16 Minutes Later
This compilation of sixty-five stories and articles can be read to children, incorporated into family worship and school devotions, or read for personal inspiration. A number of essays offer plain-spoken teaching on moral purity and should be read with discretion. 219 pages. Paperback.
A Place for Ruth
This book tells the true life story of Ruth, a German Mennonite girl raised in Nazi Germany. Toward the end of World War II, Ruth and her siblings and mother were refugees in Denmark, while her father was a prisoner of war. Later the family was reunited, but destitute and dependent on MCC care packages from America. Read this book to see God’s work in her heart and how she eventually found a home in America. Paperback, 204 pages.
Bound by Ice
In the last half of the 19th century, “Arctic fever” gripped the American public. This book tells the story of the expedition led by George Washington De Long aboard the USS Jeannette. They left San Francisco in the summer of 1879. In mid-September, the ship became locked in ice and drifted for almost two years. Eventually, the ship was crushed by ice and sank. The men escaped the ship, heading for civilization in extreme conditions. Read this riveting, true-life adventure! 191 pages; paperback.
Proofreaders’ note: For school library use, you will need to decide how to handle some sensitive terms used on pp. 32 and 62.
Choices, Changes, and Challenges
Stephanie Kauffman’s fourth installment in her series of memoirs continues telling about her true-life adventures as a single school teacher working in various small Christian schools around the world. Set in the 1990s, the story takes readers to various locales in Canada, the United States, Belize, Haiti, and New Zealand. Each new destination presents its share of challenges and anxieties, all of which serve to fortify Stacy’s faith and draw her closer to God. 209 pages; paperback.
Christian Art Gifts KJV Compact Bible – Aqua Imitation Leather
A compact Bible featuring an aqua imitation leather cover and gold page gilding. Embossed designs on front and spine, as well as “Holy Bible” imprinted in gold. Words of Christ in red, ribbon marker, maps, limited concordance. No references. 10 point type. Page size is 6 1/4 x 4 1/4; thickness is 1 3/8 inches.