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The Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn Iggulden
The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is. In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes... (more)
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The New Read-aloud Handbook
by Jim Trelease
Revising his 1985 edition, Trelease preaches the reading gospel with undiminished fervor. Updated evidence from scholarly and journalistic sources (50 percent post-1985) bolsters his case for reading aloud from infancy through adolescence. Trelease addresses parents, but directs considerable homiletic energy toward librarians, pediatricians, clergy, and above all, schools: a new chapter cites individual, state,... (more)
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Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends
by Sarah Mally
Brothers and sisters are among the most important people in life, yet often they are also the most trouble. My brother, sister, and I have become concerned as we have observed the way many siblings fight, argue, and miss out on the close relationship that God intends for them to have. The problem is not just the surface battles, but the underlying attitudes, wrong concepts, and offenses. Many broken relationships... (more)
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Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic
by Helen Taylor
Now Helen L. Taylor has simplified the vocabulary and concepts of Pilgrim's Progress for younger readers, while keeping the story line intact. The result is a delightful book with a message children can understand.
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Miss Rumphius
by Barbara Cooney
Seeking adventure in faraway places, Miss Rumphius fulfills her dream and then sets out to make the world more beautiful.Once, long ago, Miss Rumphius was a little girl named Alice who lived in a city by the sea. When she grew up, she wanted to travel and see faraway places and then come home to live beside the sea, just as her grandfather had. But there was one thing more she had to do."What is... (more)
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At the Back of the North Wind
by George MacDonald
More than a century after it was written, George MacDonald's At the Back of the North Wind continues to intrigue readers with its allegorical treatment of life and death. The story of the young boy Diamond who meets the mysterious and beautiful North Wind explores, in the words of one reviewer, ""the possibility of trusting cooperation with this awesome but benevolent force."" The great Christian writer C. S.... (more)
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Silas Marner
by George Eliot
Gentle linen weaver Silas Marner is wrongly accused of a heinous theft, and he exiles himself from the world-until he finds redemption and spiritual rebirth through his unselfish love for an abandoned child who mysteriously appears one day at his isolated cottage. Somber, yet hopeful, Eliot's realistic depiction of an irretrievable past, tempered with the magical elements of myth and fairy tale, remains timeless... (more)
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All Creatures Great & Small: Book 2
All Things Bright and Beautiful
by James Herriot
All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, All Creatures Great and Small , and picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants---both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine out as we laugh, cry, and delight in his... (more)
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A Little House Collection: The First Five Novels (Little House)
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Little House Collection: The First Five Novels <Hardcover> Laura Ingalls Wilder (Author), Garth Williams (Illustrator)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: Book 1
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the town of "St Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain grew up. When a murder is made how far will they go. A classic that has it all, action, love and tragedy.
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Then Sings My Soul
150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
by Robert J. Morgan
Rob Morgan's inimitable style will help people reacquaint themselves with the hymns of the faithful. His goal is to keep these traditional hymns vital and meaningful to all generations. Don't look for a dry recounting of boring stories. These devotional-style stories show the emotion and drama behind the hymns of faith that have changed many lives throughout history -- the people whose faith led them to write... (more)
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Ryrie Study Bible (New American Standard Bible)
by Charles Caldwell Ryrie
Over 2 Million UsersMore than ever, we seek help in understanding the scriptures. Charles C. Ryrie's years of study, teaching and writing make him exceptionally qualified to help readers grasp the Bible's fundamental truths. Every Ryrie Study Bible Expanded Edition has unique features that make it a best-seller year after year. Readers will especially appreciate the synopsis of Bible doctrine-a concise and... (more)
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Hymns for a Kid's Heart (Great Hymns of Our Faith)
by Bobbie Wolgemuth, Joni Eareckson Tada
In this second volume of the best-selling Hymns for a Kid's Heart series, Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth collaborate to help you teach twelve classic hymns to the children you love. With richly orchestrated music, true stories, prayers, and Scripture, this book will feed your child's soul. Kids will: Be inspired by the true stories of the hymn-writers Connect with the tenderly written... (more)
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Little Bear: Book 2
Father Bear Comes Home
by Else Holmelund Minarik, Maurice Sendak
Little Bear and his friends are on hand to welcome Father Bear home from his fishing trip. ‘Little Bear has endeared himself as a character with irresistible, child-like charm.’ —H. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA) 1960 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1959 (NYT)
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Treasury of Illustrated Classics
Anne of Green Gables (Adapted)
by L. M. Montgomery, Adam Grant
Hardcover: 188 pagesPublisher: Modern Publishing (July 30, 2004)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0766607186ISBN-13: 978-0766607187Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.6 inchesShipping Weight: 10.4 ouncesAverage Customer Review: Be the first to review this itemAmazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,120,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Wise Woman and Other Stories
by George MacDonald
This is one volume in the four-volume collection of the complete fantasy stories of George MacDonald, the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, whose works influenced C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams.
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The Light and the Glory
Did God Have a Plan for America?
by Peter Marshall, David Manuel, Anna Wilson Fishel
Have you ever wondered what the early American history was from a Christian point of view? Why did some things happen as they did? What was God's plan for America? And why are we so ungodly today?
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A Christmas Carol Promo (Focus on the Family Radio Theatre)
Capture the wonder of the holiday season year-round with A Christmas Carol. Remaining true to Dickens' original Christian tale, this dramatization presents the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future, and, of course, Tiny Tim. It's a captivating presentation that will delight listeners and impress upon their hearts its life-changing message.
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The History of Middle-Earth: Book 2
The Book of Lost Tales 2
by J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
This second part of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES includes the tale of Beren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems, as well as information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages.
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They Found the Secret
by V. Raymond Edman
This book presents the lives of twenty well-known and little-known Christians in search of the pattern which leads to the abundant life Jesus promised.

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