The Day the Angels Fell

It was the summer of storms and strays and strangers. The summer that lightning struck the big oak tree in the front yard. The summer his mother died in a tragic accident. As he recalls the tumultuous events that launched a surprising journey, Samuel can still hardly believe it all happened. After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Samuel Chambers would do anything to bring her back. Prompted by three strange carnival fortune-tellers and the surfacing of his mysterious and reclusive neighbor, Sam begins his search for the Tree of Life--the only thing that could possibly bring his mother back. His quest to defeat death entangles him and his best friend Abra in an ancient conflict and forces Sam to grapple with an unwelcome question: could it be possible that death is a gift? Haunting and hypnotic, The Day the Angels Fell explores the difficult questions of life in a voice that is fresh, friendly, and unafraid. With this powerful story, Shawn Smucker has carved out a spot for himself in the tradition of authors Madeleine L'Engle and Lois Lowry.

Teen & Young Adult

Smucker, Shawn

Literature & Fiction

Revell

The captivating sequel to the award-winning The Day the Angels Fell Before the Tree of Life, everything in Abra Miller's life had been predictable. But after the Tree and the lightning and the angels, everything felt tenuous, like holding a soap bubble in the palm of her hand. She spent years looking for signs of that other world, waiting for it to break through. When it didn't, her friendship with Sam Chambers grew cold and distant, and they both wondered how any of it could actually have happened. Four years later, 16-year-old Abra's long-delayed quest to find the next manifestation of the Tree of Life is renewed when she sees a woman walking up the road--a woman who looks exactly like Sam's dead mother. The woman directs her to New Orleans where she will find the grave of Marie Laveau, one of seven gateways between this world and Over There. As Abra enters The Edge of Over There and begins her pursuit of the Tree once more, she doesn't know whom to fear or whom to trust. But she's starting to think that some doorways should never be opened.

The Edge of Over There

In 2012, Mohammad fled his Syrian village along with his wife and four sons, escaping to Jordan through the wilderness. Four years later he sat across from Shawn Smucker in a small conference room in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Though neither of them knew it, Mohammad had arrived in Shawn's life just in time. This is the story of a friendship. It is the story of a middle-aged writer struggling to make a living and a Syrian refugee struggling to create a life for his family in a strange and sometimes hostile land. It's the story of two fathers hoping for the best, two hearts seeking compassion, two lives changed forever. It's the story of our moment in history and the opportunities it gives us to show love and hospitality to the sojourner in our midst. Anyone who has felt torn between the desire for security and the desire to offer sanctuary to those fleeing war and violence will find Shawn Smucker a careful and loving guide on the road to mercy and unity.

Once We Were Strangers: What Friendship with a Syrian Refugee Taught Me about Loving My Neighbor

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

These Nameless Things

Genre Fiction

The Weight of Memory

"When Paul Elias receives a terminal diagnosis, he returns to his hometown to seek a guardian for his granddaughter. But her imagination leads him on a journey into forgotten things and old secrets that leave him wondering about the nature of his illness, his granddaughter's future, and reality itself"--

Weight of Memory

Fleming H. Revell Company

It was the summer of storms and strays and strangers. The summer that lightning struck the big oak tree in the front yard. The summer his mother died in a tragic accident. As he recalls the tumultuous events that launched a surprising journey, Samuel can still hardly believe it all happened. After his mother's death, twelve-year-old Samuel Chambers would do anything to turn back time. Prompted by three strange carnival fortune-tellers and the surfacing of his mysterious and reclusive neighbor, Samuel begins his search for the Tree of Life--the only thing that could possibly bring his mother back. His quest to defeat death entangles him and his best friend Abra in an ancient conflict and forces Samuel to grapple with an unwelcome question: could it be possible that death is a gift? Haunting and hypnotic, The Day the Angels Fell is a story that explores the difficult questions of life in a voice that is fresh, friendly, and unafraid. With this powerful debut, Shawn Smucker has carved out a spot for himself in the tradition of authors Madeleine L'Engle and Lois Lowry.

The Day the Angels Fell (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Fiction)

United States

Thorndike Press Large Print

Remember the parable of the 1 lost sheep that the shepherd left the flock to find? Today, 83 of the 100 sheep are lost. This book explores what we can do about it.

83 Lost Sheep: Reaching a Nation That Has Given Up On Church

Religion & Spirituality

Stoltzfoos, Gerry

Christian Books & Bibles

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The more I dug, the more interesting it became. All of the ancestors I traced, from my grandparents back, had been Amish. At least as far back as the 1700s. It’s a strange thing, having Amish roots yet never having lived in that community. Stranger yet, I started seeing pieces of my own story in these men and women whose lives, while taking place so long ago, led to mine: the women’s love for family and community; the men’s relationship with the physical landscape of Lancaster and their passion for stories. I began to wonder if, at the end of this journey into history, I might find a key that would unlock a particular part of myself, a part that would otherwise remain hidden, forever.

My Amish Roots

The foundation of a marriage forms long before two people stand at the front of a church and say, "I do." The foundation of a marriage forms in a little boy's heart, when his alcoholic father tells him, "You'll never amount to anything." The foundation of a marriage forms in the soul of a little girl, when three neighbor boys sexually abuse her in the dark corner of a barn. And, so often, the foundations upon which marriages are built are not strong enough to weather the storms that come after "I do": the tragedies, the depression, and the infidelity send shivers through the already cracked foundation, and too often the structure collapses. But it doesn't have to. This is the true story of a marriage, told in alternating perspectives from the man and woman who lived it, felt it, and fought to keep it together.

And Then We Danced

Self-Help

Lusby, Fianna

Lusby, Mike

Relationships

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The Day the Angels Fell

The Edge of Over There

Once We Were Strangers: What Friendship with a Syrian Refugee Taught Me about Loving My Neighbor

The Edge of Over There

These Nameless Things

Weight of Memory

The Day the Angels Fell (Thorndike Press Large Print Christian Fiction)

83 Lost Sheep: Reaching a Nation That Has Given Up On Church

My Amish Roots

And Then We Danced