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The Perils of Love (Left Behind: The Kids #38)
by Jerry B. Jenkins Tim Lahaye Chris FabryBook 38. Judd and his friends face a new threat from the Global Community. Will God help them escape? Will they reach more people with their message? As a few members of the Young Tribulation Force move to Petra, deadly news reaches them about a beloved friend. While Lionel adjusts to a new assignment, Judd and Vicki must make decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. Join the Young Tribulation Force as they face the final clays before the battle of Armageddon.
The Showdown (Left Behind: The Kids #13)
by Chris Fabry Tim Lahaye Jerry B. JenkinsAs the great wrath of the Lamb earthquake ends. Victims throughout the world struggle to find family and friends. The Young Trib Force is no exception. Ryan has disappeared. Judd risks his life with a dangerous motorcycle jump. And through a series of strange events, Lionel finds himself in the mind numbing clutches of the Global Community. Will he figure out his true identity and locate his friends? Will Ryan survive the deadly earthquake? Join Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan as they try to find each other and fight against the enemy of their souls.
Uplink from the Underground (Left Behind: The Kids #24)
by Chris Fabry Jerry B. Jenkins Tim LahayeA daring plan by the kids at the schoolhouse may cost them everything and put a friend in great danger. Will they continue their bold scheme? In Israel, Judd must try to stop an assassination attempt while Lionel and Sam spread the word about the start of secret meetings. Will the Young Trib Force stay together as the latest judgment takes its toll? Follow the kids in their brave attempts to show others the truth before it's too late.
Wildfire! (Left Behind: The Kids #27)
by Jerry B. Jenkins Tim Lahaye Chris FabryRunning for their lives in Wisconsin the kids search for a place to hide as Vicki and Darrion become trapped. In Illinois, Morale Monitor Natalie Bishop tries desperately to rescue believers behind bars. In New Babylon, Judd and Lionel have a ringside seat to watch one of the most terrifying events of the Tribulation. Will singer Z-Van see the truth or be swept away by the lies of the Antichrist? Join the Young Trib Force as they witness history and seek safety from the dangers of the Global Community.
Destination Unknown (Remnants Series #2)
by K. A. ApplegateThe end of the world has come . . . and gone. When the world needed, there was the Eighty. Eighty people given the chance for survival. Given the chance to find a new place to live. Somewhere to start over after an asteroid had destroyed the entire human race. And now, after a five-hundred-year "nap," the Eighty have landed. But something about this new place isn't quite right. Not right at all. Jobs, 2Face, Mo'Steel, and the others don't know if they're on another planet, if they're dreaming, or if they're really still alive. And if they are, can they survive on this strange, new world?
The Story of the Other Wise Man
by Henry Van DykeIn this warm, inspirational story, first published in 1895, Artaban, the Fourth Wise Man, does not reach Bethlehem in time to see the Savior and present his gifts, because his journey is delayed by his compassionate response to the needs of fellow human beings he meets along his way.
Something Borrowed, Something Blue (Beany Malone Series, #13)
by Lenora Mattingly WeberBeany Malone has always dreamed of a big wedding but is ready to settle for a smaller one with Carl. Then her stepgrandmother, a wedding planner, offers Beany the wedding of her dreams as a gift. Beany is thrilled, but neither Carl nor the Malones seem happy, and as the day approaches Beany starts to realize that the dream wedding could be a disaster to her friends and family. Meantime, Mary Fred's old flame Ander comes back to town, but it's harder for them to rediscover each other than Mary Fred had hoped. Wi8ll they rekindle their romance? Miggs Carmody also comes home. What will Johnny do about it? Will Beany and Carl have a beautiful wedding day or will they lose their happiness? These questions are answered in this episode.
Them (Remnants Series #3)
by K. A. ApplegateThe end of the world has come . . . and gone. The world we know as Earth is dead. Jobs, 2Face, Mo'Steel, and the other survivors had hoped to find a place capable of sustaining human life. A place where they might start over. A place they could call home. But the land they found is not actually a planet at all. It's a ship. A ship capable of replicating both human life and existence-but not to a believable extent. The survivors of the Mayflower Project have begun to believe that who or whatever created the place is playing games with them. Deadly games. And the difference between winning and losing could mean the difference between life . . . and death.
