Synopsis
You know Ruth's story. Now meet her in person. And prepare to be changed.
Walk with Ruth as she travels from Moab to Bethlehem, certain of her calling, yet uncertain of her future. Hold Naomi's hand and watch love put the pieces of her broken life back together. And hang out with Boaz, their kinsman-redeemer, who blesses both women and honors God, big time.
With best-selling author Liz Curtis Higgs by your side, you'll tarry in the corners of their ancient houses, listen to their conversations, and consider every word of every verse until you can say, "I totally get the book of Ruth. And I see what God is trying to teach me through this rags-to-riches redemption story-he has a plan for my life."
Girl, does he ever!
Think of it as time travel without gimmicks, gizmos, or a DeLorean: a novel approach to Bible study that leaps from past to present, gleaning timeless truths that speak to the heart.
Review
Liz Curtis Higgs is a popular conference speaker and the author of nearly 30 books, with more than 3 million copies in print, including her best-selling nonfiction series, Bad Girls of the Bible, Really Bad Girls of the Bible, Unveiling Mary Magdalene, and Slightly Bad Girls of the Bible, and her award-winning Scottish historical novels inspired by the biblical book of Ruth, Here Burns My Candle and Mine Is the Night, a New York Times bestseller. Liz and her family live in Louisville, Kentucky.Before We Dive In
Which Girl's Still Got It?
Ruth's definitely got it. Yes, that Ruth. The one in the Bible. And her mother-in-law, Naomi? She's still got it too. So do
you, beloved.
What do I mean by "it"? Value. Significance. Vibrancy. Worth. Something vital and meaningful to offer, no matter how many times you've been around the block.
Look at Ruth. Even thirty-two centuries later, her shining example of boldness and faithfulness still blows us away. Why don't we take a walk in her sandals and see where the Lord might lead us and how he might use us?
Resist the urge to say you're too old, too young, too busy, too scared, too worn out, too washed up, too anything to be useful to God. Truth is, you've always been part of his love-the-world plan. Need proof? From the day he formed
you in your mother's womb, God has watched over your every step, making sure you got where you needed to go.
When you stumbled, it was God who steadied you.
When you fell, it was God who rescued you.
When you lost your way, it was God who carried you home.
Why? Because he knows you fully, loves you completely, and holds you close to his heart. God will never give up on you, my sister. You claim a special place in his Big Picture.
As the book of Proverbs says, "You can make many plans, but the Lord's purpose will prevail."1 Count on it. As surely as we know how the book of Ruth ends-happily-God knows how your story is going to unfold.
We don't use the phrase divine providence much anymore, but here's what it means: "God is there, God cares, God rules, and God provides."2 How comforting to know that we're never alone and never unloved, that Someone powerful
is in charge and looking out for us. The book of Ruth is a crash course in Sovereignty 101, with God whispering all through it, "Trust me!"
Okay, but trust is an easy word to say and a hard thing to do. It took a decade of Bad Girl foolishness before I understood how good and trustworthy God is. The refrain of one classic hymn never fails to bring a lump to my throat
(not good when you're trying to sing):
Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him!
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!3
Yeah, that last bit. Gets me every time.
From childhood Naomi learned to trust the Sovereign God of Israel. Ruth discovered his faithfulness a bit further down the road. Some of us are only now realizing what it means to live in the circle of God's embrace and at the absolute
center of his will.
I'm still getting my head around it. Maybe you are too.
Suppose we hang out with these ancient sisters for a season and see what they can teach us about God's steadfast love. First, we need to figure out how to transport Naomi and Ruth into the present. Or project ourselves into the distant past.
Hmm...
Time Travel Without the DeLorean
If only we could jump into a time machine! Instead of simply reading about biblical history, we could live it. Rather than merely studying maps and books, we could see, touch, and experience that long-lost world firsthand. Wouldn't
that be something?
H. G. Wells created a device for his Time Traveller out of nickel, ivory, and quartz. Doc Brown sent Marty McFly back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean. I'm thinking we'll employ something God designed-our imaginations-
and toss in a healthy measure of old-fashioned research. (No worries. That's my gig.)
