Grace Beside Me

Grace Beside Me
Author: Sue McPherson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2012
Genre: Country life
ISBN: 9781921248498

Life is not ordinary for Fuzzy Mac, but it should be. What could possibly be exciting about growing up with her nan and pop in a small country town? Rivalry, romance, Nan's mysterious premonitions, an encounter with a particularly unusual kind of ghost and the mix of characters who live in this high-country town make Fuzzy's life far from boring.

Brontide

Brontide
Author: Sue McPherson
Publisher: Magabala Books
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1925360938

Shortlisted for Most Underrated Book Award 2019 Rob; (and his brother Pen) white Aussies. Rob is completing Year 12, going to schoolies, working as an apprentice in his dad’s company and loves his dog, Nig. Rob believes real men take risks. Pen; fifteen-years-old, storyteller, graffiti artiste extraordinaire with a penchant for male anatomy. Pen is liked by everyone. Pen and Benny Boy are mates. Benny Boy; fifteen-years-old, Aboriginal, loves drawing, fishing and living with his awesome (white) foster Nan. Benny Boy doesn’t trust Rob. Jack; white, male, finishing Year 12, new to the area, from the bush and adopted into an Aboriginal family. Jack has met Pen and reckons he’s a funny bugger. He has also just signed up as an apprentice working alongside Rob-the-knob. Brontide is a coming of age story about four boys and their lot in life. Recounted through storytelling sessions at their school over a period of five days, these boys chronicle their lives. They are at times demanding, occasionally rude, always funny and unexpectedly profound. The boys like to challenge themselves and the rules, and soon realise that not everything goes to plan…

Future Grace, Revised Edition

Future Grace, Revised Edition
Author: John Piper
Publisher: Multnomah
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2012-09-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601424353

Explore this stunning quality of God’s grace: It never ends! In this revision of a foundational work, John Piper reveals how grace is not only God’s undeserved gift to us in the past, but also God’s power to make good happen for us today, tomorrow, and forever. True life for the follower of Jesus really is a moment-by-moment trust that God is dependable and fulfills his promises. This is living by faith in future grace, which provides God's mercy, provision, and wisdom—everything we need—to accomplish his good plans for us. In Future Grace, chapter by chapter—one for each day of the month—Piper reveals how cherishing the promises of God helps break the power of persistent sin issues like anxiety, despondency, greed, lust, bitterness, impatience, pride, misplaced shame, and more. Ultimate joy, peace, and hope in life and death are found in a confident, continual awareness of the reality of future grace.

Saving Grace: Cry Me a River

Saving Grace: Cry Me a River
Author: Nancy Holder
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2009-10-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 034551596X

A dazzling novel based on the hit television series Saving Grace In the shadow of past misfortune, Oklahoma police detective Grace Hanadarko lives life hard and fast. After Grace’s drinking and driving leads to tragedy, an uncharacteristic angel named Earl answers her prayers and hopes to guide her back on the right path. But saving Grace is about to become a hell of a ride. Ever defiant and rebellious, Grace does have a soft side, especially for kids. The body of a teenage boy dredged out of the Oklahoma River appears to be a suicide. But Grace soon discovers that the boy, Zack Lacey, may have been murdered, the victim of a brutal hate crime. As Grace digs with her typical driven style, she uncovers shocking secrets in young Zack’s life, forcing her to wrestle with questions of faith, hope, and justice. She’ ll deliver justice for the boy. As for faith–well, she’s working on it.

Grace

Grace
Author: Morris Gleitzman
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2009-08-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1742286488

"A serious message wrapped up in greatness of heart and lightness of touch." The Bookbag In the beginning there was me and Mum and Dad and the twins. And talk about happy families, we were bountiful. But it came to pass that I started doing sins. And lo, that was when all our problems began. Grace, who comes from a fundamentalist Christian community, has always been encouraged to think for herself by her parents. When she produces a school project that goes against the community's teachings, she is faced with the threat of being cast out and losing her family. As she fights to keep her family together and find her true self, she learns valuable lessons about self-discovery and standing up for oneself. With powerful themes and relatable characters, this story is a must-read for any child struggling with individuality and finding their voice. ------------------ PRAISE FOR MORRIS GLEITZMAN ‘Readers can't get enough of him.’ The Independent ‘A brilliantly funny writer’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A virtuoso demonstration of how you can make comedy out of the most unlikely subject’ Sunday Times ‘He is one of the finest examples of a writer who can make humour stem from the things that really matter in life.’ The Guardian

Walking Beside Me

Walking Beside Me
Author: Maricor Go-Brozo
Publisher: GraceLight Press
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781951694272

Each of us has our own struggles in varying degrees. Some may have health problems, others financial problems, and some relational problems. Walking Beside Me is the product of my desire to share a story of God's trustworthiness, even when everything in life tells you otherwise. My faith in His sovereignty has given me peace amidst the most heartbreaking experience in my life. I hope this book will reach many, and that many lives will be inspired to keep on and to hold on to the One who is in control of what lies beyond today.

Grace Anna Sings

Grace Anna Sings
Author: Angela Ray Rodgers
Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group LLC
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 142455571X

Ordinary Grace

Ordinary Grace
Author: William Kent Krueger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1451645856

Includes an excerpt from William Kent Krueger's "This tender land."

Walk Beside Me

Walk Beside Me
Author: Christine Handy
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2017-06-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1683501632

After relentless suffering, a woman decides to end her life—until a few real-life angels start showing up . . . A model-turned-wife-and-mother, Willow Adair lives with her husband and kids in Bexley, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Columbus, Ohio. On the outside, she has everything. On the inside, she struggles with her self worth. Spurned by her neglectful husband and defied by her rebellious teen daughter, Willow never feels she’s good enough, and fears everyone she loves will leave. Piece by piece, the cornerstones of Willow’s life begin to crumble. A routine operation goes horribly wrong, requiring a long recovery. A yoga injury leads to pain, surgeries, and misdiagnoses, ending in a permanent loss of motion in her arm. Then, as if she hasn’t suffered enough, Willow is diagnosed with breast cancer. Convinced no one will stand by her for one more day of sickness and depression, she prepares to end her life. But Willow’s friends go with her to chemo. They sleep over at her house. They lift her spirits when she’s sad, and weep with her when she’s hurting. They walk beside her literally, on sidewalks from Cleveland to Miami. And they walk beside her spiritually and emotionally, soothing her heartache, healing her self-esteem, and reminding her that every single minute of her life is abundantly worth living. Walk Beside Me is a tale of sickness and triumph, of being comfortable in your own skin, of valuing the things that have true value, and of learning to fight for yourself and what you truly want. It’s the story of a woman who peels away the layers to find her inner warrior, a woman who faces insurmountable odds and—thanks to her earthly Angels—learns to treasure the gift of God’s infinite light and love.

Just As I Thought

Just As I Thought
Author: Grace Paley
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466883979

This rich and multifaceted collection is Grace Paley's vivid record of her life. As close to an autobiography as anything we are likely to have from this quintessentially American writer, Just As I Thought gives us a chance to see Paley not only as a writer and "troublemaker" but also as a daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother. Through her descriptions of her childhood in the Bronx and her experiences as an antiwar activist to her lectures on writing and her recollections of other writers, these pieces are always alive with Paley's inimitable voice, humor, and wisdom.