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Name of Book:  Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society Author:  Adeline Yen Mah Illustrator:  Cover art by Kim McGillivray, Interior illustrations by Fred van Deelan Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers ISBN:  978-1439597552 Audience:  Ages 10 and up Summary:  Ye Xian

We were contacted recently with a request for books that might help congregations with conversations around current events in Ferguson, New York, and other places where the justice system is affected by prejudice. We thought this was an interesting suggestion, and began thinking

During this season of Advent, as we prepare for the celebration of God’s gift of love to our world, we wanted to share our own gifts with you, our faithful readers.  Several of our regular writers were asked to share either one of their favorite Christmas books, or just a

Title: The Carrot Seed Author:  Ruth Krauss Illustrator:  Crockett Johnson Publisher:  HarperCollins Publication Date:  Reprint, December 2004 (60th Anniversary Edition) ISBN:  9780064432108 Audience:  Ages 4 – 8 Summary: A young boy plants a carrot seed, marks the place,

Title:  The Giver Author:  Lois Lowry Illustrator:  None Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publication Date:  Reissue September 2012 ISBN:  978-0547995663 Audience:  Ages 10 and up The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Award winner, has sold over eight million copies

Name of Book:  Parables: Stories Jesus Told Author:  Mary Hoffman Illustrator:  Jackie Morris Publisher:  Phyllis Fogelman Books ISBN:  0803725604 Audience:  Age 4 and up Summary:  This is an illustrated collection of eight of Jesus’ parables: The House on the Rocks, The Good

Name of Book: Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: Groundwood Books ISBN: 9780888998859 Audience: Ages 9 – 12 Summary: Fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is abducted from his home by bandits and rescued by Mei Lin who is a member of the Taiping, a

Name of Book:  Imagine a Place Author:  Sarah L. Thomson Illustrator:  Rob Gonsalves Publisher:  Atheneum Books for Young Readers Audience:  Ages 10-13 Summary:  This story is a series of different illustrations that are meant to represent pictures of places and times that a