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Little Prairie Girl
Book 1 of Little Prairie Girl Series. This is the true story of Clara, a little girl growing up in a Russian Mennonite family on the Manitoba prairie. Her parents had come over from Russia before Clara was born. Read of a little girl’s faith growing in response to challenges big and small. A recipe for traditional Russian Mennonite food follows each chapter. 115 pages; paper.
Little Prairie Girl Growing Up
Book 2 of Little Prairie Girl Series. This book continues the true story of Clara Durksen. Almost a teenager now, Clara wonders about her future. Life has so many problems! How will they make a living? If they move, where to? Will she find a friend at the new school? But Father has an unshakeable faith no matter what. And Clara is slowly learning about God’s care for her. A recipe for traditional Russian Mennonite food follows each chapter. 115 pages; paper.
Little Tramp
Book 14. This story is about a little dog is told from his point of view. His owner is a mean man living on a houseboat. But Binky runs away and suffers through the cold with little food. Then Betty finds him, and he is warm and well-fed. But “Oh no!” there comes the old owner! What will happen? Preschool to age 9; 48 pages; paper.
Lively Stones
This little volume is a scrapbook of excerpts from historical writings of the Mennonites, from the Martyrs Mirror through the time of immigration to America. In the back is some family history of the David C Koehn and the Andrew Koehn families. Collected over many years by Merle Koehn, the purpose is to give posterity a glimpse into the history of the forefathers and the challenging times they lived through. 107 pages; coil-bound; paperback.
Living a Practical Christian Life
A Bible study lesson taken from the Epistles of Peter. This is part of a series of single-lesson Bible studies for youth and adults for pick-and-choose, covering a variety of topics. This lesson will be sent in PDF form via email after purchase. Copies may be made for all of the class or congregation.
Living in the World
The author, Ronald C. Jantz, is Librarian Emeritus at Rutger’s University with family ties to the Holdeman Mennonite group. Part 1 of this book reviews the Anabaptist faith since the sixteenth century. Part 2 focuses on the Holdeman Mennonite faith among Anabaptist churches and offers a frank assessment of the challenges facing the church in modern times. This book is a well-written historical account of the Holdeman faith and culture as it relates to the preservation of key Anabaptist doctrines. 196 pages; paperback.
Looking for Home (Beyond the Orphan Train Book 1)
Beyond the Orphan Train Series, book 1. With their mama dead and their papa gone, there is no way the nine Cooper children can keep their family together. The four young ones must go to an orphanage. Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle in at the Briarlane Children’s Home where there’s plenty to eat, plenty of work, and, it seems to Ethan, plenty of talk about a God who cares about every detail of their lives. Whatever the threat, Ethan is ready to do battle to protect his family. Ages 9-14; 175 pages; paper.
Lost Gip
Little Gipsy is Sandy’s adored baby sister. Left to themselves, Sandy and Gip become inseparable, until the day little Gip is lost. Sandy’s searches all over London are fruitless. He meets lame Johnny Shafto, who befriends him, gives him a home, and helps him search for his sister. Will they ever find lost Gip? 121 pages; paper.
Lost in the Barrens
Farley Mowat. When Awasin and Jamie’s canoe is destroyed by the rapids, they must face the wilderness with no food and no hope of rescue. To survive, they build an igloo, battle a grizzly bear, track several wolves, and slaughter caribou for food and clothing. The two lost huskies they tame bring companionship and possibly a way home from their dangerous adventure. 192 pages; paperback; Bantam Books.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
By Donn Fendler as told to Jospeh B. Egan; middle-grade. When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine’s highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn’t count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn’t count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn’t count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness. A true story. HarperCollins; paperback98 pages.