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Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming; it was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza - as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play - waiting for the moment to strike. And, for one breathless moment, Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away.

Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother, Dani. But tragedy strikes. Annette is so filled with rage that she sets out to alienate and humiliate Lucien at every turn. As Lucien seeks to repent and restore, light floods both of their dark hearts, and Christ proves that He makes all things new.

Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it? What are her grandparents hiding from her? Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected.

The exciting story of a little girl in North Africa who has to find out for herself the meaning of the Christmas story.

When Elaine leaves her home in London to stay with the Owen family in Wales, she feels miserable and left out. It's only the little secret garden that she finds at the end of the rainbow that makes staying there seem worthwhile. And then something happens that changes everything.

In Where the River Begins, a confused and misguided youngster stays with a Christian family while his mother is institutionalized. They help him discover the source of the nearby river and the source of the Christian life.

Everyone knows a person like Waffi - mischievous, willful, and having a knack for getting others into trouble. David, whose father is a missionary doctor in Africa, is Waffi's friend. Although Waffi occasionally gets David into some difficult situations, David is learning to be a witness for God. When Waffi and David find a sick servant girl and a mysterious boat, an exciting adventure begins for them.

Ruth and her beloved brother, Philip, find solace in the expanse of Tanglewoods. There, they escape into bird watching, climbing, and general misadventures with their friend Terry. But life with their aunt is harsh, and Ruth suffers from an incorrigible temper. Just when she thinks she can't take it anymore, she learns a very special secret about a very special shepherd. When a dreadful accident hurts someone they love, Ruth and Philip learn that the Tanglewoods' secret isn't meant to be kept a secret.

The stories of Patricia St. John have been entertaining and challenging children and young people for generations. This new edition of The Other Kitten is as fresh as when it was first published in 1984.

Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window. She's young. She's alone. And she's covered in blood.

Start Deadlifting Your Doubts Remember when fitness meant Jane Fonda in a leotard? Turns out we've been doing it wrong for 40 years. This book shows why your fear of "getting bulky" is like worrying about accidentally becoming a millionaire—while your muscle mass disappears faster than your reading glasses.What Your Hot Flashes Didn't Tell You: Those pink 3-pound dumbbells gathering dust in your closet? They're not even heavy enough to be paperweights. Meanwhile, science proves women who actually lift weights reduce their risk of dying from ANY cause by 24%. (Yes, more than men. We're ...

In her extraordinary work with dolphins, Patricia St. John has broken new ground in opening little-known worlds, all in pursuit of what she fiercely believes in: learning the languages of those who have been unreachable. Using what she has discovered from her years of work with dolphins, St. John is able to break through to autistic children. Her story is a remarkable one.

Grab your sisters and cinch those corsets! This is a retelling of Jane Austen’s beloved Pride and Prejudice like no other, performed by a remarkable new cast with an original score by Grammy-nominated composer, Morgan Kibby. Elizabeth Bennet has no intention of settling for any man, or frankly any life, that isn’t lived entirely on her terms. She will marry for love, dance when she wants to dance, and—if at all possible—find a quiet spot to read without being interrupted.

Philo, a fisherman's son, lives in Phoenicia in the first century. Evil hangs over the family and it seems to come from his sister. Rumors reach Sidon of a prophet with amazing healing powers, but even the mention of his name has disastrous effect.

The refugee camp is crowded with sick and starving people. Two new arrivals, a teenage girl, Mehrit, carrying her little brother on her back, wait their turn patiently. What will happen to them? Will they ever find their parents again? A strong story of a family in a famine-stricken African country.

A powerful and moving story based on real events in the Lebanese civil war in the 1980s. Lamia and her family are caught up in the fighting, with tragic consequences. Lamia struggles with the hatred that threatens to destroy her, until she grasps that forgiveness and love are the most important things. Nothing else matters.

Princess Cimerone and the dragon Kazul share a spirited adventure with an extraordinary cast of characters in this first book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles series...

When Friska the dog came to live with Colin and his family, Colin thought that he and Friska would be friends forever. But, when Friska disappears, Colin begins to find out what "You are mine" really means, and who is saying those words to him.

From a New York Times bestselling author, a serial killer wreaks havoc on Northern Virginia, appearing as a ghostly apparition before striking—and Kay Scarpetta must avoid becoming their next victim. NO ONE IS SAFE FROM THE SERIAL KILLER NOT EVEN SCARPETTA… During the early hours of...

Ruth und Philipp werden zu ihrer Tante geschickt, die in der Nähe des Wildenwalds wohnt. Philip gewöhnt sich schnell an die neue Situation, aber Ruth gefällt es im Haus der Tante gar nicht. Im Wildenwald begegnet Ruth nicht nur einem Schäfer, zusammen mit ihrem Bruder findet sie auch einen Freund: Terry, der vernachlässigt und arm aufwächst. Beim Spielen verunglückt Terry auf tragische Weise. Kann die biblische Geschichte vom guten Hirten Terry in seiner schwierigen Situation weiterhelfen?