Young Kid Fiction

Every year, a new generation of genetically engineered kids is shipped out to meet their parents. Every spring, the residents of this town take down the snow they've stuck to their windows and put up flowers. Every morning Martin's family gathers around their television and votes for whatever matter of national importance the president has on the table. Today, it is the color of his drapes. It's business as usual under the protective dome of suburb HM1, but it is all about to come crashing down.

Ron Orlis planned to spend his summer break giving out Bibles and literature with friends in Mexico. But he soon meets Pedro, a 14-year-old Indian boy, who recently became a Christian and is desperate to return to his village to tell his family about Jesus Christ. Ron and Pedro go together to the boy’s home but meet with danger and opposition from the police, a witch doctor, and hostile villagers. Ron and his friends learn to wait on God and trust Him to do what He’s promised, in spite of threats and even imprisonment.

Rory is an antihero for the ages. Like Shakespeare’s Richard III, she confides in her audience, telling us exactly the lengths she’ll go to to secure the leading role in Bosworth Academy’s senior musical, confessing without shame that she is charming and conniving and brutally ambitious, that we will watch and root for her even as she manipulates and endangers those around her. And we do. Perhaps it’s because we don’t want to believe that she’s as relentless as she claims. Rory is an underdog, after all, a scholarship kid teased for her weight. Surely there will be redemption?

Fritz McCloud is thrilled when his knee is finally recovered enough to allow him to play basketball again. Everyone is excited when their star player scores a big victory against a rival school. But then Johnny Larson is caught drinking, and the coach kicks him off the basketball team. Johnny goes from bad to worse, and nothing Fritz can say or do seems to make a dent in Johnny’s bad attitude and choices. Then, a terrible tragedy changes everything.

Griffin Smalls was . . . small. Very small. And Brian Swanson, the fourth grade bully, loved that about him. Things only seem to be getting worse. But then Griffin meets a mysterious figure named Baglire, an outlandish old man with a black pug named Winkles. Baglire takes him to a place he's never imagined, to show him what he never saw about the people he thought he knew so well. As Griffin tries to believe the unbelievable, he discovers a hidden strength that prompts him to do the very last thing he expected. The Castle in the Clouds is a story about perspective and the power it has to ...

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up. Allie has had her share of adventures, and today she just wants to celebrate her birthday. A nice, quiet day with her grandparents on Whidbey Island. Unfortunately, when balls of fire rain down from the sky, she's reminded of her duties. Setting out to connect with her friends and join the fight, Allie makes a couple friends and learns of a new power in play. Will she be able to get her friends to safety? This is a short story in the BRINGER OF LIGHT universe. For Middle Grade fantasy readers, age 9-12.

Summer Bible camp opens Fritz McCloud’s eyes to the stark reality that he is not living for Christ in any significant way, and he determines that there is no better time to change than now. Other football players, even opposing teams, notice the difference. However, not everyone is fond of the change, and Fritz is put to the test. A classmate mocks him for reading the New Testament on a bus to one of their games, and even his dad doesn’t gets uptight when Fritz’s convictions impact family plans. A serious knee injury lands Fritz in the hospital, where he has plenty of time to think, ...

Based on the popular S.H.A.P.E. book for adults, this teen version walks through the same process of discovery with students. Written by the bestselling author and pastor at Saddleback Church, Doug Fields, this book will help teenagers understand who they are, how they can serve, and why they serve.

Jack Ross is a troubled yet irresistibly charismatic upperclassman. Despite her parents' warnings about the dangers of dating an unsaved boy, Linda Penner finds herself magnetically drawn to him. Meanwhile, Kent Gilbert, even though he lived with the Orlises, gets entangled in Jack’s gang of thieves. But when their world falls apart, both Kent and Linda must confront their choices. They discover who their true friends are and what complete surrender to Christ means.

Michael Carter is 12 years old. Right now, he and his fart brothers are in space, trying to save the president, and everything's going wrong. Every. Single. Thing. Larry is lost, but new unexpected allies are going to help the gang! Will they get rid of the gross zombies, once and for all? And the aliens? That’s a whole other story! They need to get rid of those, too.

