Bangor Public Library ~ Bibliographies for Children

Christian Fiction

 

Bly, Stephen

The Adventures of Nathan T. Riggins

JUV B6277.a  (vol.1)

The dog who would not smile. Coyote true. You can always trust a spotted horse. 2001.

 

Bly, Stephen

Dangerous Ride: Across Humboldt Flats

JUV B6277.d

Wandering aimlessly on the dangerous high desert of Nevada Territory in 1860, a fourteen-year-old

orphan boy finds shelter, food, and a Christian family at the Pony Express station run by the

Lovelocks.  2003.

 

Bly, Stephen

Daring Rescue at Sonora Pass

JUV B6277.da

The Joyton family, who run the Sonora Pass stagecoach station, deal with the mysterious shooting
death of a passenger and welcome new neighbors who open a mercantile next door.  2003.

 

Bly, Stephen

Mysterious Robbery on the Utah Plains

JUV B6277.m

On the eve of the ceremonies to mark the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, gunmen hide a

mysterious package at the Hopewell's bakery, which nearly causes the family to lose their business until they

discover that God has had an exciting plan for them all along. 2003.

 

Elmer, Robert

Beetle Bunker

JUV E4837.b

In 1961, thirteen-year-old Sabine, an adventurer despite being crippled by polio,

finds a forgotten bunker which might allow her, her family, and friends to reach

freedom by tunneling under the Berlin Wall, or might lead to far greater danger. 2006.

 

Elmer, Robert

Candy Bombers

JUV E4837.c

In 1948 Berlin, Germany, while trying to survive the Russian blockade of the city and also grieving

for his father and sister who were killed in the war, thirteen-year-old Erich is befriended by a

United States airman.  2006.

 

Elmer, Robert

Smuggler's Treasure

JUV E4837.s

In Berlin in 1989, the Cold War seems to be coming to an end but thirteen-year-old Liesl still feels

trapped behind a wall as she tries to uncover a secret about her American grandfather, aided by

a boy whose father is in the United States Air Force. 2006.

 

Elmer, Robert

The Young Underground

JUV E4837.y

Based on real historical events or characters and set in Denmark during World War II. 1994.

 

Finley, Martha

Elsie's Girlhood

JUV F496.eg

Elsie's experiences changes from girlhood to womanhood, her family is also undergoing change. 1997.

 

Fletcher, Susan

Walk Across the Sea

JUV F629.w

In late nineteenth-century California, when Chinese immigrants are being driven out or even killed for

fear they will take jobs from whites, fifteen-year-old Eliza Jane McCully defies the townspeople and

her lighthouse-keeper father to help a Chinese boy who has been kind to her. 2001.

 

Jackson, Dave

The Bandit of Ashley Downs

JUV J1233.b

With God's love, Curly, a young nineteenth-century English boy convicted of armed robbery, reforms

his ways after being sent to one of George Müller's orphan homes. 1993.

 

Johnson, Lois Walfrid

Raiders From the Sea

JUV J6195.r

Thirteen-year-old Bree asks God for protection when she and her brother Devin are captured and taken

from their home on the Irish coast by Viking raiders in the late tenth century. 2003.

 

Karr, Kathleen

Fortune's Fool

JUV K1524.f

In medieval Germany, fifteen-year-old Conrad, a court jester, and his beloved Christa, a servant girl,

escape from a cruel master and journey through the countryside on a quest to find a kind lord who

will give them sanctuary. 2008.

 

Kuijer, Guus

The Book of Everything

JUV K9564.b

Nine-year-old Thomas receives encouragement from many sources, including candid talks with Jesus,

to help him tolerate the strict family life dictated by his deeply-religious father. 2006.

 

Mills, Claudia

Perfectly Chelsea

JUV M624.p

Nine-year-old Chelsea's experiences, which include a fight with her best friend, making mistakes in the

hand bell concert, and saying goodbye to the only church minister she has ever known, help her to

accept that things change and that people, including herself, are not perfect. 2004.

 

Payne, C.C.

Something to sing About

JUV P2905.s

Ten-year-old Jamie Jo's fear of bees keeps her inside most of the time, but a series of events that

begins when her mother is excluded from the church choir brings about many changes, including new

friendships and greater trust in God. 2008.

 

Peretti, Frank

The Cooper Kids

JUV P406.c

Features Jay and Lila Cooper and their archaeologist father as they search to find the truth behind an

ancient legend, lead a rescue mission on a doomed South Sea island, search for a treasure-seeker at

the bottom of a pit, and race against time and terrorists to save Lila. 2005.

 

Pochocki, Ethel

Soup Pot

JUV ME COLL P749.s

Stories for all Seasons for Children of all ages. 1996.

 

Smiley, Jane

The Georges and the Jewels

JUV S63924.g

Seventh-grader Abby Lovitt grows up on her family's California horse ranch in the 1960s, learning to

train the horses her father sells and trying to reconcile her strict religious upbringing with her own

ideas about life. 2009.

 

Walls, Pamela

Abby: Lost at Sea

JUV W1627.al

Thirteen-year-old Abigail Kendall dreams of faraway, exciting places. But her family's sudden move to Hawaii

is much more than she ever bargained for! Set sail with Abby for an 1847 adventure filled with heart stopping

danger, nasty villains, and fun surprises. Meet the delightful aloha people, smell the salty sea breeze, and get

a taste of the island treats. Along the way you'll see that God can be trusted, even in rough waters. 2000.