Give A Goat

BY JAN WEST SCHROCK, AILEEN DARRAGH
Can reading a picture book in class end up making a difference to a family that lives on a different continent? And what does a goat have to do with it? Some people think philanthropy is only for big foundations with lots of money, but that's only one part of the picture. In this true story, readers will discover what is possible when a class works together on a small, but successful project. Humorous illustrations show the process of identifying a charity and fundraising. Give a Goat is a useful template both for those who work with children and want them to experience the satisfaction of giving to others, and for kids who are looking for ways to make a difference.

Tillbury 2008 40 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Missions By The Spirit

Learning From Quaker Examples

BY RON STANSELL
Consciously and unconsciously, twentieth-century Evangelical Friends were influenced by traditions and beliefs about the Holy Spirit, interpersonal relationships of peace and harmony, convictions that the human condition involves both physical and spiritual needs, and the belief that a passionately holy life full of integrity was required of them as missionaries. The bold witness of early Friends includes biblical teaching about the equality of all human beings, the work of God in the hearts of people everywhere, loyalty to Scripture, the centrality of Christ, the possibility of culture being transformed, and the personal guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Barclay Press 2010 321 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)

Einstein's God

Conversations About Science And The Human Spirit

BY KRISTA TIPPETT
NPR's Krista Tippet interviews scientists Freeman Dyson, Paul Davies, Jenna Levin and Quaker Parker Palmer amongst others. Tippett says rather grandly of the book " To the faithful I say this: if God is God, we cannot be afraid of what we can learn with our remarkable three-pound brain. I offer this book to all-religious and nonreligious, theologians, scientists, and people of all walks of life in between-who want to engage our kindred capacities to think and to live together more richly than our debates would ever suggest is possible." It is an fascinating look at the intersection of "God" and science.

Penguin 2010 284 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Longing For God

Seven Paths Of Christian Devotion

BY RICHARD FOSTER, GAYLE BEEBE
Here (Quaker Pastor) Richard Foster and Gayle Beebe, both experienced leaders in spiritual formation; introduce you to many Christian thinkers and activists from the past who have known God deeply. Each person helps you to grasp one of the seven primary paths to intimacy with God that have been developed throughout Christian history. Chapters are divided into sections, each segment surrounding a key figure and concluding with a reflection and prayer. George Fox is path five - Right ordering.

IVP 2009 364 PP. Cloth

$25.00 (low stock)

When Helping Hurts

Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting The Poor. . .and Ourselves

BY STEVE CORBETT, BRIAN FIKKERT
A book that is causing a buzz in evangelical circles that looks at what it really means to "help" the underprivileged both for them and for us - the privileged. Scriptural, but also very practical and with many many insights for both individuals and institutions. Many examples are given and the book has links to a website offering continuing education and shared experience of the books authors and its readers.

Moody 2009 230 PP. Paper

$14.99 (low stock)

Amish Grace

How Forgiveness Transcends Tragedy

BY DONALD KRAYBILL, STEVEN NOLT, DAVID WEAVER-ZERCHER
On Monday morning, October 2, 2006, a gunman entered a one-room Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania. He tied up and shot ten girls killing five and leaving the others critically wounded. He then shot himself as police stormed the building. His motivation? "I'm angry at God for taking my little daughter," he told the children before the massacre. The blood was barely dry on the schoolhouse floor when Amish parents brought words of forgiveness to the family of the one who had slain their children. This book explores the many questions this story raises about the religious beliefs and habits that led the Amish to forgive so quickly.

Jossey-Bass 2010 267 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

Margaret Fell And The End Of Time

The Theology Of The Mother Of Quakerism

BY SALLY BRUYNEEL
This book unusually looks at Margaret Fell as a religious author or theologian in her own right. Sally Bruyneel systematically analyzes Fell's writings on both Quaker and orthodox Christian subjects, ranging from the Inward Light to eschatology to the Trinity. In doing so she demonstrates that Fell was deeply influenced by Biblical apocalyptic literature and the strong eschatological expectations of her time, which became central to her work with the Jews, for her defense of the spirituality equality of women, and for her promotion of the Quaker testimony of peace.

Baylor Univ Press 2010 227 PP. Cloth

$39.95 (in stock)

Early Zimbabwe

Memoir Of A Quaker At Home In A Jesuit Mission

BY DYCK W. VERMILYE
Dyck Vermilye first arrives in Harrare, then called Salisbury, back in 1980, making contact with the local Quakers, as well meeting in a local bar a very racist white ex infantryman, Grant, who continually reappears in his life, often in surprising circumstances. The book details his subsequent return to Africa and his work within a Jesuit training center, Silviera House, just outside the city. A fascinating life and a glimpse into a small Quaker world (and a jesuit one as well) in a most troubled country.

