Religious Adventure

The suspenseful and emotion-filled second book in the Rayne series begins where the first book ended… with a dying man whispering four stunning words into Shaley O’Connor’s ear. Should she believe him? After two murders on the Rayne concert tour, Shaley is reeling. But she has no time to rest. If the dying man’s claim is right, the danger is far from over. Shaley’s quest for the truth leads to the mysterious and wrenching past of her mother and father. Could what happened to them so many years ago threaten Shaley’s life now?

This daughter of a rock star has it all - until murder crashes her world. The exciting and suspenseful Rayne Tour series features 16-year-old Shaley O'Connor, on tour with her mother's popular band. Shaley lives in a whirlwind of backstage secrets, hotels, and limos. With beauty and fame of her own, Shaley wants for nothing... except the one thing she can't have. During a concert, sixteen-year-old Shaley O'Connor stumbles upon the body of a friend backstage. Is Tom Hutchens' death connected to her? Frightening messages arrive. Paparazzi stalk Shaley.

As Hilly, friends, and family don invisible armour, learn to wield the power of the Word, the Name and the Blood, and battle daily against an unseen enemy; they encounter the mystery, the majesty and the glory of the King of kings and the Lord of lords, in this life-changing, never-to-be forgotten, adventure in Kingsland.

In this contemporary story, Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Lately, things have been relatively peaceful, as long as Tash and her family hide their religion and don't mention its leader, the Dalai Lama. Then a man publicly sets himself on fire in protest. Soldiers seize Tash's parents. She narrowly escapes, and soon she and her best friend, Sam, along with two borrowed yaks, flee across the mountains, where they face blizzards, hunger, a treacherous landscape, and the threat of capture.

Refusing his parents' advice to seek God's forgiveness, teenager Keagan Philips is faced with the conflict of good versus evil. Fighting his way through the constant torture and taunting of high school bullies and grieving the loss of his best friend, he becomes vengeful - leading the bullies into their own pathways to destruction and showing them no mercy. In this installment, Keagan carries out his vengeful plan to end their bullying.

A young boy suddenly collapses after contracting polio. After months in a polio ward, he goes home in a wheelchair. Despite being told he may never walk again, a conscious decision is made to surmount his physical and emotional challenges by living a life of adventure. With loving medical care, persistence, and courage, he succeeds. Most importantly, the adventure of life leads him back to faith, after a lifetime of denial. A story that will break your heart, and then put it back together again.

In a small Virginia town outside a mysterious government facility, four homeschooled teenagers investigate a series of murders and other crimes while wrestling with challenges of faith, family, and the transition from childhood to adulthood. A tragic explosion devastates the town of Steven’s Mill, Virginia. Was it an accident or was it part of a larger plot to take over the town and shut down the work going on at the secret command center?

Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers can get a taste of the real world. But the real world comes to her in this dystopian tale with a philosophical bent. Rumors of massive unrest on the “Outside” abound. Something murderous is out there. Amish elders make a rule: No one goes outside, and no outsiders come in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man, she can’t leave him to die. She smuggles him into her family’s barn—at what cost to her community? The suspense of this vividly told, truly horrific thriller will keep the pages turning.

Die tiervernarrte Flori engagiert sich für Tierschutz und begleitet ihre Oma regelmäßig ins Tierheim. Ihre Eltern sind davon nur wenig begeistert, doch Flori lässt sich nicht unterkriegen. Erst recht nicht, als sie im Wald einen verletzten Hund findet, der von Tierschmugglern ausgesetzt wurde. Kurz darauf entdeckt sie auch leere Käfige und weitere erschreckende Hinweise. Als Oma Liddi ihr von der Krankenpflegerin Florence Nightingale erzählt, die im 19. Jh. vielen Menschen selbstlos half, steht für die Dreizehnjährige fest: Sie muss etwas tun.

Notable incursión por parte de Andreu Martín en la literatura de corte religioso, sin por ello abandonar los rasgos que caracterizan su literatura juvenil: la aventura, el amor, la narración desenfrenada y los personajes inolvidables. Un joven de baja clase social se enamora de una chica pudiente que está a punto de ingresar en un convento. Ante la perspectiva de perderla, el joven planea volar por los aires una iglesia. Sin embargo, hay alguien que se interpondrá en su camino, alguien capaz de cambiar el curso de su vida y que responde al nombre de Don Bosco.

