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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
The family of a Baptist missionary begins to unravel after they embark on a 1959 mission to the Belgian Congo, where they find their lives transformed over the course of three decades.
The tale of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in post-colonial Africa. An evangelical minister discovers that everything--from garden seeds to Scripture--is transformed on African soil.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
"In a plush Virginia office, a rich, angry old man is furiously rewriting his will. With his death just hours away, Troy Phelan wants to send a message to his children, his ex-wives, and his minions, a message that will touch off a vicious legal battle and transform dozens of lives. Because Troy Phelan's new will names a sole surprise heir to his eleven-billion-dollar fortune: a mysterious woman named Rachel Lane, a missionary living deep in the jungles...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Tinkers, a novel inspired by the true story of Malaga Island, an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. In 1792, formerly enslaved Benjamin Honey and his Irish wife, Patience, discover an island where they can make a life together. Over a century later, the Honeys' descendants and a diverse group of neighbors are desperately poor, isolated,...
Author
Language
English
Description
1923: Evangeline English and sister Lizzie head for China's ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, but Eva has her green bicycle and a commission to write a lady cyclist's guide. Present-day London: A young woman finds a man sleeping outside her door and gives him a blanket and pillow. And when she inherits the contents of an unknown woman's apartment, the two embark on an unexpected journey together
5) Hawaii
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 83
Language
English
Description
Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries—until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts,...
“If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is Paul Farmer. . . . [Mountains Beyond Mountains] inspires, discomforts,...
7) Rambo
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Vietnam veteran John Rambo has withdrawn into a simple and secluded existence in Thailand. Even though he is looking to avoid trouble, trouble finds him. A group of Christian missionaries approach Rambo with the desire to rent his boat to travel up the river to Burma, which is a war zone. The Karen people of the region have endured a brutal rule from the murderous Burmese military. Rambo accepts the offer and takes the missionaries up the river. When...
Author
Publisher
F.H. Revell Co
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as "Amma," or "mother," as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children.
Amy's life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all who claim the name of Christ. She was a woman with desires and dreams, faults and fears, who gave her life unconditionally...
10) Latter days
Publisher
TLA Releasing
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
The handsome Aaron, a Mormon missionary, travels door-to-door in Los Angeles spreading the word of his religion. Christian, a cute West Hollywood party boy, goes from man-to-man without much commitment. Opposites soon attract when Aaron and Christian meet, and sparks begin to fly
Author
Publisher
Word Pub
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Footprints Of A Pilgrim is Ruth Bell Graham's life story told in her own words (weaving together her prose and poetry) with added tidbits and anecdotes from her family (husband Billy and her children Gigi, Anne, Franklin, Ruth and Ned) and many of her friends (including Barbara Bush, Lady Bird Johnson, Jan Karon, Patricia Cornwell and others). With snatches of insight and glimpses of grace, Footprints Of A Pilgrim tells the story of a life (a very...
12) Nanjing requiem
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Author Ha Jin's celebrated works have claimed several top literary awards, including three Pushcart Prizes. In Nanjing Requiem, the Japanese are poised to invade Nanjing. The dean of Jinling Women's College, Minnie Vautrin mistakenly believes her American citizenship will protect the school. But Vautrin's life becomes a daily struggle as the school becomes a refugee camp-and the slaughter of refugees begins.
13) Mother Teresa
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Biography of the famous nun who ministered to India's poor
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the mid-1860s, exploration had reached a plateau. One puzzle remained unsolved - What was the source of the mighty Nile River? Aiming to settle the mystery once and for all, Great Britain called upon its legendary explorer, Dr. David Livingstone. In March 1866, he steered an expedition into the heart of Africa. Within weeks he vanished without a trace. Eventually they would send a young journalist, Henry Morton Stanley, into Africa to search for...
16) Silence
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two Catholic missionaries face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan looking for their missing mentor, at a time when Catholicism was outlawed.
17) Black Robe
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008], c1991
Language
English
Description
Publisher description: In the rugged 17th century Canadian wilderness, Father Laforgue, a young and idealistic Jesuit priest, is assigned to go up river into the wilderness on a perilous journey to convert the Huron Indians. His Algonquin Indian quides nickname him "Black Robe." His young aide and translator, Daniel, falls in love with Annuka, the beautiful daughter of the Algonquin chief. Torn between his own desires and ideals of the priesthood,...
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In First blood, an ex-Green Beret haunted by memories of Vietnam is searching for peace, but finds instead an overzealous, small town sheriff who's spoiling for a fight.
In Rambo, First blood part II, John Rambo is recruited for a highly secret and dangerous mission in the jungles of Vietnam to locate missing American POW's.
In Rambo III, John Rambo is living a secluded life in a Buddhist monastery in search of inner peace. When friend and mentor...
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