Books for Young Teens

Steve the storyteller, who dunked his Naaman bear in the sink and flooded the bathroom; Jeff the hunter, who slept all night beside his trap because he expected God to send rabbits; Dennis the chef, who decided that beef bouillon must be chocolate; Merrick the bike rider, who rode into a serviceman while looking back at his dog—children will enjoy these real-life stories about boys from a seasoned storyteller.?...

As a young Mennonite woman, Annie Funk had a strong desire to serve God wherever He would call her. This illustrated children's book tells the story of her life and the many ways she served God during her short life. She was one of the first Mennonite women to serve as a missionary in India, and was homebound on the Titanic. Read her amazing story and see how Annie Funk is a role model of Christian service and...

Eastward Trails Trilogy The old wooden bucket had drawn water from many of Europe’s rivers: the Rhine, the Inn, the Danube, the Vistula. Belongings had hastily been stuffed into the bucket as its owners were forced to flee from one country to the next. Time and again, Eva’s milk pail was used for baptism. In 16th-Century Europe, baptism was a dangerous activity. In this second book of the Eastward Trails...

Deputies ran from house to house, shouting to the people. "Y'all need to evacuate!" One yelled to a child. "Where's your mom and dad?" The child pointed. The deputy looked in that direction and they ran off together, the child and the deputy suddenly united by the adrenaline of escape. Down the road there were hurried fists on front doors. No polite pauses between knocks-these were desperate pounding crashes on top...

In this tender and deeply personal story of dashed hopes and broken dreams, Jenny shares in vivid detail her struggle to accept the journey God chose for her-a journey of faith through which she reluctantly embraced the lessons God had set before her, surrendering to His will and choosing to walk with Him, step by aching step, into the unknown. Through brokenness, she gained peace, comfort, even joy-and a far deeper...