Black-eyed Suzie
by Susan ShawGrade 6-9-Twelve-year-old Suzie has completely lost touch with reality. She is unable to eat, talk, sleep, or walk and sits in a cramped fetal position and cries. Her mother is infuriated by this "stage" she's in; her father is concerned but distant. It is only when Suzie's uncle forces the family to acknowledge that something is wrong and she is hospitalized that the child can begin to heal. The book is narrated by the inner voice of a character who can't speak because she simply "doesn't have any words," and she is the only character who is fully developed. Details of the abuse that caused Suzie's breakdown slowly emerge, but when the girl is confronted with the danger her older sister is in, she heroically responds. Once the truth is revealed, Suzie's recovery is unrealistically quick, but this is a riveting story that could well serve to help other children deal with a difficult family situation.
Gidget
by Frederick KohnerStaying with her parents in Malibu one summer, fifteen-year-old F ranzie is at the beach when she sees some surfers and is soon fascinated by the sport and the young men who devote themselves to it. The only girl among this group of guys, she soon gains the nickname Gidget because she is part girl, part midget according to the surfers. The men are reluctant to put up with her but change their minds when the oldest, a beach bum named Cass or the Big Kahuna, kindly accepts her. Meantime, Gidget finds herself falling in love with Geoff, also known as Moondoggie, but it isn't easy to win the nineteen-year-old boy's heart. This story about a girl growing up in the 'fifties is still a book teens can enjoy.
Detour for Emmy (True-to-Life Series from Hamilton High)
by Marilyn ReynoldsEmmy, who once had a bright future, struggles with being a teen mother without support from her boyfriend or family.
The Kootenay Kidnapper (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #5)
by Eric WilsonOnly groans and creaks sounded from the old building as it waited for Tom Austen to discover its secret. With a rapidly-beating heart, he approached the staircase... Juvenile mystery/thriller set in the mountains of British Columbia.
Escape to Masada (Left Behind: The Kids #31)
by Jerry B. Jenkins Tim Lahaye Chris FabryIsraelis and Christ followers rush from Jerusalem. Will Global Community troops attack? Judd and Lionel scamper for safety with the hopes of heading home soon. Vicki and her friends try to rescue a Morale Monitor from the GC. A harrowing chase leads them into dangerous territory. In Wisconsin, the kids monitor changing world events and notice an outbreak of a strange sickness among those who have taken Nicolae Carpathia's mark. Join the Young Tribulation Force as they continue their search for more people who need to hear the truth.
The Rise of False Messiahs (Left Behind: The Kids #35)
by Jerry B. Jenkins Tim Lahaye Chris FabryBook 35. As the world spins out of control, the Global Community goes on the attack. Bounty hunters looking for easy money capture Judd and Lionel in South Carolina. Will they escape or face the blade? In Petra, Sam Goldberg and Mr. Stein come up with a daring rescue plan. Their travels will allow them to witness a gruesome display of evil and a miracle of God. Vicki Byrne prays for Judd and Lionel and tries to help her pregnant friend Cheryl Tifanne. When the girl becomes ill, Vicki wonders if her baby will survive. Join the Young Tribulation Force as they battle the most evil forces the planet has ever seen.
The Ocean Within
by V. M. CaldwellCaldwell's first novel, told from the perspective of 11-year-old Elizabeth Lawson, offers an insightful yet somewhat limited view of a reticent foster child. Recently adopted, Elizabeth is overwhelmed when she, her three new siblings and a mass of Sheridan cousins gather for an annual month-long visit at Grandmother Sheridan's house by the sea. Elizabeth feels like an outsider and, though quietly cooperative during the reunion, she refuses to participate in family rituals and games. Her favorite times are spent by herself at the ocean, perched on a rock while the others swim and play on the beach. Most of the Sheridans are frustrated by Elizabeth's seeming indifference, but perceptive, firm Grandmother (whom Elizabeth secretly calls "Iron Woman") and youngest cousin Petey never give up trying to draw her out of her shell. At first, readers may, like Elizabeth, find it difficult to differentiate individual personalities from among the crowd of happy, bubbly Sheridan children; but as the story progresses, the characters' distinguishing traits become visible. Still, the occasionally overwritten narrative (e.g., when Elizabeth offers to help Petey with his homework, "Hope warred against disbelief in his eyes. Hope won, and he nodded") leaves many questions unanswered concerning the protagonist herself. Little information is given about her past, nor is much evidence offered as to why her new parents are so eager to adopt her. Yet her discomfort and yearning to belong somewhere will be strongly felt. If Elizabeth's motivations and history are muddy, her emotions are crystal clear. Ages 8-13.
