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Vernon, Louise A. | The story of John Wycliffe, based on his own writings and histories of the time. Told from the perspective of 13-year-old Arnold Hutton. Paper. 136 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Robinson, Barbara | Hey! Unto you a child is born! The Herdmans are absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie and steal and smoke cigars (even the girls). They talk dirty, hit little kids, cuss their teachers, set fire to Fred Shoemaker's old broken-down toolhouse, and take the… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Vernon, Louise A. | In this highly readable biography, Vernon explains William Tyndale's work of translating, printing, and distributing the Scripture, focusing on Tyndale's helper, Colin, who begins his work as a carrier boy smuggling in a copy of Luther's New Testament to Tyndale. 144 pages. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Olesberg, Lindsay | There are Bibles literally all over the place. You can find them in the drawer of the end table in your hotel room, under the pews at your local church, on the shelves of your local library or bookstore, posted in full and in multiple versions on any number of… | Bibles & Bible Study ⋅ Study Methods | ||
Buck, Pearl S. | Kino lives on a farm on the side of a mountain Japan. His friend, Jiya, lives in a fishing village below. Everyone, including Kino and Jiya, has heard of the big wave. No one suspects it will wipe out the whole village and Jiya's family, too. As Jiya struggles to… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
Ward, Lynd | Johnny Orchard brings home a playful bear cub that soon becomes huge and a nuisance to the neighbors. "Some of his best pictures supplement the story . . . An outstanding book in every way".--The Horn Book. Caldecott Medal Book. 65 pages. | 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 | ||
Miller, Donalyn | Travel alongside the author as she leads her students to discover the ample rewards of reading and literature. Brought to life with Miller's passionate voice, The Book Whisperer will help teachers support students of all levels on their path to reading success. It also includes an invaluable list of books… | Educational Resources ⋅ Resources By Subject ⋅ Language Arts & Literature | ||
Martin, Rebecca | Sixteen-year-old Peter strains his eyes down the mountain. Six painful weeks have passed since his minister father was rudely torn from his life by Anabaptist hunters. How will Peter and his family survive amidst the hardship, betrayal and persecution of sixteenth-century European Anabaptism? Always hunted and ever moving, yet always… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | ||
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 | This novel was Dostoyevsky's last and finest work, telling the story of the four Karamazov brothers--each with his own distinct personality and desires. Driven by intense, uncontrollable emotions of rage and revenge, they all become involved in the brutal murder of their despicable father. Exploring the secret depths of humanity's… | Literature ⋅ Classics | ||
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 | ||
Boushey, Gail and Moser, Joan | In The Cafe Book, Gail Boushey and Joan Moser present a practical, simple way to integrate assessment into daily reading and classroom discussion. The CAFE system, based on research into the habits of proficient readers, is an acronym for Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expand vocabulary. The system includes goal-setting with students… | Resources By Subject ⋅ Phonics & Reading | ||
National Lutheran Choir | Bawo Thixo Somandla
Sometimes I Feel
Guide Me As I Walk Along
Amazing Grace
Ej, saulite, driz pie Dieva
Ezekiel Saw de Wheel
Sweet Home
Saule, Perkons, Daugava
The Caged Bird
Hope and Quietly Wait
Ute Sundance
Lugsana Latvietim Svesuma Klistot
Ukuthula
I Got Shoes
Great Day
We Shall Walk… | Music ⋅ National Lutheran Choir | ||
Blashfield, Jean F. | Try your luck, and search for your fortune in California! Follow the joy and heartbreak of the '49ers during the California Gold Rush. | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
Guinness, Os | 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 | ||
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 | ||
Strobel, Lee | 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 | ||
Dr. Seuss | Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss… | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
Yoder, Morris | " ... In simple language and splendid photography, [this book] unveils the mysteries of the universe, providing the reader with a wealth of amazing facts. It moves beyond the facts, however, to contemplate the purpose of the universe. ... This is a book of worship, a volume that invites the… | Resources By Subject ⋅ Science | ||
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 | ||
Jones, Stanley | An exploration of the practicality of Christianity through the sermon on the mount. | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | ||
Ryken, Leland | The Christian Imagination brings together in a single source the best that has been written about the relationship between literature and the Christian faith. This anthology covers all of the major topics that fall within this subject and includes essays and excerpts from fifty authors, including C.S. Lewis, Flannery O’Connor, Dorothy… | Literature ⋅ The Art of Reading | ||
Yoder, Edward | Growing in the Word Series, Book 4 | Christian Living | ||
Blamires, Harry | 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 | ||
McGrath, Alister | Regarded as the leading text in Christian theology for the last 25 years, Alister E. McGrath’s The Christian Theology Reader is now available in a new 5th edition featuring completely revised and updated content.
