9 must-read school books like Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes) by Rebecca Davis

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Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes)

By: Rebecca Davis

4.09

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Colombia has been known as a land of violence - Colombian people have reacted to the Gospel of Jesu…

If you liked the school plot in Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes) by Rebecca Davis , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1) by Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin, Nora Spicer Unwin

1. Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)

By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin , Nora Spicer Unwin

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates, she used her experiences from her early years of living on her… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
"There are many things in the world. If we care for them all a little, we won't feel the hurt too much when we part with one."

-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)

"Benj had once said, "A man must have a care to what he puts in his mind, for when he's alone on a hillside and draws it out he'll want treasures to be his company, not regrets."

-Elizabeth Yates, Mountain Born (Mountain Born, #1)

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2. King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige

By: Wes Tooke

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Baseball legend Satchel Paige changes a boy's life in this coming-of-age tale from the author of Lu… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
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3. A Summer of Sundays

By: Lindsay Eland

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Fans of The Mother Daughter Book Club (Heather Vogel Fredericks) and The Wedding Planner's Daughter… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
"There wasn't a place I could think of that was more magical than a building bursting with books and stories and words..."

-Lindsay Eland, A Summer of Sundays

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4. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Format: None pages,

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By: Grace Lin

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the f… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

By: Marc Simont , Bette Bao Lord

3.63

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams.Her new home is Brookly… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
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7. In Search of the Source: A First Encounter with God's Word

By: Neil T. Anderson

4.17

Format: 78 pages, Paperback

Up to his chest in the black current of an underground river, Neil Anderson was just hitting his st… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • christian
  • history
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8. Li Lun, Lad of Courage

By: Kurt Wiese , Carolyn Treffinger

3.95

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

Banished to a mountaintop to learn to grow rice, Li Lun proves his courage as he fights the element… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
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9. Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His Adventures in Christianizing the Stone Age Tribe

By: Bruce Olson

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • christian
  • history
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10. Miracles on Maple Hill

By: Beth Krush , Virginia Sorensen

3.86

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hil… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

11. George Muller: The Guardian of Bristol's Orphans (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

4.23

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

This series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men … read more

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12. Every Soul a Star

By: Wendy Mass

4.10

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize th… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"You never know, life is short but it’s wide"

-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star

"Its a very good book and i wish i read it first than anyone else!!!!"

-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star

"Whereever you end up;" Jack whispered into my ear."I wish you clear skies. Always"

-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star

"If this could be repeated every day for a year, I would never budge from where I stood."

-Wendy Mass, Every Soul a Star

13. A Child's History of the World

By: V.M. Hillyer

3.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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14. How to Eat a Poem: A Smorgasbord of Tasty and Delicious Poems for Young Readers

By: Ted Kooser , Academy Of American Poets , None

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Focusing on popular verse from the nineteenth century through today, this anthology invites young r… read more

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15. General Butterfingers

By: None

4.03

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Walter can't believe his eyes when he sees the eviction notice from Ralph, the rott… read more

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16. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)

By: Mildred D. Taylor

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
"Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out."

-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)

"It's tough out there, boy, and as long as there are people, there’s gonna be somebody trying to take what you got and trying to drag you down. It's up to you whether you let them or not."

-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)

"As soon as we were outside, I whipped my hand from his. 'What's the matter with you? You know he was wrong.' Stacey swallowed to flush his anger, then said gruffly, "I know it, and you know it, but h…"

-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)

"Biting the hand that feeds you, that's what you're doing Mary Logan, biting the hand that feeds you.' Again Mama laughed, 'If that's the case, Daisy, I don't think I need that little bit of food.' Wi…"

-Mildred D. Taylor, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)

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17. The Winged Watchman

By: Hilda van Stockum

4.26

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

This acclaimed story of World War II is rich in suspense, characterization, plot and spiritual trut… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
"But remember that truth itself becomes a lie in the twisted minds of our conquerors."

-Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman

"Knowledge is a matter of knowing facts. Wisdom is a matter of understanding and applying principles. A certain amount of knowledge is necessary for wisdom, and without wisdom, knowledge is not only u…"

-Hilda van Stockum, The Winged Watchman

18. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

By: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis , William Low

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

A classic Newbery Award winner, with an introduction by Katherine Paterson and new illustrations Wh… read more

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19. A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel)

By: Rosanne Parry

4.21

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Even a summer night is cold when you sleep alone."

-Rosanne Parry, A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel)

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20. Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes)

By: Rebecca Davis

4.09

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Colombia has been known as a land of violence - Colombian people have reacted to the Gospel of Jesu… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Davis's Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes) book and Rebecca Davis's Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes)

  • christian
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
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21. God's Adventurer: A Story of Daring, Danger and Dependence on God

By: Phyllis Thompson

3.71

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Hudson Taylor was a teenager when God told him to go to China. Though he was alone, broke and criti… read more

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  • christian
  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • school
  • nonfiction

14 Best childrens books like Lights in a Dark Place: True Stories of God at Work in Colombia (Hidden Heroes) by Rebecca Davis

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Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin , Nora Spicer Unwin

4.00

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King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige

Wes Tooke

3.94

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A Summer of Sundays

Lindsay Eland

3.92

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

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13 Best fiction books like The Winged Watchman by Hilda van Stockum

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King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige

Wes Tooke

3.94

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Thimble Summer

Elizabeth Enright

3.75

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Gone-Away Lake

Elizabeth Enright , Joe Krush , Beth Krush

4.14

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Lindsay Eland

3.92

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