Page by page I want us to go there-to Moab, to Bethlehem, to the days of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz. We'll tarry in the corners of their homes and listen to their conversations and consider every word of every verse until we can say, "I
totally get the book of Ruth. And I see what God is trying to teach me through this rags-to-riches redemption story-he has a plan for my life."
Girl, does he ever!
Before we step back in time, here are three things you're going to love about the book of Ruth.
First, it's a guaranteed great read.
A combo of "literary art and theological insight,"4 these four chapters in Scripture have "enchanted every age,"5 including our own. I've pored over Ruth's story in fourteen translations and a hundred books and commentaries, and I still get tears in my eyes when the women of Bethlehem sing out, "Praise be to the Lord, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer."6 Yes, yes, yes! Plus, the book of Ruth has all the stuff English majors swoon over: fascinating parallels, flashbacks, and clever repetition. Watch for all the uses of return (shubh in Hebrew) and favor (hesed ). Very cool. Scottish theologian Sinclair Ferguson said, "Like the stories we loved to hear again and again in childhood, the pleasure of this one lies partly in spotting the clues."7 We'll be regular Nancy Drews before we're done.
It's also a deliciously chatty story. In the New International Version nearly sixty of the eighty-five verses include dialogue. Lots of "she said, he said." Love it.
Second, wait until you find out how this true story began.
Though Jewish tradition gives Samuel props for writing the book of Ruth,8 most modern scholars don't agree. It's a timing problem, since the book ends with David's name. Everyone reading it three millenniums ago would have
smiled and nodded, recognizing the famous ruler. Yet Samuel died before David became king around 1010 BC, meaning Samuel's authorship is improbable.9 Instead, the book of Ruth was likely composed around 1000 BC,10 a century or two after the actual events. Could be it was written even more recently than that, anywhere from 1000 to 500 BC,11 depending on who's doing the research.
Guess who preserved the account of Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz until it was finally recorded? Storytellers.
Accomplished troupes knew all the favorite songs and familiar legends and shared them at public gatherings and festivals.12 Since the book of Ruth began in poetic, oral form and circulated that way for ages,13 these storytellers of old kept Ruth's history alive by carefully memorizing every word, then recounting the much-loved tale wherever people hung out, especially around the spring or at the town gate.14
Don't panic! This is still God's Word, a work of the Holy Spirit. Through the centuries the Lord used ordinary people to bind his truth onto stone, clay, papyrus, leather, parchment, copper, potsherds, and silver.15 Yet many of the ancient texts, those God-breathed words, were spoken long before they were written.
Ruth's story is so skillfully arranged, so beautifully narrated, we can easily imagine a gifted storyteller standing before an audience, commanding everyone's undivided attention from the opening words: "And it came to pass in the
days of the judges..."
That third thing you'll love?
The book of Ruth is all about our biblical sisters. They don't simply make an appearance or hover in the background; it's a women's story through and through. Some commentators go a step further, believing the Naomi-Ruth saga
was "passed on by a guild of women storytellers."16 Other scholars suggest "the writer was a woman."17
Oh my. Not only spoken by women but also written by a woman? Well, we know songs written by women are included in Scripture. Miriam exhorted the assembled, "Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted."18 Deborah declared in her own voice and words, "Wake up, wake up, break out in song!"19 And Mary sang with all her heart, "My soul glorifies the Lord."20
If God placed those lyrics in the hearts and mouths of our sisters and saved them for eternity in his Word, might he also have entrusted a woman writer to faithfully preserve the story of Ruth?
Not trying to convince you, dear one. Just tossing it out there.
After three thousand years we can't be certain "whether the real author was male or female."21 But we can be sure of Jesus, "the author and perfecter of our faith,"22 who has written his name across our hearts and whose eternal Word is true.
This One's for the Girls
We can also be certain of this: women matter a great deal to God. No book of the Bible demonstrates that more powerfully than Ruth.
