11 best-selling biography books like Father Damien and the Bells (Vision Books) by Arthur Sheehan

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Father Damien and the Bells (Vision Books)

By: Arthur Sheehan

4.37

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

This 25th volume in the acclaimed Vision Books series of saints' lives for youth 9-15 years old is …

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1. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

4.09

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

NARNIA... the world of wicked dragons and magic spells, where the very best is brought out of even … read more

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  • childrens
"Courage, dear heart."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Adventures are never fun while you're having them."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"Extraordinary things only happen to extraordinary people."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

"There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it."

-C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)

Cover of The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist

2. The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.08

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

Dear Reader,If this is the first book you found while searching for a book to read next, then the f… read more

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  • childrens
"Are you who I think you are?"

-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)

"Blinded following the Blindfolded"

-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)

"Being noble enough is all we can ask for in this world."

-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)

"I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies."

-Lemony Snicket, The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #12)

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3. The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.02

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Dear Reader, Unless you are a slug, a sea anemone, or mildew, you probably prefer not to be dam… read more

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  • childrens
"He who hesitates is lost"

-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)

"When you think of me," she said quietly "think of a food you love very much."

-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)

"… and the Baudelaire orphans climbed aboard, turning the tables of their lives and breaking their unfortunate cycle for the very first time."

-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)

"You should have given up a long time ago, orphans. I triumphed the moment you lost your family." "We didn't lose our family. Only our parents."

-Lemony Snicket, The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #11)

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4. The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

There is nothing to be found in the pages of these books but misery and despair. You still have tim… read more

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  • childrens
"Velocity!" Sunny shrieked. I know we have to hurry!" Klaus cried."

-Lemony Snicket, The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

" Tra la la, Fiddle dee dee, Hope you get well soon. Ho ho ho, hee hee hee, Have a heart-shaped balloon. "

-Lemony Snicket, The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

"But sometimes it takes only a photograph and a sentence to make an author cry himself to sleep even years after the photograph was taken."

-Lemony Snicket, The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

"Just about everything in this world is easier said than done, with the exception of "systematically assisting Sisyphus's stealthy, cyst-susceptible sister," which is easier done than said."

-Lemony Snicket, The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #8)

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5. The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #7)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

3.54

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

Dear Reader, You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in … read more

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  • childrens
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6. Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maiden

By: Evelyn M. Brown

4.18

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

This book is from the famous line of Vision books of saints that are one of the most popular and we… read more

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  • religion
  • biography
  • childrens
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7. The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #9)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the continuing, appalling tales of the Baudelaire siblings, the children are on the run having b… read more

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  • childrens
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8. Saint Therese and the Roses

By: Helen Walker Homan

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

In this Vision book, Helen Walker Homan, who writes in the tradition of Louisa Mae Alcott, has crea… read more

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  • religion
  • biography
  • childrens
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9. The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #10)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

2.78

Format: 252 pages, Hardcover

Dear Reader, Like handshakes, house pets, or raw carrots, many things are preferable when not slipp… read more

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10. The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

By: C.S. Lewis

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

For the first time, an edition of Lewis's classic fantasy fiction packaged specifically for adults.… read more

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  • childrens
"My sister Susan,"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?"

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

". . .[W]e have all been blind. We are only beginning to see. . . ."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

"But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan."

-C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)

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11. Saint Ignatius and the Company of Jesus

By: August Derleth , John Lawn

3.71

Format: 101 pages, Paperback

This Vision book for youth 9 - 15 years old tells the exciting, dramatic story of St. Ignatius of L… read more

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  • biography
  • childrens
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12. Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich … read more

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  • childrens
"The help will come,"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"I don't want to hold you hand!"

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"Things never happen the same way twice."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

"And the feasts on the poop and the musicians."

