A young person's guide to being a Christian.

Ruby Redfort: secret agent, detective, thirteen-year-old kid. And now... survival expert.

Hanging in There is a guide to choosing Jesus through the ups, downs and round-abouts of your teens and early twenties.

DescriptionThis compelling and poignant memoir tells about the journey through the disease of Anorexia, the recovery process, and all that comes with it-the hurt, hope and humor. After almost dying from the disease, and being neglected by the doctors, the author sought recovery and spent seven weeks at an inpatient facility. In her powerful story, she digs into the depths of Anorexia and describes how her simple diet and exercise program turned into a horrific eating disorder-one that controlled her life and forced her to go to the gym every day for four hours and reduce her diet to only fruit. After almost suffering from a heart attack and amazed that she was still alive, she knew she had to save herself and get treatment. Today, she is a survivor. By telling her story of the disease and recovery process, she not only educates the reader about eating disorders, but also shares with them a secret world unknown to many, and most importantly, that there is hope and recovery is possible. About the AuthorNicole Roberge was born in 1982 and lives in Connecticut. As a writer, she has been published in The Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, ELLEgirl, The Hartford Courant, Diverse Education, Her Sports, Gotham Baseball, Hear/Say, Songwriter Universe, SHE Caribbean, and writes a weekly humor-dating column for Online Dating Magazine. In addition, she was a book contributor to the Los Angeles dining guide, "Hungry?" She also founded and serves as editor to the online music magazine, "Tuned In Music." Roberge founded the non-profit "Beautiful Lives," for Eating Disorder Education and Prevention programs in Connecticut. She speaks at schools, health fairs, and forums on eating disorders. She continues to do other advocacy work in both Connecticut and Washington, D.C. Roberge holds a B.A. in English and a Certificate in Communication from Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, as well as a Certificate in Screenwriting from UCLA.

Oscar Martin is the reporter for the Redmond School News. But he isn't doing very well, and neither is the newspaper. It's time for Oscar's lucky break. Suggested level: primary.

There is nothing like a near death experience to bring life back into focus. Josh Eyre, a surgeon and family man, was having an off year. He had always been a big fan of Christmas but this year he was just not feeling the joy. There was nothing specific that had dampened his Christmas spirit; but this year Christmas was more work than wonder, more labor than love. It was with this cantankerous attitude he started the holiday season, and soon found himself in a precarious situation where even the slightest wrong move could cause serious harm or take his life. Suspended high above the ground on a frosty night, he began to reflect on Christmases from the past that had helped to shape his life. Meet the strange Haight brothers whose home was a favorite snowball target but whose love melted away years of suspicion . Have a run in with the law on a Christmas tree hunt. Laugh with Josh as they have the whole family stay for the first Christmas in their new home. Marvel at the gratitude and humility of a man shot in the heart, and feel the love brought by an angel baby born with only half a heart. Christmas brings with it the extremes of emotion, happiness and heartache, time with family or loneliness, laughter and tears. This story brings with it all of these emotions, and in the end, it will bring the meaning and spirit of Christmas to those that read it.

Is life driving you up a tree? Would a hug make your day? This aww-inspiring collection of beloved inspirational art from the 1970s recalls the happiest of times, when kittens told us that friendship was a special kind of love, and basset hounds advised us to hope for the best and cope with the rest. From the author of The Good Citizen's Handbook (100,000 copies in print), Hang in There! invites us to open our hearts once more to dew-covered roses, galloping colts, soaring seagulls, and statues that teach us the meaning of "wuv." A truly impressive array of critters determinedly "hang in there" (cats, chimps, raccoons, lions), along with other furry friends here to brighten a whole new day. The perfect gift for anyone who's feeling blue, this charming and funny little book is sure to lift the spirits and keep life in its right perspective.