Here are seven you-go-girl truths that jumped out at me as I read her story.
Two women command the leading roles.
You won't find another book like it in Scripture. Brief scenes featuring only women are rare; Mary's visit to Elizabeth in Luke 1 comes to mind. But a story that has two female leads plus a whole chorus of sopranos and altos? Remarkable
to find a book of the Bible so "unusually woman-centered both in language and in plot."23 Not only that, they're strong, intelligent women who, as they say in Hollywood, can carry a film.
Naomi and Ruth are complex and distinctive, not stereotypes.
They represent two nationalities, two religions at first, two generations, and two very different personalities. No need to ask who's speaking when you read their words. The Bible is filled with Good Girls and Bad Girls, often contrasted
with each other. In Proverbs we find archetypes of the wise woman and the foolish woman,24 the kindhearted woman and the immoral woman.25 But in Naomi and Ruth we see real women, even flawed women, who change and
grow throughout their journey.
The story is told from a female viewpoint.
I wouldn't dare call Scripture chick lit, but the book of Ruth "seems to reflect a female perspective."26 A male commentator wrote those words, and he's absolutely right: we see all the early scenes through the eyes of Naomi and Ruth. Even when Boaz appears, his dialogue is solely about helping these two women. (Like something straight from the Lifetime channel, you know?)
Naomi and Ruth are cooperative instead of competitive.
When Sarai and Hagar take the biblical stage together in Genesis 16, it is not pretty. Same thing with Rachel and Leah in Genesis 30, and Hannah and Peninnah in 1 Samuel 1. Regular catfights, all. Yet in the book of Ruth, we find a young woman and her mother-in-law walking in the same direction (imagine that!) and seeking the same goals: putting food on the table and keeping the family name alive. Ruth looks out for Naomi from the start. Later Naomi looks out for Ruth. Go, team!
These women make things happen rather than wait for things to happen.
Instead of playing the passive-aggressive card, Naomi and Ruth are in the game. They talk and act independently of men and do what needs to be done. Often in biblical narrative things happen to women-sad things, even horrible things. Yet these two take their future into their own hands. You'll soon find "it is female assertiveness which drives the story's action."27 When tragedy strikes their household, Naomi and Ruth don't sit moping in Moab, hoping someone will rescue them. They go, they do, they seek, they find-with God leading the way.
The women are strong, and the men are mostly...um, weak.
Just sayin'. Even when Naomi and Ruth burst into tears, "neither woman strikes the reader as weak, helpless, or lost."28 In contrast, the men die, are unnamed, or shirk their responsibilities. Spiritually, emotionally, and physically, the men in this story (other than Boaz, of course) pale in comparison to our stalwart sisters.
Females are continually discussed, acknowledged, and praised-by name.
The number of nameless women in Scripture is legion. The woman at the well,29 the bleeding woman,30 the slave girl who predicts the future31-the list goes on and on. Yet our female leads in Ruth are all named. Additional name-dropping takes place near the end of the narrative when Tamar, Rachel, and Leah are spoken of in glowing terms-and by the men of Bethlehem, no less. These men saw with their own eyes that the Israelite faith was "cherished, defended, and exemplified by women."32
Suffice it to say, Naomi and Ruth were important to God's people. And God meant the world to Naomi and Ruth. They turned to him for provision, honored him through their obedience, and blessed him with their words. Our First, Our Last, Our Everything
Why study the girls (and guys) of the Bible? Because they help us understand God's character. Through the fickleness of his people, he reveals his unchanging nature. Through their neediness, he demonstrates his compassion. Through
their rash behavior, he exhibits his patience. Through their sinful choices, he shows us what mercy looks like. Through their bitter complaints, he proves his capacity to love the unlovable. Through their disloyalty, his faithfulness shines.
However fitting it may be that this book of the Bible has Ruth's name on it, make no mistake: this is the Lord's story, and he alone claims center stage. As one commentator wrote, "It is God's actions we are to learn about, not a series
of admirable human qualities."33 Exactly so. Our desire as believers isn't to be more like Ruth; it's to be more like Jesus. With each admirable thing Ruth does, we'll see the Lord's hand at work.