Chronic panic attacks have stolen Livvy Fischer’s classically trained soprano voice and derailed her life. Due partly to a mix-up, partly to her crush on Pastor Lucas, Livvy joins a worship team bound for the chapel at San Quentin. But when a full-scale riot breaks out, she is separated from Lucas and the rest of her group. Survival becomes this songbird’s sole focus. Snatched from the chapel by an inmate, Livvy doesn’t know who to trust. Will God protect her? Will Tobin?

Angels are all around; perhaps one is hovering above you now. I am Nigel, Guardian Angel serving Most-High. Join me as I begin my 100th assignment, guarding a daughter of Eve, for the duration of her life. My fallen, ex-best-friend Azabel is out to destroy her, but I have sharpened my sword for the battle. You will be my companion as I accompany her through the diverse and exciting chapters of her life, including life inside the womb, living with a disability, a faith-inspiring camp, love, hope, death, faith, and a surprise future.

His loneliness will soon turn to fear…. When Chris Buckley moves to Solitary, North Carolina, he faces the reality of his parents’ divorce, a school full of nameless faces—and Jocelyn Evans. Jocelyn is beautiful and mysterious enough to leave Chris speechless. But the more Jocelyn resists him, the more the two are drawn together. Chris soon learns that Jocelyn has secrets as deep as the town itself, secrets more terrifying than the bullies he faces in the locker room or his mother’s unexplained nightmares.

The stories in this book are all true. Its author has been held up at gunpoint at night on a road in Guatemala and shot with a machine gun in the chest and shoulder in Vietnam. He's come close to dying of thirst in the Sahara and freezing to death in the Himalayas. He's contracted malaria and typhoid fever in Ethiopia and hepatitis in India. There have been accidents involving motorcycles and automobiles. He's had close calls involving lions (twice), elephants (three times) and a rhino (once).

It's time for the young Penguins of the South Pole to take their first swim. The only problem is Seals are waiting in the water to make a meal of them. The Penguins decide to pray for safety, but TC thinks he's too cool to pray. When his friends Jesse and James urge him to swim with them, he declines. As his friends jump into the water they're taken by a Seal. Now TC is left alone and finds himself choosing between being a meal for a Seal, or a Polar Bear. When trying to use his smarts failed to get him out of this dangerous situation, he realizes it's time to pray.

All Mike Danford wants to do is build his own submarine. It's a big job for a teenager, but with his best friend Josh he's making it happen. But somebody is trying to stop them. Mike is sure he knows who it is, but no one will believe him.

As summer is coming to an end, Rachel’s troubles are just beginning. Not only does she have a new baby sister to deal with, but she has an ornery cat on the loose, too. Rachel begins to feel that life just isn’t fair. When her jealousy leads her to take a trip to an amusement park with her English friend – without her parents’ permission – her problems only get worse. Will Rachel ever learn to be content?

Steve Goode and Marie Bentley, high-school sweethearts from Tennessee, couldn't have imagined all they would see through multiple decades of service to the poor and oppressed. Never shying away from God's call, they have served in refugee camps and war zones and lived through personal illnesses and struggles. As long-term leaders of Youth With A Mission's mercy ministries and efforts against human trafficking in Southeast Asia and beyond, Steve and Marie have brought healing and hope to thousands of people and continue to inspire others to do the same.

Emeline, a thirteen-year-old Missouri orphan, must set off on a quest across frontier America to fulfill her father’s last request: to find her grandfather in Boston. Crossing this dangerous and unforgiving land alone, she must face challenges without losing her faith, rising to every test ahead if she’s to survive and find a home at the end of her adventure. Will Emeline’s journey bring her the family she longs for?

Much is at stake while the kingdom enjoys the greatest games on Earth. The castle is buzzing with excitement as preparations begin for the upcoming Olympiad. Everyone knows the queen is still on the hunt for the king's rightful heir, and kids begin mysteriously disappearing from the castle. When Avery learns that a male runner is needed for an important race in the Olympiad, she volunteers so she can get close to the action.