The Holy Bible: Book of Mark
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Corrie Ten Boom: Keeper of the Angels’ Den
AUTHOR: Janet & Geoff Benge GENRE: Biography SUMMARY: Suddenly, Corrie’s ordered life was lost in the insanity of war. With bravery and compassion, her family and countless other Dutch citizens risked everything to extend God’s hand to those innocents marked for certain execution in a world gone mad. Corrie ten Boom’s life of determination, faith,…
The Campground Kids: Grand Teton Stampede
AUTHOR: C.R. Fulton GENRE: Mystery SUMMARY: “STAMPEDE!” Isaiah yells as the herd heads straight at his and Ethan’s tent… Twelve-year-old Isaiah Rawlings wished for only one thing this summer, a camping trip outside of Kentucky. I’m so tired of camping in my backyard, he groaned. Isaiah pleads with his parents to reconsider their usual summer…
The Imagination Station: Escape to the Hiding Place
AUTHOR: Marianne Hering & Marshal Younger GENRE: Historical Fiction SUMMARY: Patrick and Beth arrive in World War II Holland in the farm country. They must smuggle a baby (by bicycle) into the capable hands of Corrie ten Boom at her home in Haarlem. Along the way they hide from Nazi soliders, meet a Russian surgeon…
Esperanza Rising
AUTHOR: Pam Muñoz Ryan GENRE: Historical Fiction SUMMARY: When Esperanza and Mama are forced to flee to the bountiful region of Aguascalientes, Mexico, to a Mexican farm labor camp in California, they must adjust to a life without fancy dresses and servants they were accustomed to on Rancho de las Rosas. Now they must confront…
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
AUTHOR: Chris Grabenstein GENRE: Fantasy Fiction SUMMARY: Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the…
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
AUTHOR: C.S. Lewis GENRE: Fantasy Fiction SUMMARY: The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure in NARNIA…where the woods are thick and cold, where Talking Beasts are called to life…a new world where the adventure begins. Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their…
Britfield & the Return of the Prince
AUTHOR: C.R. Stewart GENRE: Adventure Fiction SUMMARY: One year later, the Committee has struck back with a vengeance, crippling the Resistance now scattered throughout Europe. When Devonbury Academy in Switzerland is attacked, Tom and Sarah’s only hope is to make it to a safe house in northern Italy by relying on their own experience, covert…
Ranger in Time: Long Road to Freedom
AUTHOR: Kate Messner GENRE: Adventure Fiction SUMMARY: Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the third book in Kate Messner’s new chapter book series. This time, he helps two kids navigate the Underground Railroad! Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the…
Left Behind: The Kids, The Vanishings
AUTHOR: Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye GENRE: Fiction SUMMARY: In one shocking moment millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind face an uncertain future—especially four kids who now find themselves alone. As the kids search for help and for answers, they are told the truth behind the disappearances. But are they ready to…