Heaven

Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her f... (more)

Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents. (less)

Based on Alcorn's bestselling book "Heaven," this work contains the answers to literally hundreds of questions about hea... (more)

Based on Alcorn's bestselling book "Heaven," this work contains the answers to literally hundreds of questions about heaven, eternity, and the New Earth. (less)

Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subje... (more)

Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormenters. These raw and realistic portrayals of bullying are counterbalanced by textured exposition of the philosophical and religious debates concerning violence to which the weak are subjected. -- Provided by publisher. (less)

From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, a sharp and illumin... (more)

From the bestselling author of Breasts and Eggs and international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami, a sharp and illuminating novel about the impact of violence and the power of solidarity in our contemporary societies. Hailed as a bold foray into new literary territory, Kawakami's novel is told in the voice of a 14-year-old student subjected to relentless torment for having a lazy eye. Instead of resisting, the boy chooses to suffer in complete resignation. The only person who understands what he is going through is a female classmate who suffers similar treatment at the hands of her tormenters. These raw and realistic portrayals of bullying are counterbalanced by textured exposition of the philosophical and religious debates concerning violence to which the weak are subjected. Kawakami's simple yet profound new work stands as a dazzling testament to her literary talent. There can be little doubt that it has cemented her reputation as one of the most important young authors working to expand the boundaries of contemporary Japanese literature. "One of Japan's brightest stars is set to explode across the global skies of literature."{u2014}Japan Times. (less)

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From the legendary author of Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina (now Lifetime movies) comes the first book in the... (more)

From the legendary author of Flowers in the Attic and My Sweet Audrina (now Lifetime movies) comes the first book in the Castell Family series. Of all the folks on the mountain, the Casteel children are the lowest. Even the families that buy them think so. Heaven Leigh Casteel may be the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, but her cruel father and weary stepmother work her like a mule. For the sake of her brother Tom and the other little ones, Heaven clings to the hope that someday she can show the world that they are worthy of love and respect. But when the children's stepmother can't take it anymore and abandons the family, Heaven's father hatches a scheme that will alter her young life forever. Being sold to a strange couple is just the beginning; ripping away the thin veneer of civilization and learning the adult secrets of the world around her means Heaven must abandon someone, too--the child she was, to become the woman her mother never had the chance to be. (less)

Two people come face to face with death and the inspiring real-life stories are intertwined with never-before seen foota... (more)

Two people come face to face with death and the inspiring real-life stories are intertwined with never-before seen footage of Billy Graham's final message about heaven, filmed at his North Carolina mountain home. You never know what you truly believe until it's a matter of life and death. Billy Graham, along with firefighter Cheyane Caldwell and Laurie Coombs, a young woman forced to face the reality of death, share their stories, and what the Bible says really happens after death. (less)