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Author
Publisher
Wisdom Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When a group of children are having a playful day at the beach, the fun of building sand castles is forgotten when they start arguing about whose castle is best. While fighting over "I," "me," and "mine," they end up destroying and abandoning the castles they so carefully constructed. The timely arrival of a magical wise man teaches the children that unlike the sand castles, it is the things we can't see that really matter most" --
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In a similar vein to The Traveler's Gift by Andy Andrews or Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory, The Baggage Handler is a contemporary story that explores one question: What baggage are you carrying?"--
"When three people take the wrong suitcase from baggage claim, their lives change forever. A hothead businessman coming to the city for a showdown meeting to save his job. A mother of three hoping to survive the days at her sister's house...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The renowned biblical scholar, author of The Misunderstood Jew and general editor for The Jewish Annotated New Testament, interweaves history and spiritual analysis to explore Jesus' most popular teaching parables, exposing their misinterpretations and making them lively and relevant for modern readers. Jesus was a skilled storyteller and perceptive teacher who used parables from everyday life to effectively convey his message and meaning. Life in...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mark Haddon's breathtaking novel begins with a harrowing plane crash: Maja, the pregnant wife of the unimaginably wealthy Philippe, is killed, but their daughter Angelica survives. Philippe's obsession with the girl's safety morphs into something sinister and grotesque as she grows into a beautiful teen. A young man named Darius, visiting Philippe with a business proposition, encounters Angelica and intuits their secret -- he decides to rescue her,...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The parables and teachings of Jesus are brought to life in this stunning picture book from award-winning author and illustrator John Hendrix Through parables of the good Samaritan and the prodigal son, the lost sheep and the beatitudes, Jesus taught his disciples the redeeming power of sacrificial love and showed mercy to everyone around himespecially the sick, the poor, and the downtrodden. In this inspirational and richly illustrated book, John...
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 174
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Compelling, exotic, and suspenseful, Heart of Darkness is far more than just an adventure story. The novel explores deep into the dark regions of the hearts and souls of its characters and into the conflicts prevalent in more "primitive" cultures. It is also a striking picture of the moral deterioration that can result from prolonged isolation.
Marlow, the story's narrator, tells his friends of an experience in the Congo where he once
...Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 310
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
For the first time, all the major works of this poet, artist, and mystic havebeen gathered together in one hardcover volume.
15) Zen ghosts
Author
Series
Zen books (Jon J Muth) volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan.
16) Naamah
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
With the coming of the Great Flood - the mother of all disasters - only one family is spared, left drifing on the endless waters, waiting for them to subside. We know the story of Noah, moved by divine word to build an ark and launch an escape. Now, in a work of astounding invention, Sarah Blake reclaims the story of his wife, Naamah, the matriarch who kept them alive. Here is the woman torn between faith and fury, lending her strength to her sons...
17) Pippin
Publisher
VCI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Using the medieval legend of Charlemagne's son, Pippin, heir apparent to the Holy Roman Empire, this musical pageant is a parable about a young man's search for meaning and truth.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When a race of elegant, superintelligent dogs arrives in twenty-first-century New York, they become instant celebrities, but, unable to adjust to the modern world and confronted with an incurable disease, they construct a fantastic castle and barricade themselves inside.
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