New READs
Broken Promises
By Melody Carlson A school play sounds like fun…for some. As she settles into life in the middle school of her new hometown, Zoey agrees to audition for the school play to encourage Louisa. Isn’t that what a BFF does? But she’s none too sure it’ll actually be...
Wings Like a Dove
Can the invisible walls that separate people ever come down? In 1933, Anna Leibowicz is convinced that the American dream that brought her Jewish family here from Poland is nothing but an illusion. Her father has vanished. Her dreams of college can’t make it past the...
Heart of a Royal
By Hannah Currie Brought to the palace as a newborn, the royal life bestowed upon Mackenna Sparrow was never meant to last forever. With Princess Alina engaged to be married, Mackenna’s presence as companion is no longer required and, like it or not, she must...
Surf Smugglers
The Legacy of Sunset Cove Book 3 By Melody Carlson In the summer of 1917, US troops join the allied forces in the Great War. Back in Sunset Cove, Oregon, other battles wage. Anna McDowell continues to fight old fashioned stereotypes as she runs a newspaper committed...
Odd Girl Out
Odd Girl Out By Melody Carlson Zoey s school year is beginning...without her new BFF. Louisa is out with a bad case of the flu, and that leaves Zoey to fend for herself in the first days of middle school. She thinks maybe it won t be so bad when she strikes up a...
Gators, Guts, & Glory: Adventures Along the Florida Trail
Gators, Guts, & Glory: Adventures Along the Florida Trail By Lauralee Bliss Wander on the wild and humorous side of adventure with long distance hiker Lauralee Bliss (trail name Blissful), hiking the 1,100-mile Florida Trail from Big Cypress National...
Benjy and the Belsnickel
Study Guide This study guide is designed to provide help in using the book, Benjy and the Belsnickel, as an aid in education. It contains 14 lesson plans, one for each chapter of the book. The answers for the questions in this book can either be written directly into...
The Familiar Stranger
The Familiar Stranger by Christina Tarabochia A fresh start or a double-cross? Why is he so cold and distant? Denise wonders as Craig demeans her yet again. Is it his job? The family? Or is it me? Though she's poured her heart into her marriage, years of enduring his...
Meet the Misfits
Meet the Misfits Zoey's pretty sure her life is over when her wannaba-rockstar mother uproots her from from their home in Seattle and deposits her in Nowheresville, Oregon to live with her whackadoodle grandparents. Things start to look up, though, when she reconnects...
Shine the Light
Shine the Light by April McGowan Shannon is out to save the world one caring act at a time. She's stood by her best friend, Amber, through their whole lives especially when Amber lost her sight. She has an active outreach ministry to the homeless and...
When God Made Color
When God Made Color By Sheri Carmon God doesn't have a favorite color...God made fish, bugs, birds, and kids in many different shades. All colors of kids are wonderful, and youare one of Hisfantastic colorful children! In the picture...
Riptide Rumors
Riptide Rumors The Legacy of Sunset Cove Series – Book 2 by Melody Carlson If the Tide Doesn’t Change, Who Will Pay the Price? As autumn of 1916 descends upon the once-peaceful town of Sunset Cove, Anna McDowell has great hopes that the excitement of the summer...
Weddings, Willows, and Revised Expectations
Weddings, Willows, and Revised Expectations Seventeen years after being orphaned, Apryl Burns and her twin sister Courtney have their own expectations for life. While Courtney continues to shine at everything, Apryl holds fast to the mantra that as long as her potato...
Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree
Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree Written by Angela HendersonIllustrated by Rachael Koppendrayer Isaac loves the sugar maple in his yard, and he can’t help but feel bad for it when its branches are winter-bare. He decides to give it a gift…and is surprised when the tree returns...
