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A Penny Parcel
Ashley knows only the orphanage until she is sent to live temporarily with a family. Other people don’t know that the father drinks and beats the children, but it leaves physical and emotional scars. Back at the orphanage, Ashley keeps the scars as hidden as possible. Then she is sent to live with a family wanting to adopt her, and the stage is set for major battles. 388 pages; paperback.
A Place for Peter
This is a sequel to Mountain Born. Peter, a teenager now, struggles to earn his father’s trust as he handles the sugaring up in the sugar bush. He throws himself into the work of the farm and grows in strength and into his father’s trust. Then, he faces the rattlesnakes on the hill. 176 pages; paper.
A Place for Ruth
The true life story of Ruth, a German Mennonite girl raised in Nazi Germany. Ruth and her siblings and mother are refugees in Denmark and her father is a prisoner of war. Once reunited, they are destitute and dependent on charity from America. 204 pages; paperback.
A Question of Yams
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 Reason to Hope
What will sustain Mira Kalinowski and her family when they return to find their former home reduced to a pile of bricks during World War II? The emotional scars of war permanently mark this Polish family. As a young adult, Mira realizes her need for purpose in life. Can the Catholic Church provide answers? 252 pages; paper.
A Resident Alien in Search of a Home
This is Maxeau’s story—his childhood in Haiti, coming to New York City, a near-death encounter with organized crime in Miami, drift ing in Las Vegas, and finally back to New York City where he found the church and was baptized upon the confession of his faith. This is not an average book! An excellent gift for any youth or adult. 319 pages; paperback.
A Service of Love
A collection of short stories by young men who, for conscience sake, chose alternative service instead of joining the military. Copies of letters sent by family and official documents are included. Valuable history of military exemptions and the 1-W program are also part of this book. 294 pages; paperback.
A Single Page
Andrew is excited when Grandfather asks him to accompany him to the Ephrata Cloister. He will finally get to see the printing press and the big martyr book he has heard so much about. Follow Andrew’s adventurous trip and learn how the gift of a single page from the book changes the way he responds to those who mistreat him. 59 pages; hardcover.
A Small Price to Pay
Living in the Soviet Union during World War II, young Mikhail Khorev saw much suffering and death. Often homeless and near starvation, he struggled to believe in God’s love. An inspirational story of how Mikhail grows to believe in a loving God, finding the grace to suffer any trial in His name. 251 pages; paper.
A Smoother Journey
This book is about keeping our relationships with others out of the valleys and on the mountaintops. Here is practical and profound advice, based on the Bible, for a smoother trip through life. Topics include: priorities, love and hatred, forgiveness, harmony in the workplace, authority, and friends. 184 pages; paperback.
A Song for the King
Amish Frontier Series book 3. Thirteen-year-old Lydia Yoder feels homeless. Poor farming conditions mean yet another change! The Yoder family spends a summer working for produce farmers at Ordway, Colorado. Then they move on to Montana to a recently established Amish community where they learn some colorful and important life lessons. 196 pages; paperback.
A Song in Exile
Hasson and Minara are Rohingya, living in Myanmar, happy to live at peace and farm the land. But Rohingya are no longer welcome in their native country. The military attacks their village. They flee in terror, but some are killed or injured. The ones that are left make their way to neighboring Bangladesh, where they join thousands of other refugees in a filthy camp. Will the sorrows never end? But in the midst of great suffering, the light of the Gospel shines into their troubled hearts. 256 pages; paperback.
A Storm Too Soon
In May of 2007, three veteran sailors set out on an voyage from Florida to France. But the trip soon turns into a nightmare when their sailboat is caught in the throes of a mighty storm. This is the story of their desperate struggle to survive in a small life raft battered by eighty-foot waves, and the story of the brave coast guardsmen who risked their own lives to save the stranded sailors. 220 pages; paperback.