God doesn't have a speaking role or make a physical appearance in the book of Ruth, but we'll sense his constant presence, steady as a heartbeat. When we reach the final page, I hope that instead of saying, "Wow, what a woman!" we'll be saying, "Wow, what a Redeemer!"
One more thing, sis. Take a minute to check out the resources in the back of this book in case you'd like to use them while you read: a short list of Discussion Questions for book clubs; a longer Study Guide for more in-depth, chapter-by-chapter Bible study; and a recommended reading list for those of us who like to dig even deeper.
Now then, I promised you a journey in a time machine. With hearts engaged and Bibles in hand, let's travel back to 1200 BC, give or take a few decades, and meet King David's great-grandmother as a young woman in her midtwenties.34
Wait. Is that Ruth wearing an ugly black thingy?
Oh dear. I hadn't expected to find her like this.
The Girl who was Marge
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The Girl Chaser
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The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2)
Reproduction of the original: The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2) by Eliza Lynn Linton
Time was when the phrase, 'a fair young English girl ,' meant the ideal of womanhood; to us, at least, of home birth and breeding. It meant a creature generous, capable, modest; something franker than a Frenchwoman, more to be trusted ..."
The Girl In The Forest
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The girl's our only witness in a possible case of human trafficking.” I did not want to tell her the details I had uncovered in the last few days. I don't want to scare her, I just need her help. Her gaze immediately became serious as ..."
The Girl On The Boat By P.G. Wodehouse
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A crown of flowers, poems and pictures collected from the 'Girl's own paper', ed. by C. Peters
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GIRL . JENNIE BAXTER reached her hotel as quickly as a fast pair of horses could take her. She had succeeded; yet a few rebellious tears of disappointment trickled down her cheeks now that she was alone in the semi-darkness of the ..."
The Girl who Never Made Mistakes
Beatrice is so well-known for never making a mistake that she is greeted each morning by fans and reporters, but a near-error on the day of the school talent show could change everything.
" --Parenting "This book will help little perfectionists see that making mistakes is okay, and it can be a lot of fun too " --Kids Book Blog"
The Girl at Midnight
In this dazzling opener to a new fantasy series that Danielle Page, author of Dorothy Must Die, calls “inventive, gorgeous, and epic,” a girl caught between two ancient peoples must struggle to find the legendary magic that will end the conflict between them. Beneath the streets of New York City live the Avicen, an ancient race of people with feathers for hair and magic running through their veins. Age-old enchantments keep them hidden from all but one human: Echo, a runaway pickpocket who survives by selling stolen treasures on the black market. The Avicen are the only family Echo has ever known, so when a centuries-old war crests on the borders of her home, she decides it’s time to act. Legend has it that to end the conflict once and for all, Echo must find the firebird, a mythical entity believed to possess power the likes of which the world has never seen. It will be no easy task, though if life as a thief has taught Echo anything, it’s how to hunt down what she wants . . . and how to take it. [STAR] “Sparks fly. . . . Will please fans of Cassandra Clare and Game of Thrones watchers with its remarkable world building; richly developed characters; and themes of family, power, loyalty, and romance. . . . [Book 2] cannot come soon enough!” —Booklist, Starred [STAR] “[The] perfect blend of action and amour.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “A feisty heroine, fun supporting characters, a mission to save the world, and some seriously spicy romance.” —SLJ “Catnip for fans of Cassandra Clare.” —BookPage.com “Fast-paced, action-packed, and full of laughs.” —Nerdist.com “Enthralling and pure magic, Grey’s debut is delightful!” —Romantic Times “A page-turner—I was hooked from start to finish.” —Latina Magazine “Sharp drama that leads to a conclusion begging for a sequel.” —The Bulletin "A must-read." —Paste magazine “A stunning debut. Equal parts atmosphere and adventure, Melissa Grey’s The Girl at Midnight is positively divine.” —Victoria Schwab, author of A Darker Shade of Magic
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The Girl Who Disappeared Twice
Your little girl has been stolen. How far would you go to get her back? One hour ago, Hope Willis's daughter got into a car identical to her mother's. A stranger's car. It took less than 10 seconds for the locks to close. A team on the outside of the law is the only hope. But they demand absolute truth and dark secrets are lurking. A twin sister snatched 32 years ago, a safe packed full of dirty money, a sordid affair one parent will do anything to keep secret. I'm scared. I don't know where I am. I keep calling your name, but you don't come. Where are you Mummy? Please come.
