Religious Adventure

Nonnon, Arius' faithful accomplice, who is pretending to the title of the King of Dwarves, finds a legendary Crow of Seven Kingdoms. Now the battle between light and darkness—Saint Nicholas' powers and Arius's powers—cannot be prevented. And again Paul Martin, an editor of the magazine The Star of Bethlehem, is to play the main role in the battle.

Bastardo es una palabra muy fuerte, especialmente si te queda como anillo al dedo. Ese soy yo: un hijo ilegítimo de padre desconocido. Bueno, al menos así me define el mundo. No entrará bastardo en la congregación de Jehová, ni aun hasta la décima generación... (Deut. 23:2). De chico leí este versículo en la Biblia y me partió el corazón en mil pedazos. Nunca dije nada; nunca pregunté nada. Toda mi vida viví con esa vergüenza. Crecí con rabia y odio en mi corazón. Nadie lo sabía, pero lentamente me iba pudriendo por dentro. Solo soñaba con vengarme hasta que finalmente llegó mi hora.

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.

This tale begins just days before Eid. Bear Saeed, Deer Choocha, Fox Lelo, and Bunny Lilly are buzzing with excitement, working as a team to get ready for Eid. They track moon phases, bake, decorate, and help those in need. But they face challenges along the way, and the clock is ticking. Can they overcome the obstacles and be ready for the Eid festival in time? Join their adventure and discover what happens.

It's 1864, and 12-year-old Jem Coulter knows that Goldtown, California, has seen the last of the gold rush. But the flecks of gold he, his sister Ellie, and an old prospector Strike find in their played-out claim on Cripple Creek spur their hopes of striking it rich. When Pa becomes sheriff of the lawless gold camp, Goldtown, the kids fear his badge will become a target for outlaws. Then the creek dries up, and Strike disappears.

What if pets’ missions in this world are to help human beings to bring Heaven down to Earth? Have you ever wondered why our furry companions seem to be communicating with us? “The Disguised Blessing, a Jewish Adventure For All Ages” is a multicultural approach to a Jewish family who struggles to keep their religious observance and traditions in a remote location.

A yeshiva is supposed to be a place where young Jewish men go to learn Torah. It follows an orderly, set routine. Decorum is observed. The food is occasionally palatable. The curriculum is predictable, following the tradition of centuries. In short, it is almost everything that Rabbi White's yeshiva is not.

Gabriel's life is about to change. He lives in a world where change never happens. In Harmony, a tyrannical mayor dictates everyone's lives without opposition. Gabriel makes a plan to change the routine of such a boring, regimented life. In his quest, he never expected to find himself in an unfamiliar place. And, unfortunately for him, his past is hot on his trail.

The boys couldn't believe their ears when they found they weren't receiving presents this Christmas. "A new adventure," Dad said. They didn't realize what surprises were in store, and neither did their mom.  

Jazzline Chicand must do more than make a trip to Scotland to plan her wedding. Alex and Tucker's tombstones reveal all she needs to know of what happens to them if she doesn't find a way to cross. But who will be waiting for her through time? Would it be Seth or Uncle Colin to claim her as their own? Jazzline has to take that chance in 1745. Will she save them and make her way back home? And if she does, what love, loss, and truth will be waiting for her on the other side?

Pero Moshe’s mom vanished from their Oregon home, and the prophecy says it will happen to Pero, too. But when it does—and Pero is transported to an older universe, life gets more than a little nuts.

This is not how this was supposed to go! I had envisioned many more decades with my husband Robb in the complicated, beautiful life of marriage. But in the course of 12 hours, our family of four became a trio, and since that day my boys and I have been creating a new life in an upside-down world. This new book is in a lot of ways is a sequel to And Life Comes Back, to answer the question: “And then what happened - after the crisis became reality and your life began again?”

Living in a house that’s actually a gateway between the past and present, the King siblings have to be ready for anything. It’s a painful fact they discovered after moving to Pinedale eight days ago. Desperately trying to rescue their mother from an unknown time and place, brothers Xander and David have lunged headlong into the chaos of some of history’s greatest - and most volatile - events. But their end goal has continually escaped their grasp.

The Kings have been in the creepy old place - their new home - for only a few days, but they’ve experienced enough terror to last a lifetime. And the mystery is growing even more baffling. Shadowy and shifting, the big house conceals doors into other worlds that blur the line between memories and dreams - and the slightest misstep can change history forever.

Set at an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039, the Mars Diaries feature 14-year-old virtual-reality specialist Tyce Sanders. When a quake triggers the appearance of some strange black boxes on the Martian landscape, Tyce and others journey across the Martian plain. As Tyce approaches the boxes, he makes a startling discovery: one that could change life for everyone in the universe. That is, if he lives to uncover the truth. As Tyce explores his strange surroundings, he finds that the mysteries of the planet point to his greatest discovery - a new relationship with God.

His fear will soon turn to anger…. At first, Chris Buckley was simply warned. And watched. But as Chris unravels the haunting riddles of the town of Solitary, he finds that much more than the life of a town is at stake.Whether facing a pastor with a house full of skeletons or a cousin he never knew existed, Chris is forced to choose between light and darkness, life and nightmarish death. Every choice he makes reminds him that the unthinkable has already happened—and if he trusts the wrong person, it may happen again.

As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, 17-year-old Nym isn’t merely devoid of rights, her Elemental kind are only born male and always killed at birth - meaning, she shouldn’t even exist. Standing on the auction block beneath smoke-drenched mountains, Nym faces her 15th sell. But when her hood is removed and her storm-summoning killing curse revealed, Nym is snatched up by a court advisor and given a choice: be trained as the weapon Faelen needs to win the war or be killed.

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?

With the arrival of spring comes happiness and fun. Not so for eleven-year-old Rachel Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble that turns her from a smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced grouch. Extra chores, a trip to the eye doctor’s office for glasses, and a little white lie make things go from bad to worse for Rachel and her family. Will Rachel ever learn the secret to true happiness?

Beamer, age 13, who speaks only Californian, is an alien in the world of Middle America, exiled to a bizarre, ancient house on a mysterious street that may or may not exist on any map. With the help of a nerdy African-American kid named Ghoulie, a gangly tomboy named Scilla, and a miraculous, broken-down tree house shaped like a spaceship, he battles the indigenous life forms in his new home, from bullying creatures to the strange inhabitants of dark castles, subterranean caverns, and a spider web the size of a house.