Sarah's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 08 May 2014 08:44:13 -0700 60 Sarah's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions]]> 788091 405 Arthur Bennett 0851518214 Sarah 5 4.73 1975 The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions
author: Arthur Bennett
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.73
book published: 1975
rating: 5
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These prayers are really helpful. I enjoy reading them over and over again.
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Sarah 4 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)]]> 34485 Of course, the “fear of man� goes by other names. When we are in our teens, it is called “peer pressure.� When we are older, it is called “people-pleasing.� Recently, it has been called “codependency.� With these labels in mind, we can spot the fear of man everywhere. Diagnosis is fairly straightforward.

- Have you ever struggled with peer pressure? “Peer pressure� is simply a euphemism for the fear of man.
- Are you over-committed? Do you find that it is hard to say no even when wisdom indicates that you should? Are you are a “people-pleaser,� another euphemism for the fear of man ?
- Do you “need� something from your spouse? Do you “need� your spouse to listen to you? Respect you? Think carefully here. Certainly God is pleased when there is good communication and a mutual honor between spouses. But for many people, the desire for these things has roots in something that is far from God’s design for his image-bearers. Unless you understand the biblical parameters of marital commitment, your spouse will become the one you fear. Your spouse will control you. Your spouse will quietly take the place of God in your life.
- Is self-esteem a critical concern for you? This, at least in the United States, is the most popular way that the fear of other people is expressed. If self-esteem is a recurring theme for you, chances are that your life revolves around what others think. You reverence or fear their opinions. You need them to buttress your sense of well-being and identity. You need them to fill you up.
- Do you ever feel as if you might be exposed as an impostor? Many business executives and apparently successful people do. The sense of being exposed is an expression of the fear of man. It means that the opinions of other people � especially their possible opinion that you are a failure � are able to control you.
- Are you always second-guessing decisions because of what other people might think? Are you afraid of making mistakes that will make you look bad in other people’s eyes?
- Do you feel empty or meaningless? Do you experience “love hunger�? Here again, if you need others to fill you, you are controlled by them.
- Do you get easily embarrassed? If so, people and their perceived opinions probably define you. Or, to use biblical language, you exalt the opinions of others to the point where you are ruled by them.

THE problem is clear: People are too big in our lives and God is too small. The answer is straightforward: We must learn to know that our God is more loving and more powerful than we ever imagined. Yet this task is not easy. Even if we worked at the most spectacular of national parks, or the bush in our backyard started burning without being consumed, or Jesus appeared and wrestled a few rounds with us, we would not be guaranteed a persistent reverence of God. Too often our mountain-top experiences are quickly overtaken by the clamor of the world, and God once again is diminished in our minds. The goal is to establish a daily tradition of growing in the knowledge of God.]]> 256 Edward T. Welch Sarah 0 currently-reading 4.25 1997 When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man (Resources for Changing Lives)
author: Edward T. Welch
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World]]> 6593482 192 Joshua Harris Sarah 4 4.03 2003 Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is): Sexual Purity in a Lust-Saturated World
author: Joshua Harris
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3)]]> 6164358 ALL IS
LOST.

Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance embark on a daring new adventure that threatens to force them apart from their families, friends, and even each other. When an unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown, the foursome must unravel clues relating to a nefarious new plot, while their search for answers brings them closer to danger than ever before.]]> 400 Trenton Lee Stewart 0307582396 Sarah 0 to-read 4.29 2009 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3)
author: Trenton Lee Stewart
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)]]> 83369 "ARE YOU A GIFTED CHILD LOOKING FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES?"



When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.



As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all? �

WELCOME TO THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY.]]> 486 Trenton Lee Stewart 0316057770 Sarah 0 to-read 4.15 2007 The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
author: Trenton Lee Stewart
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)]]> 2159225 Children
You must not come
STOP
Dangerous

The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission: to go on a mind-bending international scavenger hunt designed to engage their individual talents. As they search for all the clues and riddles Mr. Benedict has hidden for them, Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance faces an unexpected challenge that will reinforce the reasons they were brought together in the first place and require them to fight for the very namesake that united them.

