Literature and Books

A Gospel Primer for Christians     by Milton Vincent A Gospel Primer by Milton Vincent (Focus Publishing) is one of the best...

In this second Jack and Jenny Mystery, the Carltons head to Hong Kong on another family business trip. The four children soon find themselves captives on the Twin Dragon at the mercy of dangerous criminals who pulled off the ingenious armored-car robbery.

Long Way to a New Land is an "I Can Read" book (level 3) for grades 2-4. It follows the story of a young Swedish boy and his family as the emigrate from Sweden during a time of starvation. The book depicts what it would have been like to leave behind everything you know and love, to travel in unsanitary, cramped conditions on a ship, and to arrive in a land where you don't even know the language. This book would make an excellent addition to any study of immigration and American history. Set in the post-Civil War era.

In Love's Abing Joy, the 4th book, Clark travels west to visit Missie. He faces unthinkable tragedy while their. How will the family ever cope? Only through God's grace!

In the second book, Love's Enduring Promise,  Clark and Marty's family continues to grow. More tragedy is introduced. Their children are growing up and finding relationships of their own. A beautiful story of love and acceptance - and God's mercy and grace.

In this third book, Love's Long Journey, Clark and Marty's oldest daughter is now married and heads off across the prairie to start their own ranch. The trip is much more difficult than Missie ever dreamed - the rain, the mud, the impassable rivers, extreme poverty and even death. Will their love for each other and faith in God survive the bewildering surprise at journey's end?

The Washburn families have been coming to the same cabins, on the same lake, catching the same fish, for about as long as Andy can remember. And, he's sick of it. This summer would be different he decided. Only he never imagined how different. In the end, Andy learns the concepts of family tradition and the importance of justice. 

Peter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better. What he wanted most was to bring his beloved country into the modem world. He traveled to the West to learn European ways -- the first tsar ever to leave Russia -- disguised as a common soldier.