Elite Books 2005 152 PP. Paper

$15.00 (low stock)

Truce

The Day The Soldiers Stopped Fighting

BY JIM MURPHY
Ages 10 up. A book about the "Christmas Truce" in WW1 when German and English soldiers came out of their trenches talked, sang and celebrated together. Conveys the absolute horror and pointlessness of the war without being too gruesome. He tells of the war, its course till then, the commanders reactions, and of the effect the truce had on the opposing soldiers. Definitely a thoughtful anti war book and he draws lessons that he applies to the Iraq invasion.

Scholastic 2009 116 PP. Cloth

$19.99 (low stock)

The Aeneid

BY VERGIL, TRANSLATED BY SARAH RUDEN
This extraordinary new translation of the "Aeneid" stands alone among modern Vergil translations for its accuracy and poetic appeal. Quaker poet, Sarah Ruden is the first woman to translate Vergil's great epic, and she renders the poem in the same number of lines as the original work--a very rare feat that maintains technical fidelity to the original without diminishing its emotional power. Ruden adheres closely to the poet's message. Her rendering of Vergil's words gives immediacy to his struggling faith that history has beauty and purpose in spite of its pain.

Yale Univ Press 2009 308 PP. Paper

$16.95 (low stock)

Heaven In The Midst Of Hell

A Quaker Chaplain's View Of The War In Iraq

STORIES AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY COMMANDER SHERI SNIVELY
"Carry your sword as long as you are able", was Fox's advice to William Penn, and Sheri Snively has taken it as well. Probably the only Quaker Chaplain serving with the marines this book is the story of her time serving in a military hospital in Iraq. Her words and pictures are a poignant tribute to those she met both as staff and patients and she tells their often terrible but inspiring stories beautifully in this quite surprising book. As her commanding officer says to her " you have a unique perspective, I hope you are writing it down"

Raven Oaks Press 2010 269 PP. Cloth

$26.95 (in stock)

Quaker Manual Of Style And Glossary

BY ODIE LEFEVER
A useful eight panel folded tract which offers a handy brief glossary of Quaker terms as well as style guidelines such as when and when not to capitalize Meeting (meeting?), and use of the apostrophe. These reflect usage within Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. The glossary of forty three Quaker terms is also helpful. This is in the same format as the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting leaflet series, but is priced differently and there is no bulk rate reduction.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting 2010 FOLDED Paper

$0.75 (in stock)

Bag In The Wind

BY TED KOOSER, BARRY ROOT
This book follows a plastic bag on its journey from a landfill into a series of townspeople's lives- a can-collecting girl, a homeless man, a store owner - not that all of them notice. Renowned poet Ted Kooser fashions an understated yet compassionate world full of happenstance and connection, neglect and care, all perfectly expressed in Barry Root's tender illustrations. True to the book's earth-friendly spirit, it is printed on recycled paper.

Candlewick Press 2010 48 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (low stock)

Darby

What Happens When You Tell The Tr

FUQUA, JONATHAN
In 1926, Darby Carmichael starts an unexpected career as a newspaper reporter for the Bennettsville Times, and finds some true stories it is difficult to report.

Candlewick Press 2006 242 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

How To Rent A Negro

BY DAMALI AYO
A satirical look at race relations, premised on the renting of a token negro for events or occasions to gain white folks credibility as racially aware. The book gives insights for both the rental and the rentee based on the authors 30 years of experience. The most awful standard racial gaffes and insensitive comments are illuminated in a novel and memorable way. There are photo dramatizations (The expression on the rentals face as the rentee says "I was black in a previous life" is priceless…)and there are special tip boxes.

Lawrence Hill 2005 196 PP. Paper

$14.95 (in stock)

Salsa Stories

BY LULU DELACRE
Welcome to Carmen Teresa's festive home, where relatives, friends, and neighbors from all over Latin America gather to celebrate New Year's Day. Dona Josepha gives Carmen Teresa a blank notebook, and everyone suggests that she fill it with stories that the guests remember from childhood. So begins a unique collection of tales told by a charming cast of characters. In the end, Carmen Teresa decides to create a cookbook filled with recipes for the dishes mentioned in each story.

Scholastic 2000 105 PP. Cloth

$16.99 (in stock)

Under Our Skin

Kids Talk About Race

BY DEBBIE HOLSCLAW BIRDSEYE, TOM BIRDSEYE
Six young middle schoolers, Rosa, a Mexican-American; Akram, an Arab-American; Jenny, a Chinese-American; Tad, an Anglo-American; Janell, a Native American; and Jason, an African American discuss their feelings about their own ethnic backgrounds and about their experiences with people of different races. they examine both sides of the issue, when the prejudice is directed against them, and when members of their own ethnic group are prejudiced toward others.

Holliday House 1997 32 PP. Cloth

$15.95 (low stock)

The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-time Indian

BY SHERMAN ALEXIE ILLUSTRATED BY ELLEN FORNEY
Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he thought he was destined to live.