Nowhere Land (Remnants Series #4)
by K. A. ApplegateThe end of the world has come . . . and gone. Jobs, Mo'Steel, 2Face, and a handful of others are the last of the human race. They are all that remain of what we knew as the planet Earth. And they've traveled millions of miles and five hundred years to find a place to begin again. But the ship that now sustains them nearly destroys the survivors. Its computer feeds them images that are incredibly beautiful, intensely horrifying, and very, very dangerous. In order to stay alive, the Remnants have to find a way to work together in an environment that wants to tear them apart. And so far the environment-this strange new place they have to call home-is winning. . . .
Leashed Lightning
by Jo SykesWhen his prizewinning dog is killed, a fifteen-year-old boy, whose whole world revolves around dogs and their training, becomes attached to a German shepherd but has to overcome many obstacles before he is allowed to keep her.
Don't Get Caught In The Girls' Locker Room
by Todd StrasserLIP LOCKERS! WILSON: invents stuff - and trouble DUSTY: can talk his way out of anything KYLE: the nice guy no one ever suspects Together they bend every rule in school but they never get caught! There's a rumor that the girls keep a Kissing Book in their locker room. The girls write about guys in it. How they kiss and stuff. Kyle and his friends find out that the girls have trash-talked them in the book. So they decide to steal it...
The Unseen Part 3: Blood Brothers
by Richie Tankersley CusikDanger Lucy tried to pull free. No more visions! Make them stop! But the stranger's hand squeezed tighter, sending a chaos of sensations to her very core. Burning like the moon, red just like the moon, burning eyes, burning lips, burning souls "Is he?" she heard him ask again. "Is Byron dead?" Lucy felt the walls sway around her, the stones shift beneath her feet. For one brief second the young man's eyes actually seemed to change color, black and amber fusing together in a liquid, luminous glow--yet she convinced herself it was only a trick of her own unshed tears. She tried to answer him--wanted to answer him--but her thoughts were all muddled, and she was so hot, and he was holding her so tight . . . so tight . . . "Yes." Don't make me say it--I can't bear to say it! "Yes! He's dead!" "You're sure?" Memories stabbed through her head, pierced through her heart. "If you were really his brother, you wouldn't be asking me these questions! If you were really his brother, you'd already know--"
Ready or Not (Morgan Connor Stories, #1)
by Mary StolzMorgan, Julie, and Ned Connor and their father Dan live in New York City. A poor family, they constantly have to move from one building to another to make ends meet. Morgan, the oldest at sixteen, cares for the rest of the family, escaping sometimes from her many responsibilities by daydreaming of a mysterious boy she might meet one day. When the family moves this time, however, Morgan meets a young man, Tom Miller, not realizing that she will fall in love with him. This novel follows the slow groth of Morgan and Tom's friendship and also looks at the two younger children, Ned and Julie, and at Dan's hard and frustrating life. He is an intelligent and poetically inclined man who works in a subway station. Written in the 1950's, this story is somewhat grittier and less lighthearted than many others of its day, but it also has hope and some optimism. A second book, The Day and the Way We Met, follows this one.
An Angel Grows Up
by Tere RiosGrowing up in a New York convent school troubled young Blanca Maria gains wisdom and confidence
Charles In Charge
by Elizabeth Faucher(From The Back Cover) Getting good grades, being best friends with wild and crazy Buddy Lembeck, dating gorgeous Gwendolyn Pierce, and taking care of three off-the-wall kids makes life pretty rough-unless you're Charles. He's in charge of it all.
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
by Russell Freedman<P>On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a bus and give up her seat to a white man. Her quiet refusal to surrender her dignity sparked the Montgomery bus boycott, which eventually ended segregation on buses. But the boycott did not start or end there, and here Newbery Medalist Russell Freedman breathes life into all the key personalities and events that contributed to the yearlong struggle, a major victory in the civil rights movement. <P>[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 6-8 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Questions Young People Ask, Answers That Work: Volume 1
by Watch Tower Bible Tract Society of PennsylvaniaThis book explores many of the problems that face teenagers and their respective families today. It is documented with excerpts from psychologists and more importantly shows the practicality of following the instructions given by the Creator of mankind himself. It is not as restrictive as many would have us believe.
Multiple Choice
by Janet TashjianOn the surface, Monica's life seems normal. She hangs out with her best friend, worries about tests and homework, argues with her siblings, and has a regular babysitting job that she loves. But she has a secret. Moneca suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). She tries to escape the rules of her life by creating a destructive game called multiple choice. It starts off harmless enough, but eventually it begins to hurt people she cares about. Can Monica stop this game and get the help she needs?