A compilation of some of the greatest retellings of Shakespeare's love stories by Nesbit and Lamb, with historical context and discussion questions by Marie Henley.

Prayer can sometimes be a frightening thing. How do you approach the maker of the world, and what exactly can you pray for? In this student adaptation of The Circle Maker, Pastor Mark Batterson uses the true legend of Honi the circle maker, a first-century Jewish sage whose bold prayer saved a generation, to uncover the boldness God asks of us at times and what powerful prayer can mean in your life.

Ella is excited for her first day at a new school. Glimmering pencil case? Check! Shimmering backpack? Check! Glittery ribbons in her hair? Check! She can't wait to meet the other kids and share her sparkly personality. But her first day doesn't go quite as planned: Her new classmates don't like her disco-ball shoes, her PB&J-with-sprinkles sandwich, or her rainbow-y unicorn painting.

Kent Gilbert is desperate to be friends with Stub, Buford, Carl, and the other “cool” guys in high school. However, when the gang plans a party in an old, abandoned barn, Kent is invited – to stay away. In an attempt to prove that he can fit in, Kent comes up with a plan, but it goes horribly wrong and results in a blinding explosion. The doctor says that, tragically, Kent’s eyesight appears to be lost. This lesson comes at a high price, but as is often the case, this overwhelming event in his life results in a most wonderful change of heart.

Danny Orlis and Jim Morgan's Scholarship Jim Morgan loves baseball, and he is an exceptional pitcher. But he has to make a decision: accept an athletic scholarship and pitch at a major university, or go to Bible school and not pitch. Danny, Kay, Connie, his friends, and his high school baseball coach all have their own ideas about where Jim should go to school. Jim prays and wrestles with the decision. He reasons that he can be a witness for God at a major university and pitch for their baseball team. But what does God want him to do? What would you do? And what did he decide? The Davis ...

Kent Gilbert and his friend Bruce find themselves at a boys' camp and quickly become entangled in the mystery of an old gold mine. Their exploration of the mine disrupts their Bible studies, leading to mounting tensions with the camp leaders. The situation escalates when the boys get trapped inside the mine. Will they manage to escape? More importantly, will they find freedom from the spiritual bondage that has a hold on their hearts?

Triplets Del, Doug, and DeeDee are orphaned missionary kids. Rejected by their aunt and uncle in Texas who were offended by the triplets’ faith in Jesus, the kids have now found a permanent home with Danny and Kay Orlis. The triplets have a place to live but still have many things to figure out. As they are growing up, they realize that although they look alike, they have unique talents and abilities. Doug finds his skill on the basketball court, but a fawn discovered during a walk in the woods reveals one of the exceptional talents God gave Del.

Danny and Kay Orlis fly down to Central America to test out a new mission plane. While in Guatemala, they stay with Mr. and Mrs. Davis and their three children, who are ministering to the Indians in the remote jungle areas of the country. The Davis triplets, full of life and mischief, are a joy and blessing to their parents, but while Danny and Kay are there helping out, tragedy strikes, and the three kids are left with more questions than answers.

Doug, Del, and DeeDee Davis are eager to visit their cousins, the Ropers, on their sprawling Texas ranch. Now that their Aunt Carmen has turned to Christ, the ranch seems an entirely different place. The kids are looking forward to time with the Ropers and horseback riding, but then, unexpected lights in an old, abandoned house and glimpses of someone hiding in the grass add more mystery to their visit than they bargained for.

Danny and Ron Orlis drive to Zongolica, Mexico, to deliver a station wagon to the mission station where Kay’s mother and Aunt Mabel serve as missionaries. Once there, they find themselves searching in the jungle for a lost ancient sacred cave. Dangers assault them from snakes, thieves, the swamp, and…. What does the future hold for their new friends Newton and Miguel? How will they survive? How will God protect them?