Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Religious - Christian - Social Issues

Saving Their Friendships--and their Community--Is No Walk in the Park

Morgan, Amy, Carlie, and Emily have faced bullies and solved mysteries before, but a new club member and problems at the local park may just be their undoing.

Rescue Chelsea: When Carlie invites a new girl to join the club, no one seems safe from the backstabbing, betrayal, and hurt. The girls must somehow rescue their friendships before the group is destroyed forever.

Take Charge: When vandals wreck the local park, the authorities threaten to turn it into a parking lot. The girls take action to...

From early on, children are looking to discover their place in the world and longing to understand how their personalities, traits, and talents fit in. The assurance that they are deeply loved and a unique creation in our big universe is certain to help them spread their wings and fly.

Through playful, charming rhyme and vivid, fantastical illustrations, When God Made You inspires young readers to learn about their own special gifts and how they fit into God's divine...

Ride High Pineapple is a raw, honest story filled with courage and hope.

In Ride High Pineapple, Isabella Burgess, a thirteen-year-old girl, is hiding a secret about her face, which is eating her up inside. She makes the decision to reveal her secret during English. Issy prays that this will stop Tia, who she has nicknamed The Beast, from calling her cruel names, such as 'Fish Face' and 'Googly Eyes'. It doesn't work and Issy must find another way.

Apart from having a face that is different, Issy is like many other teenagers. She experiences...

Lena Daniels never thought she'd get the chance star in a movie. Headstrong and determined, she has her life planned out to the minute. But when her best friends, Savannah and Emma, tell her about an audition, she knows there's nothing else in the world she'd rather do. And now that she's gotten her wish, Lena finds that being in the spotlight is harder than it sounds. She got everything she never wanted Her face turns up everywhere she goes, and everything in her life is flipped upside down. Lena wonders if this is a dream come true or a horrible nightmare. Even a visit from her...

Donna is loving her new smartphone... until the day she forgets it at home and Mum intercepts a text from a classmate. Now Donna's got to explain why she's been sent "pornography."

As far as Donna can see, it's only a photo of the new girl's butt... and sexting isn't SUCH a big deal. Right? Mum, though, has some other ideas about sexting and pornography, and she wants to talk about its effects on people's brains, their hearts and their relationships. It's not a talk Donna was wanting to have right now, but... well... maybe this is her big chance to speak up.

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Warner Anthony Bourgeois has written a sensational book This is a terrific book. Having Confidence in Yourself is a must read. This book is the story of Dr. Happy Smile, an eagle who was determined to find a cure for cancer. He had tremendous amount of belief in himself and God. This is a good book to read whether you are a child or adult.

Warner Anthony Bourgeois has written a sensational book This is a terrific book. Having Confidence in Yourself is a must read. This book is the story of Dr. Happy Smile, an eagle who was determined to find a cure for cancer. He had tremendous amount of belief in himself and God. This is a good book to read whether you are a child or adult.

This beautiful collection includes the best-known parables of Jesus: the Prodigal Son, the Mustard Seed,
the Lost Sheep, and fourteen others. The retellings are lyrically written but also accessible to young
children. Tomie dePaola drew his inspiration for the gemlike illustrations from early Christian art of the
Romanesque period. Originally published as The Parables of Jesus and unavailable for many years, this
opulent edition features a graceful new design.

Molly struggles with the growing drug problem and violence happening in her big city neighborhood. She loves the peace she finds in her apartment building's rooftop garden, but the violence on the streets below make her want to see big changes in the place she calls home.

Because she is a little girl, Molly believes she can't really make a difference. Then her best friend Jesus appears and takes her on the voyage of a lifetime, showing her how the world was changed when God flooded the earth.

Molly meets Noah and his extraordinary family as they show perseverance through...

Rounding Third and Headed for Home

Based on a True Story

At the age of nine, Ed received a brand-new baseball glove and fell in love with the game of baseball. Ed signed up to play Little League. Each year, he got bigger and better. At the end of each season, an All-Star team was announced. The ceremony was like no other for a young boy. Crowds of people came to see which players would be selected to the team. Ed was confident that this year he would be chosen one of the All Stars. He had waited a long time for this special moment. A very special surprise awaits him if...