Recent reviews:
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Finding Spiritual Whitespace
After a panic attack when she discovers she still has unprocessed childhood trauma, Bonnie Gray embarks on a journey to healing…and invites us to take the journey to freedom with her. -
Forget Me Now
When she wakes up every day expecting to go on her class trip, only to discover all over again that her mother and boyfriend are dead or missing and she’s lost three months of her life, Mia must figure out why—and time is running out. -
Protecting the Poor
When Dumphrey gets on the wrong side of the law without doing anything wrong, can he protect his brother and help the oppressed while still holding to his convictions? -
Isaiah's Legacy
Wife of one of the most powerful men in Israel, Shulle witnesses the horrors of King Manasseh’s reign—will there ever be hope for Judah? -
Kees & Colliers series
Over the course of four books, trace Adele’s and Troy’s stories from when one or both of their parents die until they become parents themselves and find forgiveness. -
Wonderland Creek
After a simple book delivery in Kentucky, Alice Ripley gets involved in a community mystery—not the least of which is, what caused someone to shoot and nearly kill their only librarian in the area? -
Defying Jihad
After years of trying to please Allah with good works, Esther met the Savior—and her life was never the same again. -
Stories Behind the Songs and Hymns About Heaven
A book sharing 30 favorite songs about heaven and the stories behind what brought each of those to us today. -
The Wedding Dress Yes
When London, a wedding dress designer, decides to help brides who were not served well at a bridal store, she doesn’t realize the trouble she will get into when her help is found out. -
Until the Mountains Fall
When Rivkah is asked to marry a man in obedience to the law, she runs away—but her life goes from bad to worse. Can her father ever forgive her? -
Railway Jack
After losing his legs in a railway accident, Jim needed help—and found it in the form of a smart baboon! -
Blessing Bentley
When Bentley discovers a truth in the Bible about one way we are supposed to glorify God, she must decide if it’s worth the risk to follow through with it or not. -
The Eye of Adoption
When they are not able to have a second biological child, the Dyers decide to adopt; this is the story of that journey. -
Lunch Money
Greg's main focus in life is to make money—but then Maura butts in to his money-making scheme with her own ideas! -
No Ocean Too Wide
When her brother and sisters were sent to Canada with other orphans, without her mother's permission, Laura followed them and discovered that not everything was as good as it sounded. -
Charlotte
When she defied her Patriot father to say goodbye to her Loyalist cousins, Charlotte was banished with them. -
Season of Change
Charlea sees her mother and daughter making decisions that appear foolish—what can she do to stop them? -
Benjamin Franklin, Young Printer
The story of Ben Franklin's life is told for children, focusing on his childhood in Boston. -
Paddle-to-the-Sea
A tiny, hand-carved canoe makes the long voyage from Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean in this story lavishly illustrated with full-color paintings. -
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
King George knew how to be king—you treat your subjects as a father would his children! -
On Wings of Devotion
After all the men in his squadron spiraled into the channel in flames, Camden took the brunt of the blame—but will he ever truly be free of the guilt and grief he’s carried with him ever since? -
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin's life as an inventor, scientist and statesman is told in a very interesting way. -
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Comical drawings and a text with a dry sense of humor tell the story of a famous American in a fresh way. -
Beyond the Orphan Train series
This series of four books tells the wonderful, true story of a boy who rode the orphan trains with his siblings in the early 1900s. -
Across the Border
A few years after he moves his family, including Ethan and his brothers and sister, to South Dakota, Chad Rush moves them to Mexico for a year! -
God’s Hostage
After being a missionary in Turkey for 23 years, Andrew Brunson was suddenly arrested in 2016 on trumped-up charges. Can his faith in God stand firm through the following years of incarceration? -
Audrey of the Outback series
This fascinating trilogy describes a family's life in the Outback of Australia through the eyes of an imaginative, fiesty girl. -
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
Fun pictures and engaging text tell the story of Franklin's inventions and studies of electricity -
The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin's busy life is perfectly captured in this picture book. -
Prairie Homestead
After adopting the four Cooper children, Chad Rush announced that he was going to be moving his family to South Dakota to homestead new land! -
Pack Up & Leave
What things will make it easier to travel with children? -
Abigail Adams: First Lady of Faith and Courage
Abigail Adams tells the story of her life, her faith in God, and her support of her husband through everything he was called to do. -
Whistle-Stop West
The four Cooper children, with 21 other orphans, travel west on the train to find new families and new lives. -
Wonderfully Made
In a very discrete and God-honoring way, the story of life from conception to birth is told for young children. -
The Great Brain
As three brothers grow up in a small town in Utah around 1900, the middle brother uses his great brain to make a profit for himself in every way possible. -
Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox
This fun story describes a fox that George Washington supposedly hunted. -
George Washington's Breakfast
A boy who loves learning about George Washington suddenly realizes that he doesn't know what the great man ate for breakfast! -
George Washington
Engaging text and beautiful oil paintings tell the story of George Washington and the American Revolution. -
George Washington
With easy text and beautiful pictures, the story of the most famous leader of the United States is told for children. -
Pagoo
The life of a hermit crab makes marine biology into high adventure. -
Meet George Washington
With short chapters and easy vocabulary, this book tells the story of George Washington's life. -
George Washington, Our First Leader
What was George Washington's life like as a child? -
Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares
What should Ben Franklin do when he was bored to tears while listening to people arguing about laws? -
Thirty Days Hath…
What happens when 12 different women, each with a chaperone, move into a bachelor's house for a month at a time? -
Moriah's Wings
This short chapter book retells the story of the slave girl who helped Naaman recover from his leprosy. -
Dead Letter
Madeline's skills as a detective have now led to her being hired by the Pinkertons to investigate a problem at a bank—can she juggle this job along with her personal life? -
Cathedral
Over a span of nearly a hundred years, the people of a town in Europe work together to build a cathedral to give glory to God. -
Kayaks Down the Nile
In 1950-51, three men paddle kayaks down the length of the Nile River, exploring and having adventures along the way. -
Laura
How was Laura Ingalls Wilder's real life different from the books she wrote for children about her life? -
Pyramid
Very soon after the pharoah began his reign, he also began his plans for the afterlife—read this book to see how his pyramid grew.
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