“ The girl came on to me,” Fisher said, then yelped, sweat beading on his forehead. “She—” His breath caught as Marc increased the pressure of his knee. “Wrong answer. Tell me about your plans for this girl —and what you did with all the ..."
EVELINA
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The leader , the Devil-Is-I, then lowered the jar and dipped in his other thumb until fully covered with his blood. Then marked the man's heart with the blood. The others then continued to chant. “Devil's Eye!” The Devil-Is-I then dipped ..."
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A Savage Presence
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The Girl Who Never Was
"Romantic, suspenseful, and witty all at once—Alice in Wonderland meets Neverwhere."—Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series "Today is my birthday." In Selkie's family, you don't celebrate birthdays. You don't talk about birthdays. And you never, ever reveal your birth date." Until now. The instant Selkie blurts out the truth to Ben in the middle of Boston Common, her whole world shatters. Because her life has been nothing but a lie—an elaborate enchantment meant to conceal the truth: Selkie is a half-faerie princess. And her mother wants her dead. Otherworld Series: The Girl Who Never Was (Book 1) The Boy With The Hidden Name (Book 2)
"Romantic, suspenseful, and witty all at once—Alice in Wonderland meets Neverwhere."—Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of the Evernight series In Selkie's family, you don't celebrate birthdays."
Code Like a Girl: Rad Tech Projects and Practical Tips
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In this book, you'll learn how to: - Code with Scratch--projects like making a dog walk through the park, sending your friend a card, and devising a full-scoring game! - Build your own computer--really!"
After the Break-Up
Sharp, funny and hugely entertaining, Carrie Sutton charts her life in the year following the big break-up.
Sharp, funny and hugely entertaining, Carrie Sutton charts her life in the year following the big break-up."
Camden
Boston Bay Vikings: hot enough to melt the ice. Camden I grew up with only one dream—to become a professional hockey player. My dream came true and now I was a winger for the Boston Bay Vikings. I never gave much thought to having that ‘special’ someone in my life until I saw the young woman who hunkered down like a scared rabbit in the team’s shower room. I went from a carefree bachelor to a fierce protector. Molly Exhausted and scared, I fell asleep in an empty room and came awake to find the gaze of three naked men on me. It turned out I’d found my way into the shower room of the Boston Bay Vikings—I’d never heard of them. However, it was the fourth man to appear who gave me hope. He spoke with confidence and made me feel safe. I didn’t want to leave his side, but I’d learned the hard way that anything good never lasted. Meet Camden Edwards and Molly Lewis in the first book of a new series by NYT and USA Today bestselling author, Lexi Buchanan.
“I don 't need the girl with me.” “It is nonnegotiable. She goes. You are less likely to be stopped if she goes with you. You know this.” “She was there when they had the DEA crawling all over the church, which her father owns."
Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Now you can clearly present even the most complex computational theory topics to your students with Sipser's distinct, market-leading INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF COMPUTATION, 3E. The number one choice for today's computational theory course, this highly anticipated revision retains the unmatched clarity and thorough coverage that make it a leading text for upper-level undergraduate and introductory graduate students. This edition continues author Michael Sipser's well-known, approachable style with timely revisions, additional exercises, and more memorable examples in key areas. A new first-of-its-kind theoretical treatment of deterministic context-free languages is ideal for a better understanding of parsing and LR(k) grammars. This edition's refined presentation ensures a trusted accuracy and clarity that make the challenging study of computational theory accessible and intuitive to students while maintaining the subject's rigor and formalism. Readers gain a solid understanding of the fundamental mathematical properties of computer hardware, software, and applications with a blend of practical and philosophical coverage and mathematical treatments, including advanced theorems and proofs. INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF COMPUTATION, 3E's comprehensive coverage makes this an ideal ongoing reference tool for those studying theoretical computing. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
In the first derivation, the sentence means that the girl used the flower to touch the boy. In the second derivation, the boy is holding the flower when the girl touches her. 2.18 (a) Let C be a context-free language and R be a regular ..."
