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From Media Angels:Truth Seekers Mystery Series (teen)
A Collectors Item This set includes 3-novels from the Truth Seekers Mystery SeriesTM by Felice Gerwitz and Christina Gerwitz
Christina was only 14 years old when she began writing this series as a home-schooled student. She wrote just for fun! When I finally began taking her seriously and helping her transition her sentences the story line began to take shape! She asked me (her mom) to write them with her, and...
I said, "I don't know how to write fiction."
She said, "We're homeschoolers Mom, we'll research how, we can do it!"
The rest is history. This series has been featured as book of the month by Creation Moments and others. It has been required reading for Christian school kids, and Christina's younger brothers and sisters love them!
Best of all children who have borrowed a friend's book often return to our website to get a set of their own. Why? Because they like to read them again and again.
Titles include:The Missing Link Found, Dinosaur Quest at Diamond Peak, and Keys to the Past: Unlocked.
Reach for the Stars Writing Workbook by Susan Marlow
Susan K. Marlow, fiction author of the Circle C Series with Andrea Carter is the newest author to Media Angels.She has written a wonderful workbook to teach children to write fiction.
This 144-page workbook for budding young authors includes sections on:
Creating characters
How to "show-don't tell" their feelings
Beginnings that "hook" the reader
Creating scenes, plotting stories and much more!
Students can work at their own pace and on their own. Reach for the Stars also works great in home school co-ops and in classrooms. Includes a parent/teacher guide with hints for expanding the lessons if desired.
Grades 3-8. Reach for the Stars!
From Kregel Publications:
Across the Wide River and The Light Across the River (teen)
The red brick home of Rev. John Rankin is a beacon—the first northern stop on the Underground Railroad. Across the Ohio River in Kentucky, every slave knows to look for it. They have heard that if they reach that house, they will never be captured. Across the Wide River tells the true story of the selfless sacrifices one Christian family made to help runaway slaves reach freedom.
In this powerful sequel to Across the Wide River, the Rankin home is still a beacon of freedom on the Underground Railroad. Johnny, the seventh of thirteen children in the Rankin family, is growing up quickly and in 1837 is eager to take on the same responsibilities as the rest of his family. But Johnny's father and his brother Lowry think Johnny is too young and too hotheaded to help with something as important and secretive as the Underground Railroad. Johnny understands the need for secrecy, but sometimes the secret is just too good to keep to himself! This engaging novel for young adults offers a further glimpse into a dark period of America's past, and profiles the courageous and godly people who helped bring about its end.
From Gallopade International:
Set of 6 Carole Marsh Mysteries (ages 8-12)
- Carole Marsh Mysteries are delighting children all across America!
- "There's no denying that these mysteries are chock-full of factual information regarding real places."
—School Library Journal - For the ultimate experience—read the book, write your own mystery, join the fan club, and apply to be a character!
From Salem Ridge Press:
The Sign Above the Door and Soldier Fritz (2 books)
Young Prince Martiesen is ruler of the land of Goshen in Egypt, where the Hebrews live. Eight plagues have already come upon Egypt and now Martiesen has been forced by Pharaoh to further increase the burden of the Hebrews. Martiesen, however, is in love with the beautiful Hebrew maiden, Elisheba, whom he is forbidden by Egyptian law to marry. As the nation despairs, the other nobles turn to Martiesen for leadership, but before he can decide what to do, Elisheba is kidnapped by the evil Peshala and terrifying darkness falls over the land. An exciting tale woven around the events of the Exodus from the Egyptian perspective!
Young Fritz wants to follow in the footsteps of Martin Luther and be a soldier for the Lord, so he chooses a Bible from the peddler’s pack as his birthday gift. When his father, the Count, goes off to war, however, Fritz and his mother and little sister are forced to flee into the forest to escape being thrown in prison for their new faith. Disguising themselves as commoners, they must trust the Lord as they wait and hope for the Count to rescue them. But how will he ever be able to find them?
