YOUTH/TEENS

In Those Kids in Proverbsville, Elizabeth Handford takes twenty truths from Proverbs and applies them to children in their growing-up years, using memorable short stories such as “When Pigs Wear Diamond Rings in Their Noses” and “What Could Be More Dangerous Than a Car Smash-Up?” Here are lessons children will need in order to navigate their way through a world devoid of wisdom because it has forsaken the counsels of God.

102 Pages

“There are many ways to use your head,” begins author-artist Jo Ann Stover in her rhyming tale that centers on the misadventures of certain whimsical characters and at the same time makes an unforgettable case for good behavior. Similar in style to the popular If Everybody Did, this amusing and thought-provoking book will appeal to both children and adults. Ages 2-6.

32 Pages
By Jo Ann Stover

Christian Biography Ages 7-9. Gladys Aylward is convinced that God wants her to work as a missionary in China. She had no education, no money, and no mission board to send her. The true story of how God led Gladys Aylward from the streets of London to the bleak mountain ranges of the Shanshi province.

141 Pages
By Milly Howard

Mildred Howard tells how the love of God reached out through Gladys Aylward and rescued hundreds of orphaned children and war-stricken Chinese during the terrible 1930’s conflict between China and Japan.

Abi can’t wait to start her first day of sixth grade.
This was the year she was going to be the best of the best. Can she face her challenges in a way that will honor her Savior?

An Illustrated rhyme in praise of creation.

From the window hangs their only hope for survival. Would you have faith to believe the impossible?

In The Way of Escape, Christian youth fiction by Catherine Farnes, Brenna Ewen and her brother go to live with their uncle and his family after their parents are killed in a car accident. Brenna has to deal

We know the story of the princess, but what of the prince?

Jerry Ross

The Triumph of Truth by Merle d’Aubigné is a Christian biography about Martin Luther (1483–1546), leader of the Reformation.

Dennis Atkinson presents another round of practical Bible lessons for young people wound around an exciting story in his second book about Dillon and Kyle.

Jimmy and his dog Blackie are back at Pelican Cove, exploring the beach and hunting for treasures. One night Jimmy and Blackie see a dark shape in the water. Is it a submarine? Or a sea monster? With legends and rumors stirring up the town, Jimmy and his family decide to find answers.

A story about a boy name Marcus, learning what makes something a treasure and what makes a person a big person. For ages 6-10.

Mike, a Christian teen, should be enjoying life. He has 2 great friends, Scott & Carlos, and is a tennis star at his school. But final exams are coming, and poor history grades threaten to cut all 3 of them from the team. Then an impulsive act lands the boys in serious trouble. 190 pages. Christian Adventure, Young Adult.

By Betty Gaard

Volume 6 in the FUNdamentals for Kids Series.  In this story, Susan learns to be thankful.

Straightforward, Scriptural, and sometimes shocking, The Teenage Years of Jesus Christ is a must read for any Christian who longs to please the Lord with his life.

Jerry Ross

This story presents an unforgettable picture of our salvation and reminds the reader what a wondrous thing it is to be saved by Jesus Christ.

In Gloria Repp’s mystery novel, The Stolen Years, David Durant and his sister Susan travel to St. Louis in response to a letter their aunt gave them before she died. However, their embittered

Volume 15 in the FUNdamentals for Kids Series.

In this story, the spider used something sweet and tasty to lure in the little fly. The devil will do the same thing to us and when we get too close, we get caught and the devil will devour us.

In The Spelling Window, a picture book by Dawn L. Watkins and illustrated by John Roberts, Shelly learns how to be a friend to someone who is disabled.

I liked the mountains well enough, from a distance, but they had never beckoned to me or been the stuff of my dreams. And to go there with the youth group? People I’d been working so diligently to avoid.
It made no sense that I’d agreed to go…and that I was actually excited about it.
But nothing in my life made sense anymore.

In The Seventh One, a fiction by Elizabeth Yates, Tom Wilson passes through life possessing in turn seven dogs. Each of these “best friends” comes with its own gift, such as comfort when Tom feels

Years ago a beautiful golden cowrie was part of Uncle Philip’s collection of rare shells. Now it’s missing because Uncle Philip hid it. But where did he put it?
With Aunt Laura’s help, Connie begins to search for the golden cowrie. But someone else is also looking for the shell-someone who could be dangerous.

Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it? What are her grandparents hiding from her? Lucy is determined to find the answers but it turns out to be harder than she expected.

Book 2 in “The Young Refugees” series.

Book 3 of the Terrestria Chronicles encourages the reader to be a witness for the King. An allegory of soulwinning.

This story of revenge and forgiveness, sickness and healing, and evil and grace traces the footsteps of Jesus of Nazareth-to the places He walked and the people He touched.

How could God have authored this? I thought . . .If this was not God’s will, why was He allowing it to happen? When was He going to put His foot down? What about His promises?

The Red House Mystery is a classic mystery by A.A. Milne, set in a British mansion with an abundance of characters and curious clues.