In the Best Interests of the Girl Child
effects of the cultural and legal environment on education for Zambian girls Tukiya Kankasa-Mabula, ... In order to bring out positive cultural change and improve the education of the girl child, this study recommends that the following ..."
The Girl with No Name
When Matthew becomes lost while camping in the Australian bush, he befriends an Aboriginal girl with no name.
When Matthew becomes lost while camping in the Australian bush, he befriends an Aboriginal girl with no name."
The Girl
The image of The Girl in contemporary fiction by women today stands in stark contrast to configurations of girlhood in earlier fiction. No longer banished to the realms of the Victorian "marriage or death" plots, girls in contemporary fiction embrace new challenges and freedoms while still struggling with plots centered on their bodies, societal limitations, and the price for freedom and escape. This unique collection tackles the contemporary forces at work on both the girls in fiction created by women and the writers themselves. The Girl investigates the legacies of expectation, competing cultural ideologies, and multiplicities of growing up female at the end of the 20th century as portrayed in contemporary fiction by women. The essayists show how new fictions of The Girl provide access to a constellation of themes and narrative patterns--including race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, female subjectivity, and nationalism--in new ways, while also continuing to envision girlhood in relation to such themes as love, separation from the mother, and maternal loss or overprotection. The first collection of critical essays to examine the portrayal of girls in contemporary women’s fiction within the context of recent sociological and psychological analyses of girls, The Girl proposes that contemporary stories of girlhood constitute a new lens for literary and cultural study. Examining the work of authors such as Toni Morrison, Jeanette Winterson, Jamaica Kincaid, and Joyce Carol Oates for their revelations and representations in regard to girlhood, these essays speak to, complement, and contest one another in a compelling interrogation of what it means to grow up female at the end of the millennium.
The Girl investigates the legacies of expectation, competing cultural ideologies, and multiplicities of growing up female at the end of the twentieth century as portrayed in contemporary fiction by women such as Toni Morrison, Jeanette ..."
Oreo Girls
Claire Elizabeth Jones, a precocious seven year old, is growing up in small racially-divided Milburn, Arkansas. Her mom died a year earlier, and her dad, the town's only detective, has his hands full investigating a case that has most folks divided by color--the death of a white toddler by a black teen. His defense of the young man has stirred up more trouble than he and his young daughter can handle. The girl is often left in the capable hands of Miss Dorothy, her family's seventy-seven year old maid. They frequently swap stories while sitting in the backyard, drinking milk from Mason jars and devouring Oreo cookies until they're both full as ticks. They speak of how skin color affects people and how God wishes everyone could get past the outer wrappings. Aside from cookies and conversations, the two share something else--the gift of clairvoyance. After a cross is burned on the family's front lawn, Dorothy's visions and Claire's dreams begin to escalate, revealing something horrific on the horizon. A murder will occur in the old, wood-framed home on Pine Bluff Street. They just can't see who it will be.
Claire Elizabeth Jones, a precocious seven year old, is growing up in small racially-divided Milburn, Arkansas."
The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Vol. 2
'" To be touched by an Outsider is to become an Outsider. A clawed, black hand reaches out to touch Shiva''s cheek in her sleep. The hand does not belong to Teacher. Who is this strange new Outsider, and what do its creepy murmurings about “mother” portend? Enter a fantasy realm shrouded in mystery, in a dark fairy tale-like setting for fans of The Ancient Magus'' Bride. "'
'" To be touched by an Outsider is to become an Outsider."