Join
The Mysterious
Benedict
Society
At your own
Risk]]> 440 Trenton Lee Stewart 0316057800 Sarah 0 to-read 4.21 2008 The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
author: Trenton Lee Stewart
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> The Invention of Hugo Cabret 9673436 534 Brian Selznick Sarah 4 4.22 2007 The Invention of Hugo Cabret
author: Brian Selznick
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4)]]> 6582080 528 Dave Barry 1423309758 Sarah 0 currently-reading 4.19 2009 Peter and the Sword of Mercy (Peter and the Starcatchers, #4)
author: Dave Barry
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Dandelion Fire (100 Cupboards, #2)]]> 3392898 480 N.D. Wilson 037583883X Sarah 0 currently-reading 3.93 2008 Dandelion Fire (100 Cupboards, #2)
author: N.D. Wilson
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards, #1)]]> 1661390
Henry scrapes the plaster off the wall and discovers doors—ninety-nine cupboards of all different sizes and shapes. Through one he can hear the sound of falling rain. Through another he sees a glowing room—with a man strolling back and forth! Henry and his cousin Henrietta soon understand that these are not just cupboards. They are, in fact, portals to other worlds.

100 Cupboards is the first book of a new fantasy adventure, written in the best world-hopping tradition and reinvented in N.D Wilson's own inimitable style.]]> 289 N.D. Wilson 0375838813 Sarah 4
I will say there were times the story gave me the creeps and I wonder how kids handle those sections. They are probably a lot tougher than me, who at 28, is still a little apprehensive about the dark :-) ]]> 3.80 2007 100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards, #1)
author: N.D. Wilson
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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I REALLY liked this book! I loved the way N.D. Wilson writes. Some of his sentences are whole stories in themselves! I did not want to put the book down. I am really looking forward to continuing on the journey of this series.

I will say there were times the story gave me the creeps and I wonder how kids handle those sections. They are probably a lot tougher than me, who at 28, is still a little apprehensive about the dark :-)
]]> <![CDATA[Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World]]> 3428818 Product Description

A visual, poetic exploration of the narrative nature of the world and the personality of the Poet behind it all.

When Nate Wilson looks at the world around him, he asks "What is this place? Why is this place? Who approved it? Am I supposed to take it seriously?" What could such an outlandish, fantastical world say about its Creator?

In these sparkling chapters, Wilson gives an aesthetic examination of the ways in which humanity has tried to make sense of this overwhelming carnival ride of a world. He takes a whimsical, thought-provoking look at everything from the "magic" of quantum physics, to nature's absurdities, to the problem of evil, evolution and hell. These frequently humorous, and uniquely beautiful portraits express reality unknown to many Christians-the reality of God's story unfolding around and among us. As the author says, "Welcome to His poem. His play. His novel. His comedy. Let the pages flick your thumbs."

]]> 224 N.D. Wilson 0849920078 Sarah 0 to-read 4.32 2009 Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World
author: N.D. Wilson
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Successful Christian Parenting]]> 1590361 Successful Christian Parenting, pastor/teacher John MacArthur presents time-proven principles of biblical parenting clearly and carefully to help parents make sense of their duties before God and to bring up their children in the ways of the Lord.]]> 256 John F. MacArthur Jr. 084991082X Sarah 4 4.41 1999 Successful Christian Parenting
author: John F. MacArthur Jr.
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.41
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations]]> 1958785 A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution."

A growing movement of young people is rebelling against the low expectations of today's culture by choosing to "do hard things" for the glory of God. And Alex and Brett Harris are leading the charge.

Do Hard Things is the Harris twins' revolutionary message in its purest and most compelling form, giving readers a tangible glimpse of what is possible for teens who actively resist cultural lies that limit their potential.

Combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility, the authors weave together biblical insights, history, and modern examples to redefine the teen years as the launching pad of life. Then they map out five powerful ways teens can respond for personal and social change.

