“Henry Smith’s father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you.” But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes Henry’s older brother, Franklin. In the truck is Chay Chouan, a young Cambodian from Franklin’s preparatory school, and the accident sparks racial tensions in the school—and in the well-established town where Henry’s family has lived for generations. Caught between anger and grief, Henry sets out to do the only thing he can think of: climb Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine, which he and Franklin were going to climb together. Along with Black Dog, whom Henry has rescued from drowning, and a friend, Henry leaves without his parents’ knowledge. The journey, both exhilarating and dangerous, turns into an odyssey of discovery about himself, his older sister, Louisa, his ancestry, and why one can never escape from Trouble.

From bestselling author and beloved pastor Louie Giglio, Indescribable for Little Ones introduces young children to God's amazing creation. Kids will be in awe as they discover that everything, from the ants on the ground to the stars in the sky, was made by God. Interactive features, such as pull tabs and wheels, make the discovery extra fun!

The second half of the fifth instalment of the Gods of War saga. The werewolf revolt has been put down and now those uncured by the solution must endure being locked away from any they might infect. Cindy rebels against her unlawful imprisonment, while Joelle furthers the secret agenda of the Cult of Averruncus...

In this, a sequel to Richard Varner’s first novel, The Journalist’s Children, the American Correspondent, Linda Hara, returns to Cruxville, Illinois after decades in Asia to confront the most daunting challenge of her life – facing her past. Linda is forty-eight, broke and has in tow her three-year-old, adopted Japanese kid, Naomi. She quickly settles into doing what Linda Hara does best, writing a provocative book -- Why We Are All Niggers ... And Racists, her deeply personal attack on the racist past which had destroyed her own family and sent her father to a mental institution for attempting to kill his then two-year-old daughter, Linda. The international adoption of Naomi forces Linda Hara to confront the role racism played in the formation of her own identity. Unexpectedly, Linda comes into a vast fortune, though of questionable origin, and she finds herself with the means to put to work in the real world the ideas for eradicating racism developed in her book. Now well financed, Linda’s plans gain the support of a renowned anthropologist, Professor Emeritus Hartford Keys, in whose field race has been discredited for decades as a baseless notion. Dr. Keys introduces Linda to his academic colleagues as well as to professors at the business school with the financial and media savvy to stir up the world. What ensues is the most treacherous conflict of Linda Hara’s long career as a journalist. The Japanese underworld attempts to recover their lost assets, which have been diverted through a cunning plan into Linda Hara’s control. The gangsters are joined in attacking Linda by religious fundamentalists, white supremacists, a conservative talk show host and an enraged black scholar, not to mention mainstream America, all of whom vehemently reject her far reaching plans for education and popular culture, plans which within a few short days after publication of her book manage to capture worldwide attention through a media blitz. Like Galileo four hundred years before her, Linda Hara finds herself paying a dreadful price for being out ahead of her time with ideas that will change the way people view themselves, ideas that explain -- Why We Are All Niggers ... And Racists.

This beautifully illustrated children's book invites kids to explore God's design for ethnic diversity and challenges readers—both parents and children—to learn and live out counter-cultural, biblical views, fostering a lifelong celebration of diversity for the glory of God. Designed for four- to eleven-year-olds, God Made Me AND You by Shai Linne is the second book in the God Made Me series, starting with God Made All of Me by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb. Because Scripture teaches that ethnic diversity is not something that should be tolerated but rather enthusiastically embraced, Christian hip hop artist Shai Linne helps children, parents, and caregivers to celebrate this biblical truth through a lyrical, rhyming style and colorful illustrations. God Made Me AND You is an approachable guide for families to begin conversations about cultivating a God's perspective on ethnic diversity, confronting the sins of racism, bigotry, and ethnic pride. Because children learn from family members, media, or peers, parents and caretakers have a responsibility to teach their children what God has to say about the beauty of diversity in his image-bearers, with a particular focus on ethnic diversity. This colorful and compelling children's book serves as a resource and lifelong gift for children and parents, helping families understand diversity from a biblical perspective and with a clear picture of the beauty and glory of God.

Superheroes are everywhere — in movies, on television, and in video games. It’s exciting to think about these extraordinary people with amazing powers who save us from evil and are a force for good in the world. But did you know that God has real-life superheroes of his own? They started out as ordinary people. Then something (God!) happened to them, and they changed. God’s Superheroes highlights three dozen amazing Catholic men, including Venerable Augustus Tolton, Saint Anthony of Padua, Blessed Carlo Acutis, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint John Paul II, Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk, Blessed Miguel Pro, Blessed Justo Takayama Ukon, and Saint Joseph. The men in this book were brave and bold in their Catholic faith. Whether as fathers, priests, or teenaged boys, they stood against evil and made a difference. Some even had superpowers — they could fly in the air, or foretell the future, or cure the sick! They all used the talents God gave them and sacrificed to change the world for the better. They are still champions for good today, and these are their stories. These amazing Catholic men want to stand by your side throughout your adventures and help with the obstacles you face. They want you to become one of God’s superheroes, too! Learn about holy women in this book’s companion – God’s Superheroes: Amazing Catholic Women.

Ever since it was demonstrated in the 1920s that the universe, with its trillions of galaxies, is caught up in a process of steady expansion, it became evident that it must have originated from an "initial singularity," a "Big Bang," which gave rise to the formation of subatomic parts, atoms, molecules, clouds of gas, and finally, stars and galaxies. Running this expansion back in time, scientists began to reckon with the miracle of an evolving universe of which we are the outcome: the iron in our blood has been formed in the stars. This book gives an overview of the cosmologies that were in vogue in antiquity­--the Jewish and Christian concepts of Creation, and the classical thinkers in Greek cosmology: Plato, Aristotle, and Ptolemy--and in modern times, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Newton. The book brings us right down to the present day with a careful and readable treatment of the scientific innovations inaugurated by Einstein and the specialists in quantum physics, and to recent developments in astrophysics. This path of exploration opens the avenue for imagining a Creator God who is so generous that he invites creation to share in his own creativity.