Award Winning Books

Mara Dyer doesn't know if she is crazy or haunted--all she knows is that everyone around her is dying in this suspenseful and "strong, inventive tale" (Kirkus Reviews). Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul...

Don't miss Elizabeth Wein's stunning new novel, Stateless While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances,...

Honorable Mention, 2012 National Outdoor Book AwardsThe polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world's most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize...

Have you ever wondered what happens at the zoo before the gates open? Foxes who steal keys, beavers who cook chili, hyenas who play the blues...when no one is looking, anything can happen Readers won't believe the antics of these wacky animals, and they'll...

Master storyteller P.W. Catanese begins the Books of Umber trilogy with Happenstance Found--now available in paperback--when twelve-yearold Happenstance awakens in a cave with no memory of who he is or how he came to be there. Lord Umber and his companions rescue Hap, and...

2014 "Christian Retailing's Best" award finalist!What did Jesus really mean when he said, "Follow Me"?In this new book, David Platt, author of the New York Times bestselling book, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream, contends that multitudes of people around the...

Pedro says winter is the best. JoJo thinks summer is number one. For Katie Woo, spring is tops So who is right? Which is the best season ever?Author: Fran ManushkinPublisher: Picture Window BooksPublished: 01/01/2010Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.30dISBN: 9781404857308Audience:...

From Michael Dobbs, author of the book that inspired the smash hit Netflix series House of Cards, Never Surrender finds newly-elected Prime Minister Winston Churchill in a personal confrontation with Adolf Hitler. The battle begins on Friday, May 10, 1940, when Hitler launches a...

Discover how you can respond to God's call in your own life, whether it's in your own town or on the other side of the world.Teen Austin Gutwein has taken his best shot several thousand timesto help AIDS orphans in Africa and in the...

From the acclaimed author of The Town, an epic thriller about the secret right-hand man of one of the most infamous unprosecuted mob bosses in American history, and the hidden crime that will bring down an empire. In the late 1970s, The Outfit has...

Beloved Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli, author of Maniac Magee and Wringer, addresses issues of identity, belonging, family, and bullying in this humorous and heartfelt novel about twins. Jake and Lily are twins. Despite their slightly different interests and temperaments, they feel exactly the same--like...

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Michael Forsberg Photography ". . . and the sky blackened with dark, gray bodies. In the blurry confusion, John lost Mary." So begins Have You Seen Mary?, Jeff Kurrus's fictional account of one sandhill crane's faithful...

For too long, God's people have clung to a false conception of "communion." God is not seeking a communion ritual with unleavened bread, but rather a true spiritual communion with every believer, a spiritual feast. The groundbreaking winner of a gold 2014 IPPY award,...

This stunning second collection engages the disciplines associated with regimes of powers and sadomasochism. The work interrogates the social and linguistic space between regimes of power enacted on the body, and thereby the soul.Author: Dawn Lundy MartinPublisher: Nightboat BooksPublished: 03/08/2011Pages: 80Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize:...

Diego dreams of being a wizard so he can make the world a better place by fighting global warming. When he realizes that he can't really perform magic, Diego thinks of ways he can help save the world by considering many potential careers and...

Kira owns a profitable hair and nail salon. She lives in a nice home in an exclusive community with her husband Ricky, an infamous, well-known drug dealer from the rough streets of D.C. He is also known to be one of the most feared...

Millions of gifted children fail to reach their potential--something Dr. Sylvia Rimm calls "underachievement syndrome." Drawing on both clinical research and years of experience counseling families of gifted children, Dr. Rimm has developed a "Trifocal Model" to help parents and teachers work together to...

Nearly 1.4 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel disease and this number climbs every year. Christie Korth, a nutrition expert, helps those with Crohn's and ulcerative colitis understand their food intolerances and lays out a holistic approach to dealing with their IBD that can...

Another adventure begins in this book in the Stella and Sam series as the pair explores the wonders of the natural world. A vast luminous sky, the sun, the stars and the rising moon form the backdrop for their nocturnal expedition. As they encounter...