Written by teens for teens, Do Hard Things is packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life rebelutionaries in action. This rallying cry from the heart of an already-happening teen revolution challenges a generation to lay claim to a brighter future, starting today.]]> 242 Alex Harris 1601421125 Sarah 2 4.03 2008 Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
author: Alex Harris
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2008
rating: 2
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Good book. Good ideas. However, I was hoping for some more meat.
]]> Much Ado About Nothing 12957 Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid.]]> 249 William Shakespeare Sarah 4 4.06 1598 Much Ado About Nothing
author: William Shakespeare
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1598
rating: 4
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]]> Hamlet 1420 289 William Shakespeare 0521618746 Sarah 4 4.02 1601 Hamlet
author: William Shakespeare
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1601
rating: 4
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]]> Macbeth 8852
This shocking tragedy - a violent caution to those seeking power for its own sake - is, to this day, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and influential masterpieces.]]> 249 William Shakespeare 0743477103 Sarah 4 3.90 1623 Macbeth
author: William Shakespeare
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1623
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Sarah 4 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.42
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Sarah 4 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.57
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]> 912 J.K. Rowling Sarah 4 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 6 734 J.K. Rowling 0439139597 Sarah 4 4.56 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)]]> 136251
In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited.]]> 759 J.K. Rowling Sarah 4 4.61 2007 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Sarah 4 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Not Even a Hint: Guarding Your Heart Against Lust]]> 696703 192 Joshua Harris 1590521471 Sarah 4 4.00 2003 Not Even a Hint: Guarding Your Heart Against Lust
author: Joshua Harris
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> Shepherding a Child's Heart 535785 212 Tedd Tripp 0966378601 Sarah 4 4.18 1995 Shepherding a Child's Heart
author: Tedd Tripp
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Safe in the Arms of God: Truth from Heaven About the Death of a Child]]> 394991 192 John F. MacArthur Jr. 0785263438 Sarah 3 4.40 2003 Safe in the Arms of God: Truth from Heaven About the Death of a Child
author: John F. MacArthur Jr.
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.40
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Stop Dating the Church: Fall in Love with the Family of God]]> 199275
We are a generation of consumers, independent and critical. We attend church, but we don't want to settle down and truly invest ourselves. We're not into commitment � we only want to date the church.

Is this what God wants for us?

Stop Dating the Church reminds us that faith was never meant to be a solo pursuit. The church is the place God grows us, encourages us, and uses us best. Loving Jesus Christ involves a passionate commitment to His church � around the world and down the street.

We can't be apathetic. It's time to fall in love with the family of God.]]> 144 Joshua Harris 1590523652 Sarah 0 to-read 4.00 2004 Stop Dating the Church: Fall in Love with the Family of God
author: Joshua Harris
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2004
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]]> <![CDATA[Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship]]> 48758
The last thing singles want is more rules. But if you’re looking for an intentional, God-pleasing game plan for finding a future spouse, Joshua Harris delivers an appealing one. A compelling new foreword, an all-new �8 Great Courtship Conversations� section, and updated material throughout makes this five-year revision of the original Boy Meets Girl a must-have! Harris illustrates how biblical courtship—a healthy, joyous alternative to recreational dating—worked for him and his wife. Boy Meets Girl presents an inspiring, practical example for readers wanting to pursue the possibility of marriage with someone they may be serious about.

Are you ready for “romance with purpose�?

If you’re fed up with self-centered relationships that end in disillusionment, it’s time to rethink romance. Finding the loving, committed relationship you want shouldn’t mean throwing away your hopes, your integrity, or your heart.

In Boy Meets Girl , Joshua Harris —the guy who kissed dating goodbye—makes the case for courtship. As old-fashioned as it might sound, courtship is what modern day relationships desperately need. Think of it as romance chaperoned by wisdom, cared for by community, and directed by God’s Word.

Filled with inspiring stories from men and women who have rediscovered courtship, Boy Meets Girl is honest, romantic, and refreshingly biblical. Keep God at the center of your relationship as you discover how

   • Set a clear course for your romance
   • Get closer without compromise
   • Find support in a caring community
   • Deal with past sexual sin
   • Make the right decisions about your future

New! Courtship Conversations
Eight ideas for great dates that will help grow and guide your relationship.

