The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
By: Leslie Anne Bustard
4.55
Format: 83 pages, Paperback
The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living is Leslie Anne Bustard’s first poetry book. It i…
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1. For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts
By: W. David O. Taylor
3.99
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
Think of your local church. Without art--music, song, dance, etc.--it would be a much poorer place.… read more
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2. Dear Mr. Knightley
By: Katherine Reay
3.93
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Dear Mr. Knightley is a contemporary epistolary novel with a delightful dash of Jane Austen. Sam… read more
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"Never let something so unworthy define you."-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley
"It helped us both—shared failure is always a comfort."-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley
"Have you ever confused your senses? Something taste like another thing smells?"-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley
"We didn't talk much, and the silence hung like a silk curtain, light and lovely."-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley
3. Urchin of the Riding Stars (The Mistmantle Chronicles, #1)
By: Omar Rayyan , None , Margaret McAllister , M.I. McAllister
4.10
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
Back in print from Purple House Press. On a night of riding stars, a tiny squirrel is found aban… read more
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"Do you remember,"-Omar Rayyan, Urchin of the Riding Stars (The Mistmantle Chronicles, #1)
"Padra put a paw on his shoulder as they trudged slowly across the sand together. “It’s unusual for an otter to take on a squirrel for a page,"-Omar Rayyan, Urchin of the Riding Stars (The Mistmantle Chronicles, #1)
4. 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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"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)
5. Evidence: Poems
By: Mary Oliver
4.40
Format: 74 pages, Hardcover
Never afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an image li… read more
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"Of course I am thinking the Lord was once young and will never in fact be old. And who else could this be, who goes off down the green path, Carrying his sandals, and singing?"-Mary Oliver, Evidence: Poems
"Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say "Look!" and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads."-Mary Oliver, Evidence: Poems
"Do you think of them as decoration? Think again. Here are maples, flashing. And here are the oaks, holding on all winter to their dry leaves. And here are the pines, that will never fail, until death…"-Mary Oliver, Evidence: Poems
"It's more than bones. It's more than the delicate wrist with its personal pulse. It's more than the beating of the single heart. It's praising. It's giving until the giving feels like receiving. You …"-Mary Oliver, Evidence: Poems
6. Hannah Coulter
By: Wendell Berry
4.38
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Hannah Coulter is Wendell Berry's seventh novel and his first to employ the voice of a woman charac… read more
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"Time doesn't stop. Your life doesn't stop and wait until you get ready to start living it."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"And so I learned about grief, and about the absence and emptiness that for a long time make grief unforgettable."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"Living right on called for nothing out of the ordinary. We made no changes. We only accepted the changes as they came."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
"Grandmam came back from that distance in time that separates grandmothers from their grandchildren and made herself a mother to me."-Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
7. The Way of the Wilderking (The Wilderking Trilogy, #3)
By: Jonathan Rogers
4.45
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
n book three of the acclaimed Wilderking Trilogy, civilizer Aidan returns home from three years in … read more
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8. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.33
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more
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"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
9. Surprised by Oxford
By: Carolyn Weber
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at … read more
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10. Homer Price
By: Robert McCloskey
4.09
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more
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"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
11. The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
By: George MacDonald , Arthur Hughes
4.02
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the cas… read more
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"That's all nonsense," said Curdie. "I don't know what you mean." "Then if you don't know what I mean, what right have you to call it nonsense?"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
"But in the meantime, you must be content, I say, to be misunderstood for a while. We are all very anxious to be understood, and it is very hard not to be. But there is one thing much more necessary."…"-George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin (Princess Irene and Curdie, #1)
12. Knowing God
By: J.I. Packer
2.00
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
For over 40 years, J. I. Packer's classic has been an important tool to help Christians around the … read more
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13. 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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15. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
By: Muriel Barbery , Alison Anderson
2.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
A moving, funny, triumphant novel that exalts the quiet victories of the inconspicuous among us. We… read more
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16. Once a Queen (Carrick Hall, #1)
By: Sarah Arthur
3.73
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
An American teenager discovers that her estranged English grandmother was once a queen in another w… read more
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17. Everything Sad Is Untrue
By: Daniel Nayeri
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more
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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
18. The God of the Garden: Thoughts on Creation, Culture, and the Kingdom
By: Andrew Peterson
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re bo… read more
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19. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in t… read more
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"Socially prescribed perfectionism is closely related to anxiety; people who suffer from anxiety are more prone to it. Being a perfectionist also increases your anxiety because you fear the shame of p…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
"Girls in virtual networks are subjected to hundreds of times more social comparison than girls had experienced for all of human evolution. They are exposed to more cruelty and bullying because social…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
20. I Cheerfully Refuse
By: Leif Enger
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of Rainy, an aspiring musician se… read more
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"Those thieves and lovers and wandering poets- what big lives they had! I began watching everyone I met for secret greatness."-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
"I think the sea has no in-between: you get either rage and wayward lightning and schizoid frenzy or such freehanded beauty that time contract or turns in on itself leaving you forgetful and no more n…"-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
"One shelf became two. Then a wall. Then eight-foot rolling racks from a shut library in Hayward, Wisconsin. Maudie suggested changing the shop name to reflect its inventory. Bread and Books. Loaves a…"-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
"Much as I wanted to think of Lark in someplace better, I knew from a thousand conversations that she never worried abut that place. Maybe it was real and full of saints and poets, or maybe it was poe…"-Leif Enger, I Cheerfully Refuse
21. Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies
By: Hillary Morgan Ferrer
4.38
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
*Foreword written by Nancy Pearcey* #RoarLikeAMother The problem with lies is they don’t of… read more
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22. On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living
By: Alan Noble
4.33
Format: 108 pages, Hardcover
We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorro… read more
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23. Raising Emotionally Strong Boys: Tools Your Son Can Build On for Life
By: David Thomas
4.58
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
About those meltdowns, blowups, and one-word answers . . . Some say that's just how boys are--pr… read more
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24. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
By: Daniel Nayeri
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more
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"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
25. Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul
By: Jennifer Tucker
4.49
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Find hope amid anxiety through the spiritual practice of breath prayer in this beautifully illustra… read more
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26. After Prayer: New Sonnets and Other Poems
By: Malcolm Guite
4.62
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
This major new poetry collection from bestselling poet and priest Malcolm Guite features more than … read more
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27. Midnight Mercies: Walking with God through Depression in Motherhood
By: Christine M. Chappell
4.66
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
Are you a mother who feels stuck in depression? You’re not the only Christian woman who knows what … read more
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28. The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living
By: Leslie Anne Bustard
4.55
Format: 83 pages, Paperback
The Goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living is Leslie Anne Bustard’s first poetry book. It i… read more
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- theology
29. Poetry of Redemption: An Illustrated Treasury of Good Friday and Easter Poems
By: Leland Ryken
4.64
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
God's eternal redemptive plan came to fruition in the events of a tumultuous handful of days. In th… read more
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30. Tiny Thoughts that I’ve Been Thinking: Selected Writings of Leslie Anne Bustard
By: Leslie Bustard
4.83
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
As she was just beginning to enjoy life as an empty nester, Leslie was struck with a double cancer … read more
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