The birth of Becker’s daughter Penny was joyous, but it also set off a seesawing barrage of emotions.

Twelve-year-old Deza belongs to a loving family experiencing hard times during the Great Depression.

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Have you even been scolded for treating the spiritual life too . . . lightly?

For people who care about a complete history of the Christian Reformed Church, Dante Venegas is an important person to know.

“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from yo

Written for a general audience as well as for Christians,

When Michael and Derek visit the Harpers Ferry Civil War Museum, they’re convinced that “it must have been cool to fight i

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Socrates in the City is what every cont

Do you have a young explorer in your midst, someone who dreams of faraway places?

What happens when an Austen favorite meets a modern master storyteller? A classic whodunit is born. Mystery replaces romance in P.D.

In 1946, Viola Desmond was jailed in Nova Scotia, Canada, when she sat in the front of a theater instead of in the segregated “c

How shall we then eat?

In England during the 1950s, teens Janie and Benjamin must use ancient natural recipes in order to concoct brews that will help them s

Ten-year-old Enaiatollah Akbari and his mother fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan because of threats to sell the boy into slavery.

Billy Jago and his 12-year-old son, Charles, discover a flint stone carved by a magic man in ages past.

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A grandmother in New England and her grandson in Africa are separated by distance, climates, and cultures.

Enter into the fictional Dutch immigrant community of Poplar Grove.

Thirteen-year-old Isla and her father share a passion for swans that winter on a lake nearby.