Story Behind the Book

“I wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye to challenge singles to drop the worldly approach to serial dating and reconsider the way they pursued romance in light of God’s Word. Since then, I’ve received letters asking questions like, So, what comes between friendship and marriage? and, How can you know when you are ready for marriage? Boy Meets Girl answers those questions. Now as a happily married man I can look back on my courtship with Shannon and see from personal experience that God is faithful. If you trust Him enough to wait on romance in dating, He will lovingly guide you as you pursue it in courtship…right to that wonderful moment when you kneel together at the altar.� � Joshua Harris]]> 227 Joshua Harris 1590521676 Sarah 4 3.71 2000 Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
author: Joshua Harris
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.71
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rating: 4
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]]> I Kissed Dating Goodbye 107195 221 Joshua Harris 1590521358 Sarah 3 3.48 1997 I Kissed Dating Goodbye
author: Joshua Harris
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.48
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Disney After Dark (Kingdom Keepers, #1)]]> 953260 326 Ridley Pearson 0786854448 Sarah 2 3.92 2004 Disney After Dark (Kingdom Keepers, #1)
author: Ridley Pearson
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2004
rating: 2
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This book caught my attention because it was set in Disneyland. It had some good concepts but it took me a quite a long time to get through it. It could not hold my attention like some of Pearson's other books have.
]]> <![CDATA[The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide]]> 6069188
In this all-inclusive book, Hasselbeck shares her hard-earned wisdom on living life without gluten and loving it. She gives you everything you need to know to start living a gluten-free life, from defining gluten - where to find it, how to read food labels - to targeting gluten-free products, creating G-Free shopping lists, sharing recipes, and managing G-Free living with family and friends.



Download the free companion app Eating Out G-Free .]]> 256 Elisabeth Hasselbeck 1599951886 Sarah 0 to-read 3.52 2009 The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide
author: Elisabeth Hasselbeck
name: Sarah
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3)]]> 555500
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon is a wild desert adventure - with flying camels, magic carpets, and evil shadows - that literally zooms toward an unforgettable and unimaginable climax. Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have teamed together once again to pen a story with unrelenting action and adventure that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages.]]> 482 Dave Barry 0786837888 Sarah 3 4.17 2007 Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (Peter and the Starcatchers, #3)
author: Dave Barry
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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These are pretty good books. They are fun reads with interesting and creative suggestions to how the world of Peter Pan could have begun. However, I would recommend reading them yourself before having your child read them on their own. Some of the story lines could be a bit intense for immature readers.
]]> The Pilgrim's Progress 29797 Along a road filled with monsters and spiritual terrors, Christian confronts such emblematic characters as Worldly Wiseman, Giant Despair, Talkative, Ignorance, and the demons of the Valley of the Shadow of Death. But he is also joined by Hopeful and Faithful.
An enormously influential 17th-century classic, universally known for its simplicity, vigor, and beauty of language, The Pilgrim's Progress remains one of the most widely read books in the English language.]]> 324 John Bunyan Sarah 5 4.05 1678 The Pilgrim's Progress
author: John Bunyan
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.05
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This book should be on every believers must read list. I was so encouraged by Christian, Faithful, & Hopeful. Christian's tender heart toward sin and his constant desire to talk about his conversion was a good wake up call. He took his pilgrimage and his sin very seriously. I was also very encouraged by his friends and how they knew what to say and how to encourage Christian when he was down. I really enjoyed reading this book and I will definitely read it again in the future.
]]> <![CDATA[The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)]]> 310016
Owen is very insistent that believers cannot hope to succeed in this battle in their own strength. He sees clearly that the fight can be won only through faith in Christ, and in the power of the Spirit. Fighting sin with human strength will produce only self-righteousness, superstition and anxiety of conscience. But with faith in Christ, and with the power of the Spirit, victory is certain. The temptations in times like Owen s and ours are obvious on every side; the remedy to them is clearly pointed out in this practical and helpful book.]]> 132 John Owen 0851518672 Sarah 0 to-read 4.34 1656 The Mortification of Sin (Puritan Paperbacks)
author: John Owen
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)]]> 9531 New York Times bestseller Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter leaves the relative safety of Mollusk Island - along with his trusted companion, Tinker Bell - for the dark and dangerous streets of London. On a difficult journey across the sea, he and Tink discover the mysterious and deadly Lord Ombra, who is intent on recovering the missing starstuff - celestial dust that contains unimagined powers. In London, Peter attempts to track down the indomitable Molly, hoping that together they can combat Ombra's determined forces. But London is not Mollusk Island; Peter is not the boy he used to be; and Lord Ombra - the Shadow Master - is unlike anything Peter, or the world, has ever seen.

Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have done it again - written a compulsively readable, magical, impossible-to-put-down tale that will delight readers of all ages.]]> 557 Dave Barry 078683787X Sarah 3 4.17 2006 Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)
author: Dave Barry
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)]]> 34262 Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatchers is brimming with richly developed characters, from the scary but somehow familiar Black Stache and ferocious Mister Grin to the sweet but sophisticated Molly and fearless Peter. Page after page of riveting adventures take readers of all ages on a voyage from a filthy, crime-ridden port in old England across the turbulent sea. Aboard the Neverland is a trunk that hold the “greatest treasure on earth� —but is it gold, jewels, or something far more mysterious and dangerous?

Roiling waves and raging storms; skullduggery and pirate treachery provide the backdrop for battles at sea. Bone-crushing breakers eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island—where the action really heats up.

This impossible-to-put-down tale leads readers on an unforgettable journey—fraught with danger yet filled with mystical and magical moments.]]> 452 Dave Barry 078684907X Sarah 3 4.05 2004 Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
author: Dave Barry
name: Sarah
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Prayer in a Believer's Life]]> 929970
When people would walk through the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Spurgeon would take them to the basement prayer room where people were always on their knees interceding for the church. Then Spurgeon would declare, "Here is the powerhouse of this church." That statement is backed by the amazing number of sermons that Spurgeon preaced on prayer.

Spurgeon was a great believer and teacher in passionate, Holy Spirit-directed prayer. His word pictures of the majestic throne of grace that God calls believers to be privileged to come before is well worth the price of the book alone. You will be inspired and challenged in your prayer life, especially if you experience struggles in prayer.]]> 192 Charles Haddon Spurgeon 0913367362 Sarah 5 4.59 1993 The Power of Prayer in a Believer's Life
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Awesome book! I believe that everyone should read this book. Spurgeon's ability to clearly communicate the attitude we should have for and during prayer has changed the way I approach the throne of God.
]]> <![CDATA[The Vanishing Conscience: Drawing the Line in a No-Fault, Guilt-Free World]]> 572272
In this challenging yet compelling book, John MacArthur encourages you to confront the culture's flight from moral responsibility. With sound biblical truth, this book shows how and why sin must be dealt with if you are to live in a way that pleases God. With clairty and insight, John MacArthur provides you with solutions for attaining a personal holiness that can take you from living a life of blame and denial to one of peace and freedom.

Praise for The Vanishing Conscience:

". . . a wake-up call and an alarm to jolt the sleeping church. Not all will like it, but all should read it. In this day of morality by majority, self-centered ministry, and twilight-zone theology, a clear word like this is long overdue." --Dr. Adrian Rogers, Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church

". . . a clear and prophetic word that we must hear and heed." --Dr. Joseph M. Stowell, President, Moody Bible Institute

"With the clarion call of a prophet, MacArthur points us back to something we have forgotten: the value and importance of a clean conscience." --Greg Laurie, Senior Pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship]]> 288 John F. MacArthur 0785271813 Sarah 0 currently-reading 4.40 1994 The Vanishing Conscience: Drawing the Line in a No-Fault, Guilt-Free World
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This is an awesome book. I think everyone should read it!
]]> The Giving Tree 370493
So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.

This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.]]> 64 Shel Silverstein 0060256656 Sarah 2 4.38 1964 The Giving Tree
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]]> Romeo and Juliet 18135 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.

In this death-filled setting, the movement from love at first sight to the lovers� final union in death seems almost inevitable. And yet, this play set in an extraordinary world has become the quintessential story of young love. In part because of its exquisite language, it is easy to respond as if it were about all young lovers.]]> 281 William Shakespeare 0743477111 Sarah 5 3.74 1597 Romeo and Juliet
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 Sarah 3 3.82 1884 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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]]> Where the Sidewalk Ends 30119 Come in... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins.

Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously funny and deeply profound.

You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant diamond gardens, a place where shoes fly, sisters are auctioned off, and crocodiles go to the dentist.

Shel Silverstein's masterful collection of poems and drawings stretches the bounds of imagination and will be cherished by readers of all ages.]]> 176 Shel Silverstein 0060513039 Sarah 2 4.34 1974 Where the Sidewalk Ends
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