The Girl Who Wasn't Dead
Prom was supposed to be the biggest night of senior year, but for Jenny Lewis it was the night she almost died. The night someone drugged her, loaded her in a car, and dumped her body in the river. The next morning, her soaked prom dress was found on the riverbank. Her body was never found. People whispered that she’d killed herself or gotten drunk and stupid. People moved on, went to college, and stopped thinking about her. Months later, her ex-girlfriend and three other classmates received a text from an unknown number accusing them of her murder and claiming to have proof. The text? It came from Jenny, not dead and ready to figure out who tried to kill her. There’s going to be an impromptu reunion and no one is leaving until the would-be murderer steps forward.
At times it felt like old times, when they'd been nothing more than awkward girls muddling their way through middle school together. Then there were times like this, when Jenny pulled away and acted more like the popular girl she had ..."
Just a Little Girl
A teenager. A near-death experience. A spiritual journey that will last a lifetime. “Her testimony will ignite the flame of faith in many” (Susie Jennings, author of 31 Days of Mountaintop Miracles). When eighteen-year-old Victoria dies in the ICU and encounters an angel that gives her a prophetic mandate from God, her insatiable quest for spiritual enlightenment begins. As compelling as any contemporary novel, this dramatic and inspiring true story is a roller-coaster ride through supernatural experience, denominational enlightenment, and a teenage marriage that not only survives the loss of a child but thrives through unbeatable odds. Shining a fresh light on the theology of a Jewish Jesus, the author deftly weaves the history of the Christian faith from its genesis of the first century to the present-day Greco-Roman Christianity—all the while giving us an up close and personal glimpse of an extraordinary life. A devoted wife, mother of six, and grandmother of nineteen, Victoria refuses to succumb to age and limitations. Far from Just a Little Girl, Victoria Sarvadi’s unconventional journey from teenage motherhood to Hebraic scholar and teacher will captivate and consume you from start to finish. “Heartwarming, encouraging, inspirational and hard to put down. A very personal and uplifting book filled with life as it is. . . . A testament of God, His love, and faith in answered prayers.” —Dr. Chris and Sasha Holloway, ministers and recording artists “Dr. Victoria Sarvadi is a storyteller unlike none other and her story is so unique and special that it moved me to tears, laughter and mostly to give thanksgiving to our G-D. This book is a must read!” —Rabbi Itzhak Shapira, author of The Return of the Kosher Pig
Victoria Sarvadi is a storyteller unlike none other and her story is so unique and special that it moved me to tears, laughter and mostly to give thanksgiving to our G-D. This book is a must read!” —Rabbi Itzhak Shapira, author of The ..."
Annual Report - Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Foundation , Hiram Edward Manville Foundation , Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S. Mudd , Mrs. Robert Tangeman , William Volker Charities Fund , Mrs. Maurice Wertheim , Mildred Anna Williams Fund ..."
The Girl in the Painted Caravan
A fascinating glimpse into the world of the Romany in England in the 1940s and 1950s, just as that world was changing forever.
A fascinating glimpse into the world of the Romany in England in the 1940s and 1950s, just as that world was changing forever."
The Girl Without a Sound
'As an act of restoring power and agency to young black girls in South Africa ... [the author] wrote a story about a voiceless girl of colour in search of a sound of her own.'--Preface. '[T]he story follows the journey of a young girl whose fantastical stories live in her eyes. She has no voice -- just a "golden cocoon" humming inside of her throat. Visited by a "red-winged woman" sent from the moon, the two begin the process of finding her voice only to learn that it's always lived inside of her. It's a classic tale of learning to love, trust and accept oneself.'--http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/buhle-ngaba%E2%80%99s-girl-without-sound.
It's a classic tale of learning to love, trust and accept oneself.'--http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/buhle-ngaba%E2%80%99s-girl-without-sound"
Play Like a Girl
"I am a huge fan of Misty and her courageous journey of staying true to herself. Readers will love her!" --Terri Libenson, New York Times bestselling author of the Emmie & Friends series "This is the book I wish I'd had as a kid."
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