Brings together more than 350 readings from over 200 sources that chart 2,000 years of Christian history
Situates… | Theology & Worldviews ⋅ Theology | ||
Engelbrecht, Edward A | The Christmas Story is a collection of biblical accounts that will guide you from the angel's surprising announcement to Zechariah to the long journey of the Wise Men to worship Jesus. Nurture that special child in your life by presenting the unchanging truths of God's Word. Share the joy and… | Children's Books ⋅ Bible Stories | ||
Lewis, C.S. | A box set of all 7 books in the Chronicles of Narnia series: The Magician's Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle. | Literature ⋅ Classics | ||
Yoder, Edward | Growing in the Word Series, Book 3 | Christian Living | ||
Wong, Harry K. and Wong… | The Classroom Instruction Book showcases teachers and the instructional practices used to make an impact on student learning. | Educational Resources ⋅ Methods of Teaching | ||
Wong, Harry K. and Wong… | The Classroom Management Book shows how to create a safe and positive environment for student learning and achievement to take place. | Educational Resources ⋅ Classroom Management & Culture | ||
Sax, Leonard | The family unit is in unprecedented decline and under assault from a wide variety of cultural forces. With years of experience and research working directly with parents and children, Dr. Leonard Sax provides an important glimpse into parenting in modern times, where it's gone wrong, and how to fix it… | Christian Living ⋅ Family | ||
Halverson, Dean | Succinct, easy-to-read sections provide a fascinating guide to the world's major religions--including each faith's origins, basic beliefs, and Christian evangelistic obstacles and opportunities. Comparison charts and a bibliography present additional information and opportunities for further study. | Christian Living ⋅ Missions & Service | ||
Hull, Bill | 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 | ||
Barklem, Jill | Includes all eight books in the Brambly Hedge series:
Spring Story, Summer Story, Autumn Story, Winter Story, The Secret Staircase, The High Hills, Sea Story, and Poppy's Babies | Children's Books ⋅ Picture Books | ||
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 | ||
Laitz, Steven G | The most engaging, integrated, and musical theory text available for music majors. | Resources By Subject ⋅ Music | ||
Simons, Menno and Wenger, John… | 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 | ||
Karyn Purvis, David Cross, and… | Addresses the unique challenges for adoptive parents of children from troubled backgrounds, those with special behavioral or emotional needs, and foreign-born children as well
The authors are experts in the adoptive family community: David Cross is the director of the Developmental Research Lab, and Cross and Karyn Purvis are cofounders… | Diverse Learners | ||
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Esh, Claudia | A historical fiction story about a young girl wrestling with the cost of Anabaptism in the 16th century Netherlands. | Biography & History | ||
Palmer, Parker J. | Now updated, this title has always been about helping teachers recover their passion for teaching, one of the most difficult and conflicted professions. Pushed and pulled by regulations and institutions, teachers can feel ground down and demoralized without connection with the heart of their vocation. | The Life of a Teacher | ||
Galindo, Israel | This practical resource identifies foundational issues of Christian teaching and effective ways to engage matters of faith. | Methods of Teaching | ||
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 | ||
Miller, Arthur | Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in the 1940s New York told through a montage of memories, dreams and arguments of the protagonist… | Literature ⋅ Classics | ||
Ilardi, Stephen S. | Presents the 6-step program known as The Depression Cure program. This book contains information about the key elements which include vigorous physical activity; a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids; and abundant natural sunlight exposure, which boosts Vitamin D levels and mood and keeps the brain's internal body clock in… | Counseling & Psychology | ||
Willard, Dallas | The Divine Conspiracy has revolutionized how we think about the true meaning of discipleship. In this classic, one of the most brilliant Christian thinkers of our times and author of the acclaimed The Spirit of Disciplines, Dallas Willard, skillfully weaves together biblical teaching, popular culture, science, scholarship, and spiritual practice… | Christian Living |