Elizabeth Yates

Gloria Repp

The boy isn't much to look at: thin, pale, and undersized for his age. Neighbors shake their heads over Jared Austin's odd ways. His father doesn't think he's good for anything much. Even his friend Jennet wonders what will become of him. But Jared isn't concerned; he has his own ideas about what is really important. One day a journeyman painter visits their quiet New Hampshire farm, and his unexpected offer sets Jared aglow with excitement. He starts off on an adventure that takes him miles from home and into experiences that bring him to manhood and deepen his faith. But before he leaves, Jared promises Jennet that someday, someday, he will come back for her. - Back cover.

The Journeyman

Years ago a beautiful golden cowrie was part of Uncle Philip's collection of rare shells. Now it's missing because Uncle Philip hid it. But where did he put it? With Aunt Laura's help, Connie begins to search for the golden cowrie. But someone else is also looking for the shell--someone who could be dangerous. Connie's visit to Aunt Laura takes a mysterious turn in The Secret to the Golden Cowrie.

The Secret of the Golden Cowrie

When he and his mother and brother take over running his aunt's seaside inn, with prayer and the help of a Japanese kitemaker, eleven-year-old Nick is able to connect with his grouchy grandfather.

Trouble at Silver Pines Inn

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Trouble At Silver Pines Inn

A secret room. A secret stash. A secret hope. Nick Radford plots to find a treasure, hoping that Grandfather won't have to sell the Inn. Perhaps his family could even move here too! His dream grows brighter when he discovers historic old Notes with cipher-clues and makes friends with a beautiful coonhound named Miss Digger. But he can't decode the clues, and Mom is still sick, and someone is trying to sabotage the Inn. So . . . what's a kid to do? Should he give up on his dream and ignore the Bible verse he found in the Notes? What does trusting God really mean, anyway? He'd better find out.

Secrets at Silver Pines Inn

After his father plants the family yam garden without praying to the ancestor spirits, Kuri, a young boy on Papua New Guinea, wonders if he should follow the advice of the Christian missionaries and trust in their God.

A Question of Yams

Question of Yams

A Missionary Story Based on True Events

Jared Austin, staunch member of the mutual protection society that defends his 1830s New Hampshire community against thieves, tries to temper justice with mercy when his deaf daughter Melody befriends a young Irish immigrant who has stolen a horse.

Hue & Cry

In 1950, at the Eskimo village of Koyalik in the Alaska Territory, two young missionaries' prayers are answered when they receive a dog sled-team of huskies with Mik-Shrok as its leader.

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