Little Brown 2007 225+ PP. Paper

$8.99 (low stock)

Adam And Eve's First Sunset

BY SANDY EISENBERG SASSO
What will Adam and Eve do when the sun begins to set for the first time? Is it their fault? Does it mean that God is angry? A beautiful recasting of the biblical tale of Adam and Eve in the Garden-for today's children, their parents, and their teachers. This is the story of Adam and Eve's first test of trust and faith and how they learned to find hope and light-even in the dark.

Jewish Lights 2003 32 PP. Cloth

$17.95 (in stock)

America Street

A Multicultural Anthology Of Stories

EDITED BY ANNE MAZER
A collection of short stories about growing up in a diverse society features the writing of Toni Cade Bambara, Duane Big Eagle, Robert Cormier, Langston Hughes, Gish Jen, Francisco Jimenez, Mary K. Mazotti, Toshio Mori, Grace Paley, and others.

Persea 1993 152 PP. Paper

$7.95 (low stock)

Bone By Bone By Bone

BY TONY JOHNSTON
A Friendship between white and black is rare in 1950s Tennessee. David's dad is determined that his son will grow up to be a doctor like himself. David studies the human bones, and secretly teaches them in turn to his black friend, Malcolm. In a rage, Dr. Church forbids Malcolm to ever enter their home and threatens to kill him if he does. David tries to change his dad's mind, but when Malcolm crosses the line, Dr. Church grabs his shotgun.

Roaring Brook Press 2007 184 PP. Cloth

$17.95 (in stock)

Hope In The Unseen

BY RON SUSKIND
As an honor student walking the gauntlet of sneers and threats at his crime-infested high school in Washington, D.C., Cedric Jennings achieved the impossible: a 4.02 grade-point average and acceptance into Brown University. Suskind won a Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for his stories about Jennings and now expands them into this full-length, nonfiction narrative.

Broadway Books 1999 390 PP. Paper

$15.99 (in stock)

If You Come Softly

BY JACQUELINE WOODSON
A new young love is special and rare, but the world around Ellie and Miah doesn't see it like that. After meeting at their private school in New York, fifteen-year-old Jeremiah, who is black and whose parents are separated, and Ellie, who is white and whose mother has twice abandoned her, fall in love and then try to cope with people's reactions. Will their love survive? An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book.

Speak 1998 181 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)

Lies My Teacher Told Me

Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

BY JAMES LOEWEN
After surveying 18 leading American history texts the author found not one made a good job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past. In this revised edition, packed with updated material, Loewen explores how historical myths continue to be perpetuated in today's climate and adds an eye-opening chapter on the lies surrounding 9/11 and the Iraq War. Thought provoking, nonpartisan, and often shocking.

Touchstone 2007 444 PP. Paper

$16.00 (in stock)

Monster

BY WALTER DEAN MYERS
16 year old Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. A Harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that Steve served as the lookout. Guilty or innocent, Steve becomes a pawn in the hands of "the system." Steve is forced to think about who he is as he faces prison, where he may spend all the tomorrows of his life. As a way of coping with the horrific events that entangle him, Steve, an amateur filmmaker, decides to transcribe his trial into a script, but despite his efforts, reality is blurred and his vision obscured until he can no longer tell who he is or what is the truth.

Amistad 1999 280 PP. Paper

$8.99 (in stock)

My People

BY LANGSTON HUGHES, CHARLES R SMITH JR.
Langston Hughes's short poem, which acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. interprets in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the beauty, and the soul of being a black American today. "The night is beautiful, So the faces of my people, The stars are beautiful, So the eyes of my people, Beautiful, also, is the sun, Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people."

Ginee Seo Books 2009 40 PP. Cloth

$17.99 (in stock)

One

BY KATRYN OTOSHI
Blue is a quiet color. Red's a hothead who likes to pick on Blue. Yellow, Orange, Green, and Purple don't like what they see, but what can they do? When no one speaks up, things get out of hand - until One comes along and shows all the colors how to stand up, stand together, and count. As budding young readers learn about numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors, they also learn about accepting each other's differences and how it sometimes just takes one voice to make everyone count.

KO Kids Books 2008 32 PP. Cloth

$16.95 (in stock)

Romiette And Julio

BY SHARON DRAPER
When Romiette Cappelle meets Julio Montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. But like the Shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, Romiette and Julio discover that not everyone approves of their budding romance. In their case, it is because Romiette is African-American and Julio is Hispanic, and the Devildogs, a dangerous local gang, violently oppose their interracial relationship.

Simon Pulse 1999 320 PP. Paper

$6.99 (low stock)

The Sneetches And 3 Other Stories

BY DOCTOR SEUSS
Four tales by the good doctor, including the "Sneetches" which is a tale about the pointlessness of prejudice. Another tale offers sage advice on not naming all 23 of your children Alan.

Random House 1961 32 PP. Cloth

$14.95 (low stock)

Tomas And The Library Lady

BY RAUL COLON, PAT MORA
While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library, whilehe teaches the librarian Spanish. The story is based on an actual migrant worker [Tomás Rivera] who became chancellor of a university and where the library now bears his name.

Dragonfly Books 1997 40 PP. Paper

$6.99 (in stock)