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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death in a fiery, evocative novel-in-verse."--Provided by publisher.
In medieval poetic forms, the voices of the people and objects in Joan of Arc's life-- her family, the trees, clothes, cows, and candles of her childhood-- explore issues such as gender, misogyny, and the peril of speaking truth to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
©2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Presents the history, accomplishments and key personalities of the New Orleans Saints football team. Includes timelines, quotes, maps, glossary and websites"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
©2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the man who became one of the most famous saints in the world, from his fun-loving youth through his career as a soldier to the years he spent serving God.
Author
Publisher
Wisdom Tales, an imprint of World Wisdom, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable and influential women of her time. Blessed with an astonishing array of talents, she was at once a mystic, theologian, scientist, doctor, nutritionist, composer, writer, linguist, and artist."--
Author
Publisher
Wisdom Tales
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Giving up everything he owned, Anthony journeyed out into the desert of Egypt to find answers to why he was unhappy. This beautifully illustrated picture book brings to life Saint Anthony's journey towards discovering the love of God in his heart.
10) Joan of Arc
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
©1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English and was burned at the stake for witchcraft.
Author
Publisher
Bala Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Kuan Yin, whose name means "one who hears the cries of the world," is perhaps the most widely revered Buddhist saint in the world. Known as Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, Kannon in Japanese, and Chenrezig in Tibetan, this compassionate bodhisattva is at the heart of all Mahayana Buddhist traditions. Sometimes depicted as male and other times as female, Kuan Yin took the vow to free all sentient beings from their suffering. The legend of Princess Miao-Shan...
16) Escape
Author
Publisher
Broadway Books
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
At 18, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger, 32 years her senior, who already had three wives. Arranged plural marriages were part of her heritage in the radical offshoot of the Mormon Church that had settled along the Arizona-Utah border. Over the next fifteen years, Carolyn had eight children and withstood her husband's psychological abuse and the watchful eyes of his other wives. Her every move was dictated...
Author
Publisher
Four Walls Eight Windows
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
Description
One Nation Under Gods is a controversial examination of Mormon doctrine and the history of the Mormon Church, also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). While chronicling its origins and the events that shaped the Mormon Church, the author posits the idea of a Mormon drive toward religious, political, and social dominance in the United States.
Author
Publisher
Crossway Books
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
"Sociologist Rodney Stark estimates that by 2080, Mormonism will have 267 million adherents. As a leading rival to biblical Christianity in both America and Latin America, it is a religion tobe reckoned with. However, Mormons are not so much a group to be feared by Christians, says author Andrew Jackson, as a mission field to be cultivated. As a professor and a pastor in a city that boasts a large LDS community, Jackson has had not only many discussions...
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
©2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography about the young French woman who, inspired by voices, led the French army to victory over the English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and eventually was declared a saint.
Author
Series
Publisher
Imprint
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
From the pages of Bardugo's Grisha trilogy comes this illustrated replica of The Lives of Saints, the Istorii Sankt'ya. Featuring tales of saints drawn from the beloved novels and beyond, it includes miracles and martyrdoms from familiar saints like Sankta Lizabeta of the Roses and Sankt Ilya in Chains, to the strange and obscure stories of Sankta Ursula, Sankta Maradi, and the Starless Saint. -- adapted from jacket
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