Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Religious - Christian - Historical

Twelve-year-old Miguel Ortega embarks on a quest to recover a first-century sword in this fast-paced mystery set in 1812 during California's Early Mission Era. Legend claims that the sword enables its bearer to overcome his enemies. And Spain intends to do just that-to conquer more lands and restore her former glory.

Miguel races to intercept the sale of the sword. On every stage of his journey, threats arise from men and beast to hinder his pursuit. He also faces a conflict within: once he finds the sword, will he be able to destroy it? Revelations inspire him to press on, pointing to...

Twelve-year-old Miguel Ortega embarks on a quest to recover a first-century sword in this fast-paced mystery set in 1812 during California's Early Mission Era. Legend claims that the sword enables its bearer to overcome his enemies. And Spain intends to do just that-to conquer more lands and restore her former glory.

Miguel races to intercept the sale of the sword. On every stage of his journey, threats arise from men and beast to hinder his pursuit. He also faces a conflict within: once he finds the sword, will he be able to destroy it? Revelations inspire him to press on, pointing to...

Mandie and her friends set out to investigate and solve six more mysteries in the next two volumes of THE MANDIE COLLECTION. Volume Nine features Mandie and the dark Alley, Mandie and the Tornado , and Mandie and the Quilt Mystery.

Mandie and her friends set out to investigate and solve six more mysteries in the next two volumes of THE MANDIE COLLECTION. Volume Ten includes Mandie and the New York Secret, Mandie and the NIght Thief, and Mandie and the HIdden Past.

We don't know if Joshua kept a diary but if he did he would certainly have written about his people, the Israelites, as they made their way from Egypt to the Promised Land. Bite sized pieces of the account will help children learn about a crucial time in the history of the people of God. Well illustrated with cartoon type pictures.

One choice will change Libby s life forever.

Libby Norstad s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on the "Christina," her father s steamboat, Libby s curiosity ensnares her in a mystery. What is the closely held secret of Caleb, the cabin boy who seems determined to make her life miserable? And how can Jordan, a fugitive slave, possibly reach safety and freedom?

The night is dark. As three men race to the riverfront, bloodhounds follow their tracks. Through her journey to compassion, will Libby become a freedom seeker?

From the golden age of...

Late at night, as the Christina puts out into the Mississippi River, Caleb and Libby keep watch on deck. Close by, the runaway slave, Jordan, creeps forward without a sound. Drawing near the lantern, he stops, as if afraid to enter the circle of light.
On the streets above them no one stirs. Then a dark shape steps from the shadows.
Jordan moans. It s Riggs (The slave-trader.) The cruelest man Caleb knows. Jordan s owner stepping out, so they know he s on their trail.
From that moment the Freedom Seekers can never forget that because of a fugitive slave law Jordan can be taken...

She failed her friend and risked his safety. Will Libby's mistake destroy their mission?

The Christina steams south while Caleb and Jordan finalize their plans. But someone overhears Libby talking about the scheme--will they tell the authorities that Jordan is a runaway slave?

Sick at heart, Libby knows she has let down her friends. She risked Jordan's freedom, and she endangered the mission to rescue his family. Will Caleb and Jordan trust her to help in the Underground Railroad?

Everything seems to be going against the rescue. Will they find a way to...

Captain Norstad stood up to a swindler, but now he might lose the riverboat they all love.

"Sometimes there's a cost for doing the right thing," Captain Norstad stated. Will he and the other Freedom Seekers recover the stolen money before a double payment is due?

When the Freedom Seekers learn that Micah Parker has escaped and is running for the Mississippi River, they leave the Christina and take up the search. They request the help of the Underground Railroad, but will they find Micah before the slave catchers?

When God's law and man's law conflict, which...

When Jordan and his father, Micah Parker, learn they are being watched, they need to leave Springfield, Illinois, at once. With the stolen money recovered and the thief behind bars, Libby looks forward to returning the money Pa needs to pay off the "Christina." Jordan makes plans to travel to Chicago and turn over the gift to help fugitive slaves. But then a dangerous man escapes

If he recognizes Libby, Jordan and Peter will be in danger. When a disguise for Libby seems the only answer, it requires a sacrifice she isn't sure she's willing to make.

Arriving in a strange city, the...

In the dark of night Libby Norstad wakes up. "It s quiet. Too quiet." Then come the rapid strokes of the ship s bell. "What s wrong? What happened? Where s Pa?"

Hurrying out into the dense fog on deck, Libby hears the slap of paddlewheels against water. The whistle of a steamboat coming too fast, too close. Grabbing Annika s arm, Libby yanks her away from the railing. "Run "

But soon, out of the dark and danger come the high notes of a gifted fiddler. Who is he? Where is he from? Why does his face seem to hold a secret?

As Annika joins the teaching in the "Christina s" classroom,...