-C.S. Lewis, Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)

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13. True Grit

By: Charles Portis

3.20

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Mattie Ross, 14, from Dardanelle, Arkansas, narrates half a century later, her trip in the winter o… read more

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14. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

15. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

By: Linda Sue Park

4.01

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Long Walk to Waterbegins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2… read more

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16. The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #5)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.73

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are at first optimistic--attending school is a welcome change for the book… read more

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17. Mother Seton and the Sisters of Charity

By: None

4.15

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

In 1975, Mother Elizabeth Seton was canonized as America's first native-born Roman Catholic saint. … read more

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18. The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #6)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.15

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

Dear Reader, If you have just picked up this book, then it is not too late to put it back down. Lik… read more

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19. The Living Wood: Saint Helena and the Emperor Constantine

By: Louis de Wohl

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The renowned novelist De Wohl, with his usual crisp language and descriptive narrative, as well as … read more

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20. The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

By: C.S. Lewis

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The Horse and his Boy is a stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta … read more

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"Do not dare not to dare."

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"No one can teach riding so well as a horse"

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"Onward and Upward! To Narnia and the North!"

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

"Even a walk will get us somewhere sometime."

-C.S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)

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21. The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

By: C.S. Lewis , Pauline Baynes

3.96

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

Jill and Eustace must rescue the Prince from the evil Witch. NARNIA...where owls are wise, where… read more

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"Life isn't all fricasseed frogs and eel pie."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"It's expression was solemn, its complexion muddy."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"You would not have called to me unless I had been calling to you," said the Lion."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

"Though under earth, and throneless now I be Yet while I lived all earth was under me."

-C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)

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22. St. Thomas Aquinas and the Preaching Beggars (Vision Books)

By: Brendan Larnen

4.45

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The story of St. Thomas Aquinas is one full of moving and dramatic scenes: the flaming destruction … read more

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  • religion
  • biography
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23. Francis and Clare, Saints of Assisi (Vision Books)

By: Helen Walker Homan

4.10

Format: 187 pages, Paperback

A Vision Book about St. Francis and St. Clare, the two very popular saints of Assisi. Helen Homan h… read more

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  • biography
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24. St. Pius X : The Farm Boy Who Became Pope

By: Walter Diethelm

4.56

Format: 163 pages, Paperback

Another stirring tale from the Vision Books series for youth 9-15 years, this book tells the charmi… read more

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  • religion
  • biography
  • childrens
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25. Saint Isaac and the Indians (Vision Books)

By: Milton Lomask

4.23

Format: 170 pages, Paperback

Over three hundred years ago, many Frenchmen came to the unknown forests along the St. Lawrence Riv… read more

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  • biography
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26. Father Damien and the Bells (Vision Books)

By: Arthur Sheehan

4.37

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

This 25th volume in the acclaimed Vision Books series of saints' lives for youth 9-15 years old is … read more

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27. Father Marquette and the Great Rivers (Vision Books)

By: August Derleth

3.69

Format: 139 pages, Paperback

This Vision book for youth 9 - 15 years old tells the thrilling story of one of America's greatest … read more

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28. Louis and Zélie: The Holy Parents of Saint Thérèse (Vision Books)

By: GinaMarie Tennant

4.61

Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition

Louis and Zélie Martin, the parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, were the first married couple ever… read more

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29. Vincent de Paul: Saint of Charity (Vision Books)

By: Margaret Ann Hubbard

4.16

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

This Vision Book for youth 9-15 years old tells the exciting, inspirational story of the great Fren… read more

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30. Florence Nightingale's Nuns (Vision Books)

By: Emmeline Garnett

4.31

Format: 158 pages, Paperback

At the age of 24, Florence Nightingale decided to dedicate herself to the care of the sick, especia… read more

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31. Bernadette, Our Lady's Little Servant: Our Lady's Little Servant (Vision Books)

By: Hertha Pauli

4.17

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

This is the story of the girl to whom the Blessed Virgin appeared as "a little young lady" and reve… read more

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3.43

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