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Stories to Appreciate
This book of fifteen story selections is choice reading! These stories have been specifically selected to help students of literature appreciate a story. Selections include “Half a Gift,” “The Bear That Thought He Was a Dog,” “The Stolen Money,” and “The Young Ravens That Call Upon Him.” 202 pages; paper.
Stories Worth Rereading
These 73 stories have good lessons and character-building themes for children and youth. There are stories relating incidents in history, missionary efforts, and home and school experiences. These stories will inspire, instruct, and entertain the readers. 328 pages; paper.
Storm Song
As World War II rages on, 1943 is a difficult year for the Yoder family. How should Elam, a conscientious objector, act when he boards a train full of sneering soldiers? Why does Father end up in prison? Thankfully, all things are in God’s power. Book seven in the Amish Frontier Series. 164 pages; paperback.
Striped Coat – The Skunk
Is any creature of the wood more interesting, more humorous, and yet more misunderstood than the skunk? He is a clean, beautiful member of the weasel family. This is the story of an unusual skunk, peculiarly marked, which made its presence felt by helping its human protectors. 152 pages; paperback.
Study Skills
Study Skills is a resource designed to show students better and easier ways to study. The book resolves many questions one might have while studying: Where do you start? How do you know what will be on the test? How much is enough? It uses engaging student exercises, as well as interesting reading to help students become more aware of what they are studying. 79 pages; coilbound.
Suitcases, Schools, and Survival
Join the impulsive and adventurous Stacy once again in this sequel to The Girl with Nine Lives. Stacy is an eighteen-year-old heading off to teach in small, private Christian schools. Her imagination creates many interesting moments with students in and out of the classroom as she teaches academics and shares her love for God. This story includes adventurous times in New Zealand and England. 245 pages; paperback.
Survival: Avalanche!
“Avalanche!” shouted Alex. “Run!” But Alex and his friends couldn’t run. The swift and powerful flood of snow knocked them off their feet and covered them up. A perfect day to build an amazing snow fort turns into a nightmare. Will they survive? This book teaches important tactics for surviving an avalanche, as well as some ways to handle bullying. 107 pages; paperback; Scholastic.
Swift Arrow
George Boylan, a young pioneer boy in the 1700s, is captured by native Americans and raised as the son of a mighty chief. He spends his time learning the ways of his captors and yearning for the day that he might find a way to return to his loving family. This is the true account of his life with the tribe, his eventual escape, and his journey back home. 129 pages; paper; TEACH Services, Inc.
Swindler’s Treasure
Freedom Seekers series, book 4. “Sometimes there’s a cost for doing the right thing,” says Captain Norstad after standing up to a swindler. But the cost is high – the possible loss of the Christina steamboat! Will he and the other Freedom Seekers recover the stolen money before a double payment is due? In The Swindler’s Treasure the author brings into the story the thoughts of historic Illinois residents who give their reasons for being active participants in the Underground Railroad. 247 pages; paperback.
Swiss Holiday
Michael and Meredith Lamb, who live in England, are delighted when their adventurous Uncle Tony invites them to accompany him on a trip to the Swiss Alps. In Switzerland they meet warm-hearted people, explore the countryside, and best of all, make friends with Fritz, who teaches them the art of mountain climbing. 154 pages; paper.
Switherby Pilgrims
In 1825, concerned for the future of her ten orphan charges in the grim factory towns of their native England, Miss Arabella Braithewaite, known to the children as Missabella, decides to take a land grant in Australia and makes the long, daunting journey with her wards to the austere bush country of New South Wales. Ages 9-12. Paperback; 195 pages.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall
Tabitha, motherless and mostly ignored by her father, is constantly getting into scrapes. She starts school at Ivy Hall, but before her first term is over, her father gets hurt. As she nurses him back to health, his heart softens and a joyful time follows as he becomes the father he never was. This is a reprint. Ages 9-14; 198 pages; paperback.
Tabitha’s Glory
Opening day at Ivy Hall is a great bustle of excitement and greeting old friends. But who is that lame, red-haired girl dressed in rags? Glory has a rough time at the school, and everyone else does too until Tabitha begins to show compassion. Other girls follow suit, and another delightful, exciting year unfolds. This reprint is a sequel to “Tabitha at Ivy Hall.” Ages 9-14; 192 pages; paperback.
Tangled Waters
Tangled Waters tells the story of an Indian girl, brought up with the traditional background, and exposed, through an accident, to a white civilization. She returns home, determined to merge the two. This story paints a colorful picture of traditional Navajo life and American culture amid the conflicts between the old and new. 212 pages; paperback