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This story is based on the experiences of Amok, a Christian man of Papua, New Guinea, who dared to challenge the traditions of the yam cult. Tribal custom was to pray the spirits to bless the yam crop when it was planted. Kieri’s father prayed to God to bless his yams. The village headmen told him the spirits would destroy their crop and even arranged to have it done. In the end, the Christian’s yams yielded well. 67 pages; paper.
A story about the Underground Railroad that helped many runaway slaves to freedom in the mid-1800s. The Quaker home in the story was one of the stations along the way. Here these unfortunate folk were fed, clothed, and hidden from their pursuers. Often under cover of darkness, they were taken to the next station and eventually to safety and freedom. 116 pages; paper.
Boxed set of nine Laura Ingalls Wilder books for one price. The books included are Little House in the Big Woods, Farmer Boy, Little House on the Prairie, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, and The First Four Years. Includes an open front box for the set.
Thornton Burgess series — Thornton Burgess’s delightful children’s stories, written in the early 1900s. The 32 titles available are: The Adventures of Billy Mink, Blacky the Crow, Bob White, Bobby Raccoon, Bowser the Hound, Buster Bear, Buster Bear’s Twins, Chatterer the Red Squirrel, Danny Meadow Mouse, Grandfather Frog, Happy Jack, Jerry Muskrat, Jimmy Skunk, Johnny Chuck, Lightfoot the Deer, Mr. Mocker, Mother West Wind’s Neighbors, Mrs. Peter Rabbit, Old Granny Fox, Old Man Coyote, Old Mother West Wind, Old Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends, Old Mr. Buzzard, Old Mr. Toad, Paddy the Beaver, Peter Cottontail, Poor Mrs. Quack, Prickly Porky, Reddy Fox, Sammy Jay, Unc’ Billy Possum, and Whitefoot the Wood Mouse. These books are good reading for children—adults will also enjoy them! 75-90 pages; paper; Dover Publications.
The Brady Street Boys, book #7. The boys and Uncle Aaron are exhausted from traveling around the country in a fruitless search for a missing surgeon. But they are barely home before they discover their mom is caring for an abandoned baby and she needs them to manage the community garden! More things go wrong, and it is getting hard to follow Dad’s advice to focus on faith. Ages 9-15. 193 pages; paperback
The Brady Street Boys, book #2. Gary is on high alert! He read in the local newspaper of a thief. As the Brady boys travel to Chicago by train, they grow suspicious that one of the passengers is hiding something. 220 pages; paperback.
Pleasant Valley Farm series. These books will delight young children. They each tell the story of a special barnyard animal in a warm and personable way. The colorful illustrations by Nadia Gura help tell the story. The books are hardcover with quality binding and paper. What is sleek, shy and black, and loves to hunt in the dark barn? Shadow the barn cat! And she needs a place that is snug and safe and dark and quiet to hide a secret. What is it? 44 pages; hardcover.
Granite, a Siberian husky puppy, is all alone in the Alaskan forest after escaping from his kennel. Each moment of his life is threatened until Snowdrift, a great white wolf, welcomes him into a wolf pack. But Granite must earn his place among the wolf tribe by facing vicious attacks from the other wolves, the human wolf hunters, and the constant challenges of the frozen forest. 160 pages; paperback.
Book 2 in the Tales From Maple Ridge series. The schoolchildren of Maple Ridge are trying to raise money to repair the schoolhouse. Logan doesn’t have the money, but he has a broken wheel and a Fix-It shop. He can fix the wheel, but can he sell it? Read this book to see how Logan’s story resulted in a lot of people showing up to fix the school. 121 pages; paperback; Little Simon. Proofreader’s note: There are two instances of inappropriate language; see pp. 59 & 120.
Theodore, poor, ragged, and homeless, sits on the curbstone dejectedly. It seems nobody cares about him. At that moment, a voice above him asks, “Well, my boy, aren’t you coming into church?” It is the voice of the bishop, who influences the boy deeply. Theo’s generosity is shown in carrying bread, soup, or bright flowers into the poor tenement houses. A true story of the 1800s that you will enjoy reading again and again. 192 pages; paper.
