Mary Jones and Her Bible
10 best books like Mary Jones and Her Bible (Mary Emily Ropes): The Sherwood Ring, George Washington's World, The Good Master, A Murder for Her Majesty, Banner in the Sky, The Singing Tree, The Arrow Over the Door, The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn, Only the Names Remain: The Cherokees and The Trail of Tears, The Iron Peacock
| Author | Elizabeth Marie Pope |
| ISBN | 0618150749 |
Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family's ancestral estate. Her eccentric uncle Enos drives away her only new acquaintance, Pat, a handsome British scholar, then leaves Peggy to fend for herself. But she is not alone. The house is full of mysteries and ghosts....
This Newbury Honor book will not only deepen your fondness and respect for the Father Of Our Nation, but will aquaint you with the great contemporaries of Washington from around the world. Learn about the fascinating lives of the great philosophers, musicians and inventors of the 1700 s. Recommended...
Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father's ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and...
| Author | Beth Hilgartner |
| ISBN | 0395616190 |
I usually criticize books, and pick on every single bad thing about them. The characters are weak... The plot was limp, and "horrid"... Or, most terribly, the storytelling was atrocious.
That wasn't the case with this book. And it pleasantly surprised me with no feminist sort of messages. "Girls...
| Author | James Ramsey Ullman |
| ISBN | 0064470482 |
The Citadel
It stands unconquered, the last great summit of the Alps. Only one man has ever dared to approach the top, and that man died in his pursuit. He was Josef Matt, Rudi Matt's father.
At sixteen, Rudi is determined to pay tribute to the man he never knew, and complete the quest that...
| Author | Kate Seredy |
| ISBN | 0140345434 |
Life on the Hungarian plains is changing quickly for Jancsi and his cousin Kate. Father has given Jancsi permission to be in charge of his own herd, and Kate has begun to think about going to dances. Jancsi hardly even recognizes Kate when she appears at Peter and Mari's wedding wearing nearly as many petticoats...
| Author | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN | 0803720785 |
To fourteen-year-old Samuel Russell, called "coward" for his peace-loving Quaker beliefs, the summer of 1777 is a time of fear. The British and the Patriots will soon meet in battle near his home in Saratoga, New York. The Quakers are in danger from roaming Indians and raiders—yet to fight back is...
| Author | Dorothy Hoobler |
| ISBN | 0142405418 |
Dubbed as a Japanese Sherlock Holmes, The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is a classic, yet simple, mystery with a cultural twist. I remember seeing this book in my brother's room when I was younger and the cover, despite its cheesiness, was curious about the story. Crazy thing is, he still has it, but he's across...
| Author | Alex W. Bealer |
| ISBN | 0316085197 |
From 1837 to 1838, thousands of Cherokee Indians were marched from their homelands in Georgia to exile in Arkansas by the same white men they has once befriended. The Cherokees journeyed through bitter cold and blazing heat, with little food or water. One out of every four died --- and with them died a...
| Author | Mary Stetson Clarke |
Joanna Sprague's last link with her happy, gracious life in England was broken on a bleak and stormy day in 1650 when her father was buried at sea. He died on the voyage that was to take them, refugees from Cromwell's persecution...to a new life in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Now at the age of 16, penniless...
| Author | Donna Lynn Hess |
| ISBN | 0890845956 |
3.5 stars. Somebody told me I should read this, so I did...and I actually really enjoyed it!
It's not anything spectacular, but I love books about the French Revolution and this one was especially interesting because it's told by the perspective of someone who was actually a follower and revolutionary...
| Author | D.C. Talk |
| ISBN | 1577782089 |
I read this aloud to my middle school age daughters. Each chapter had a topic of a specific way to be like a Jesus Freak. I didn't love the constant use of the term Jesus Freak, but I understood the reason behind this. Each chapter ended with some questions for reflection and then I story of a modern real life...
| Author | Christoph von Schmid |
| ISBN | 1584740019 |
This first book of the Lamplighter Rare Collector's Series continues to be a best-seller. James, the king's gardener, teaches his 15-year-old daughter Mary all the principles of godliness through his flowers. She is falsely accused of stealing, and the penalty is death. Mary remembers her father...
| Author | Susan Wise Bauer |
| ISBN | 0971412995 |
Now more than ever, other cultures are affecting our everyday
lives—and our children need to learn about the other countries of the
world and their history. Susan Wise Bauer has provided a
captivating guide to the history of other lands. Written in an engaging,
straightforward...
But Don't All Religions Lead to God?: Navigating the Multi-Faith Maze
| Author | Michael Green |
| ISBN | 0801064392 |
We've all heard the rationale: "It doesn't matter what you believe as long as you're sincere." Or "All religions are pretty much the same." But are they the same? Does it matter which one you follow? In this insightful and compelling book, Michael Green invites readers into a relationship with Jesus...
| Author | Gloria Whelan |
| ISBN | 0064408191 |
Like many girls her age in the India of her time period, thirteen-year-old-Koly is getting married. Full of hope and courage, she leaves home forever. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled about exactly what she is marrying into....
