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Language
English
Description
"It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided...
4) Submission
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In a near-future France, François, a middle-aged academic, is watching his life slowly dwindle to nothing. His sex drive is diminished, his parents are dead, and his lifelong obsession--the ideas and works of the novelist Joris-Karl Huysmans--has led him nowhere. In a late-capitalist society where consumerism has become the new religion, François is spiritually barren, but seeking to fill the vacuum of his existence. And he is not alone. As the...
Author
Series
Risen hope volume 3
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the Christian lands of Europe, there was darkness. Not a physical darkness, but a spiritual one. For many years, the clarity of God's grace given through Jesus Christ had dimmed. A system of human effort designed to achieve God's favor meant people were confused about Scripture, about salvation, and about the purpose of life. But in those dark times, light dawned. Brave individuals challenged long -- held teachings that had drifted from...
7) Papa Jethro
Author
Publisher
Kar-Ben Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Rachel asks her Grandpa Nick why he is Christian when she is Jewish, he relates the biblical story of Jethro and his grandson Gershom, who loved one another very much despite their different religious beliefs.
9) Sam I am
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sam, the son of a Jewish father and Christian mother, struggles to understand religion and its role in his family's life during the Hanukkah and Christmas holidays.
Author
Series
Safehold volume 3
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The Kingdom of Charis and the Kingdom of Chisholm have joined together, pledged to stand against the tyranny of a corrupt Church. The youthful Queen Sharleyan of Chisholm has wed King Cayleb of Charis, forging a single dynasty, a single empire, dedicated to the defense of human freedom. Yet there are things Sharleyan still does not know. Secrets Cayleb has not been permitted to share, even with her--and these secrets may threaten all they have achieved...
11) Maiden
Author
Series
Publisher
Acorn Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Marta and Jayme are childhood friends with different beliefs. Marta dreams of becoming a healer. Jayme has been schooled by the black-coats, a group of priests who claim women are inferior, and he fears Marta is jeopardizing her eternal future.Despite a heated debate over Marta's soul, Jayme betrays her to the priests. The consequences of this betrayal change Marta's life forever and sends Jayme on his own journey.After a brutal massacre, Marta awakens...
Author
Series
Risen hope volume 4
Publisher
Christian Focus Publications
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Protestant Reformation had redrawn the map of the Christian world. Now the Church sought to take the hope of the Christian Gospel where it had not been before. The nearly three centuries covered in this volume give us a picture of the incredible energy and great expansion of the Church throughout the world, and the people who led the way through a variety of abilities that God gave them. Harry Hosier, William Wilberforce, Emilie Mallet, and Sojourner...
Author
Series
Publisher
Plaza Janés
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Es 997 EC, el fin de la Edad Media. Inglaterra se enfrenta a ataques de los galeses en el oeste y los vikingos en el este. Los que están en el poder doblan la justicia según su voluntad, independientemente de la gente común y, a menudo, en conflicto con el rey. Sin un estado de derecho claro, reina el caos. En estos tiempos turbulentos, tres personajes encuentran sus vidas entrelazadas: la vida de un joven constructor de barcos se pone patas...
15) Viceroy's house
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
