True Stories for Teens & Tweens

Fascinating accounts that actually happened. People, places, dates, and other details may be changed slightly but these stories are true happenings.

Cabin on Trouble Creek

After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return...
$7.99

Even Irina: A True Story of Growing Up In Communist Kazakhstan

Papa closed the curtains so no one could see inside their house. Irina felt a tingle of fear. Sunday was the scariest day of the week! There was not one church house in their town in Kazakhstan. The government make...
$10.95

When Summer Comes Again

Moving to Kansas should be exciting, but 13-year-old Benjamin is tormented with doubts. Shouldn’t a Christian always be happy? Will Pa and Ma understand his many questions? Readers young and old will connect with Benjamin’s struggles as they join him...
$12.99

Faith of Our Fathers: The birth of Anabaptism

On January 21, 1525, a group of fifteen people gathered to pray. Before the night was over, something had happened that would change the world forever. The Anabaptist movement had begun. In this easy-to-read book, you will get a glimpse...
$12.99

Faithful Unto Death: Unforgettable stories from the Martyrs Mirror

An excellent retelling of twenty stories from the Martyrs Mirror. The stories are factual and true to the account, yet written discreetly enough for younger readers. -Golden Apples Bookstore. Persecution is not something we like to think about. But throughout...
$15.99

The Hiding Place (hardcover graphic novel)

One of the bestselling books of all time-- now a captivating graphic novel!It's World War II. Darkness has fallen over the world as the Nazis spread fear and hatred. No one feels safe. But on a city corner in Holland...
$19.97

The Hiding Place (Young Reader's Edition)

The True Story of a Real-Life HeroIt's World War II. Darkness has fallen over Europe as the Nazis spread hatred, fear and war across the globe. But on a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, one woman fights against the...
$13.99

God's Smuggler (Young Reader's Edition)

The thrilling story of a spy for God!It's the Cold War, and fear rules most of the world--especially Eastern Europe, where all talk of God is against the law. Yet one unlikely man refuses to give in to tyranny.Armed only...
$14.99

The Cross and the Switchblade (Young Reader's Edition)

The True Story of a Man Who Risked It All for GodThe streets of New York in 1958 are a perilous place. Gangs, drugs and violence hold the city hostage. It's about as far as you can get from the...
$12.99

Let Justice Roll Down (Young Reader's Edition)

The true story of a Civil Rights legendDespite progress, it's no secret that when it comes to social justice, we have a long way to go. This generation is ready to roll up our sleeves and do the work! But...
$9.99

Prairie Child

Rilla loved her home in a small farming community on the windblown Alberta prairies. Surrounded by a passel of fun-loving cousins and siblings, Rilla reveled in the joy of carefree moments and shivered through frightening ones: a night raider, an...
$11.95

Devotion (young readers edition)

Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, both Navy pilots during the Korean War in 1950, come from different backgrounds: Hudner is a white New Englander, a son of privilege; Brown is an African American son of a sharecropper from...
$12.99