This beloved series of biographies for 9–11 year–olds is a great introduction to heroes of the faith. Learn about the exciting and challenging lives Christians throughout history have led for God. Each book includes timelines and Think Further sections.
Title | Description | Category | ||
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| | Jean Watson | 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 | |
| | Brian Cosby | 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 | |
| | Irene Howat | 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 | |
| | Myrna Grant | 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 | |
| | 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 | |
| | Mackenzie, Catherine | When Richard Wurmbrand is arrested, imprisoned and tortured, he finds himself in utter darkness, yet the people who put him there discover that their prisoner has a light which can still be seen in the dark – the love of God.This incredible story of one man’s faith, despite horrific persecution… | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading | |
| | Finlayson, Linda | This book will introduce you to a young lad who learned to make shoes but who also became the father of today’s missionary movement. William Carey knew that we should expect great things from God and attempt great things for God. | Intermediate and Young Adult Reading |








