New Release Books 9/25/15

The Chase Baker Publishing Group, By Kyle and Kelsey Kupecky, trade paper, 192 pages, $14.99, 9780800726515, Sep 25 A relatable and dynamic couple help young women understand their value in God's eyes. Through their own story and the stories of others, they show girls how to put God first, how to value and protect their purity, how to deal with loneliness and bullying, and how to see themselves as God does—a one-in-a-million girl. Order from the publisher Bathsheba Baker Publishing Group, By Angela Hunt, trade paper, 384 pages, $14.99, 9780764216961, Sep 25 After receiving God's promise of a lifelong reign and eternal dynasty, King David forces himself on Bathsheba, a loyal soldier's wife. When her pregnancy forces the king to murder her husband and add her to his harem, Bathsheba struggles to protect her son while dealing with the effects of a dark prophecy and deadly curse. Order from the publisher Planet Middle School Baker Publishing Group, By Dr. Kevin Leman, hardcover, 320 pages, $17.99, 9780800723057, Sep 25 New York Times bestselling author equips parents of middle schoolers with the tools they need to handle conflicts, emotions, technology use, and other pitfalls. Middle schoolers can be a weird, unpredictable species. But with a little help from Dr. Leman, parents will be able to ride out the storm with humor and confidence. Order from the publisher The Grave Robber Baker Publishing Group, By Mark Batterson, trade paper, 288 pages, $15.99, 9780801015984, Sep 25 New York Times bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson brings to life the seven miracles of Jesus as recorded in the book of John, offering readers the assurance that God still performs the miraculous today. But this is more than a book about miracles. It's a book about the only One who can perform them. Order from the publisher The Memory Weaver Baker Publishing Group, By Jane Kirkpatrick, trade paper, 352 pages, $14.99, 9780800722326, Sep 25 Eliza was just a child when she was taken hostage by the Cayuse Indians during a massacre in 1847. Now her husband wants to make a new start in another territory—the land of her captivity. Can she lay the dark past to rest and move on? Or will her childhood memories always hold her hostage? Order from the publisher The Original Jesus Baker Publishing Group, By Daniel Darling, trade paper, 160 pages, $13.99, 9780801006494, Sep 25 This fresh look at ten "Americanized" views of Jesus reveals him not as a deity we can conform to our own comfortable image but as the Christ who transforms us. The Original Jesus is an easy-to-read, inspiring call to follow the Christ of the Scriptures with abandon. Order from the publisher