SIX NEW MISSION BOOKS – three Advanced and three All-Reader books – correlate with mission lessons to inform, entertain, and inspire the young reader. A reading chart is included in each set of books.

The six books for 2007-2008 are:
All-Reader Books

	A Monkey Ate My Homework is a story set in Cotonou, Benin by Matt Price. Three third-culture kids shared a common experience, much like MKs.  Born in one culture, they lived in another culture, and became products of both.  The three friends attended a British school where their missionary teacher gave them a challenging assignment. For Shin, the assignment became more of a challenge than he expected.
	The Jesus Jeepney is a story about evangelism and volunteerism in the Philippines by Wes Eby. When Benjy’s family moved to Manila so his father could teach at the seminary, Benjy learned how the Gospel is shared through creative transportation. Nine-year-old Benjy, an adventuresome boy, had a knack for getting lost. But he became instrumental in helping some “lost” Filipino boys find Christ as their Savior.
	The Trail of the Wooden Horse is a story about an unreached people group in Ukraine known as Gypsies by Judi Wiegman.      When fire destroyed their cabin, Luda joined a caravan in search of a better life for her children, Anna and Alex. Their journey brought adventure and intrigue when Alex wandered into a village for a JESUS film showing and Anna met Valya, a Nazarene pastor’s daughter.
Advanced Books
	Snowballs and Coconuts is a story based on the life of O. L. King, an early missionary to Antigua, by Cheryl Crouch. Oscar thought he had everything he could possibly want until he tasted coconut. He determined someday he would have all he could eat. But his plan to purchase the coconut he spied in a store window was diverted by snowballs and a boy named Ben. Oscar’s obedience to God brought contentment, friendship, and a tasty reward.
	The Captain, His Daughter, and Their Discovery is a collection of stories about life on the mission field by Harmon Schmelzenbach and his daughter Danielle. When the Schmelzenbachs became missionaries, they soon discovered their lives had changed forever. Through Harmon and Danielle’s personal insights and perspectives, learn how they faced the challenges of unfamiliar, unpredictable, and uncontrollable circumstances and made their greatest discovery.
	The Case of the Secret Box is a story that gives insight into Japanese culture and the work of a Nazarene tentmaker by Amy Crofford. To help Keiko learn about their Japanese heritage, her mother gave her a special box with a mystery to solve while in Japan visiting her cousin Ai. With Ai’s help, Keiko not only solved the mystery and earned her own special box, but met Jason Lovelace and learned about tentmaker missionaries.

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