Teens & Young Adults

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy and heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions.

Daughter of China is a penetrating look into the world of the persecuted church. This novel based on real life experiences of Christians in China, is the compelling story of a young girl who risked education, a career, and love to stand firm in her Christian beliefs in the face of possible death.

Don't Pig Out on Junk Food - an MK's Guide to Survival in the US ~~ This helpful and practical book by Alma Daugherty Gordon, a missionary kid (MK) herself, examines the adjustments that need to be made by those who are in transition between cultures.

This book represents perspectives that range from a third-generation Japanese American seeking to understand his parents' experience in the internment camps during World War II, to the immigrant experience of a Korean man, to a Chinese American woman's struggle to communicate with her parents.

Heroes of History series brings to life the true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history. Ages 10 and up. Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Meriwether Lewis, Orville Wright, Harriet Tubman, George Washington, George W. Carver, John Smith, Christopher Columbus, Daniel Boone, Douglas Macarthur, William Penn.

Written specifically to challenge readers with the powerful lives of missionaries who have profoundly shaped history, these books answer today's call for positive role models and for opportunities to see how God works through the lives of those who follow Him. These exciting true stories inspire readers as they witness the amazing lives of these heroes unfold.