Böcker av Karen Meyer

Thirteen-year-old Nelly has just moved to Salem, Ohio, a Quaker town with many who support the anti-slavery cause.Her family joins the Underground Railroad, using the secret room Nelly discovers. When she overhears a plot to tar and feather her father, the new editor of the Anti-Slavery Bugle, she realizes there are enemies even in Salem.Nelly has a chance to fight back when she joins in a rescue, but she learns the hard way that the rescued girl isn't really free. When Nelly and her best friend at the Quaker girls' school become the target of a mean trick by a classmate, Nelly wants revenge. Threats against her father stir Nelly to plan retaliation. Or will her faith teach her a better way?

Life's Unexpected Detours is three stories about overcoming adversity and a testimony to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.Kate's Journey is a story about a young woman in the prime of life who is about to embark on a new chapter in her life. She is struck with tragic news and will struggle to learn how to cope. Her dreams suddenly take a backseat to her current situation. She is tough and follows her heart through the twists and turns of it all. Why Our Dani is a heart-wrenching story of a missing child. The pain, suffering and disbelief is so great at times the family thinks they won't survive. It is with heavy hearts that they must endure for the sake of their child. As time slips by so does their hope, but as Christians they continue to pray asking God for a miracle. A Change of Heart is about a young man's life, changed against all odds. It is about romance and the ups and downs that go with it. Tragedy strikes and a young woman's hopes and dreams are shattered. Out of the ashes comes something unexpected that only God could orchestrate, turning pain and heartbreak into joy and beauty.

We look back to the birth of Jesus, but for centuries the people of God looked forward. This book helps parents and teachers review with children how it was for those who looked forward and it helps to show why the celebration of Christmas is so significant. Written in poetic form, the short sections are titled to introduce the theme of each.