughout the world. Originating in Mesopotamia along the Roman and Parthian frontiers, it was never the language of a powerful state or ethnic… | Church History | |
 | Beatrix Potter | A classic Beatrix Potter story of a tailor and some mice. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Beatrix Potter | The Tale of Benjamin Bunny is an original classic by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit’s cousin, Benjamin Bunny, has been a very popular character since this book’s first publication in 1904. In this tale we hear all about his and Peter’s adventures in Mr McGregor’s vegetable garden, and what happens to… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Kate DiCamillo | A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo’s Newbery Medal-winning tale.Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
 | Beatrix Potter | A classic Beatrix Potter story about Ginger the yellow tom-cat and Pickles the terrier, and the little shop they ran for dolls and rabbits and mice. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Beatrix Potter | Do you ever feel that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence? Well, so did Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willie. One was a town mouse and one was a country mouse, and when they end up in each other’s worlds they soon discover that they… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | |
 | Beatrix Potter | A classic Beatrix Potter story of a frog named Mr. Jeremy Fisher and his fishing trip for minnows for dinner. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books |