Recent reviews:
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A Picture Book of Daniel Boone
With beautiful paintings and short blocks of text, young children can learn about the life of a famous explorer. -
Moose Country
A naturalist and his wife, and some friends, spend a summer camping on a remote, unspoiled lake in Canada. -
Minn of the Mississippi
A turtle with only three legs travels from the source to the mouth of the Mississippi River, and the history and geography of the river is told with story and beautiful illustrations. -
Duel in the Wilderness
Based on George Washington's own journal, this is the story of his trip from Virginia to the Ohio Valley to try to get the French to pull out of North America. -
Thief of Corinth
When Ariadne realizes something’s up with her dad, and finds out what financial straits they are in, she must help him and try to bring their family back to the societal position they used to be at. -
Shandong: The Revival Province
A portrait of what Christ’s church looked like in China from the 1860s through the 2010s. -
Befriending the Beast
Estranged from her father, can Belle find a way to know his love once more—before the kingdom falls to ruin around them? -
Finding Christmas Joy
After her engagement was broken just days before the wedding, Melonie needs some time to reset and find hope again. -
Homespun
A collection with many different stories from a variety of authors, this book’s goal is to encourage Christian women of all ages to live out their calling and follow Christ more closely. -
Frightful’s Mountain
Frightful, a peregrine falcon, must learn to live on her own after she is unexpectedly separated from the only source of food and protection she’s ever known. -
Out of North Korea
When Ian wakes up in a North Korean prison, he must figure out how he got there and why the North Korean government is suspecting him of treason against the state. -
Trust and Obey
When Hadassah and Gidal’s parents cannot pay their debt to the priestess, they are taken slaves until payment can be made…will they ever make it back home alive? -
Kiera
When Kiera realizes she is about to be drafted into the army, she must decide whether she should do what she believes is right, or follow along with what she is expected to do. -
A Song Unheard
Sent on a mission to discover a secret code and find a way to decode it, Willa soon realizes that her job is more than just to steal a code. A whole family is at stake—is there any way she can help them? -
’Tis so Sweet
With a rebellious brother who is determined to get into trouble, can Eleanor and her father keep their hope where it should be—in Jesus? -
Savior, Like a Shepherd
Titus has to figure out how to take care of himself and his two siblings, even though the townsfolk don’t like the family. -
A Holy Passion
When David Brainerd comes to the Edward home for care in his illness, can Jerusha keep her heart and yet understand why David was willing to give up his life for Christ in the first place? -
A Name Unknown
Sent to figure out which side a man is on politically, Rosemary soon realizes there’s more than just politics going on inside the manor’s walls. -
The Warrior's Challenge
A young Moravian Indian boy, Joseph, travels with his people and David Zeisberger from Pennsylvania to a new home in Ohio, and must choose, along the way, whether to stay with his people or go with the Mohegan warrior who wants to lure him back to the old Indian way of life. -
A Midwife in Amish Country
A woman in Michigan tells the story of her spiritual journey and of becoming a midwife. -
Who is God? And Can I Really Know Him?
Ten lessons take preteens through a study of who God is, helping them to develop a Godly worldview. -
Journey of York
The story of York, a slave taken along on the Lewis and Clark expedition, is told with beautiful paintings. -
The Boy Who Wanted to Cook
When an inspector comes to his family's restaurant, Pierre helps with the meal and saves the day. -
Sight Unseen series
Three different people have woke up in Rockland with no memory—what is the connection? -
Ties That Blind
When a third person loses his memory in Rockland, the first two victims are sure there is something sinister behind these episodes. -
Will Not See
What had Vikki Jeffries been doing that caused her total memory loss, and why were there people going after her? -
God Schooling: How God Intended Children to Learn
A mother explores the way God intended children to learn. -
Love, Honor and Virtue
This book will help young men to win the battle against lust in their lives. -
Breath of Heaven
Katrina feels like the church her husband pastors is coming between her and her husband, leaving her all alone again—what can be done about this? -
Camel Caravan
When he unexpectedly gets a baby camel just before the caravan is to travel across the Sahara Desert, Youba can't bear the thought of losing his new pet. -
By the Shores of Silver Lake
Laura and her family follow the railroad west to the prairies, where they plan to settle down for good. -
Island of the Blue Dolphins
When she was left behind on an island off the coast of California, a young girl had to learn how to survive on her own. -
Calico Bush
A French girl finds herself indentured to a family headed for the wilds of Maine to carve out a new life for themselves, not knowing what terrible events awaited them. -
Lassie Come-Home
When she is taken away from her family, a collie does all in her power to return the 400 miles between her and home. -
On Wings of Cheer
A red-winged blackbird shares his happy heart and brings joy to many people. -
Jamberoo Road
Five years after arriving in Australia, the family from The Switherby Pilgrims begin to scatter—and some find themselves in great danger. -
Moonshiner's Son
Tom had never questioned his father's occupation of making moonshine until a new preacher came to town and began trying to shut down all the stills in the area. -
Mismatched
After a plea bargain gone bad, Leo is on the run again for his life. -
Wild Buildings and Bridges
With colorful illustrations, many ways in which nature has inspired architecture are shown. -
The Switherby Pilgrims
After a typhus epidemic in England, a spinster took a group of orphans to Australia to make a new life for themselves. -
Amos Fortune, Free Man
A young king was kidnapped from his village in Africa and taken to New England as a slave. -
Clutched in the Talons
Three stories attempt to encourage young people to live for Jesus. -
A Kind of Courage
Twenty short stories encourage young people to live a Godly life. -
Living Fossils
Faced with the challenge to prove evolution, a doctor sets out on a lifelong, worldwide mission to gather evidence. -
On the Banks of Plum Creek
When Laura's family settles down in Minnesota, they expect to make their fortune farming—and then disaster strikes. -
A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too
Will the old canoe hold up for one more trip into the wilderness as three nature-lovers search for the perfect place to study wild animals? -
Davy Crockett: Ever Westward
David Crockett had a very adventurous life on the American frontier. -
The Stolen Years
David and Susan have to go stay with their grandfather, but when he doesn't seem to like David, what can the boy do to bring peace and healing in the family? -
The Christmas Surprise
After the Indian raid at Penn's Creek, Kate's parents were dead, her brother was a captive of the Indians, and she found herself living with the Moravians in Bethlehem. -
Justified Means
What is happening when Erika is carried off in the night by a strange man?
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