Listen to the voices of the children.

An experienced educator shares the awakenings, longings, joy, and despair of young hearts and minds revealed in sparkling strands of poetry and prose.

From abandonment by a parent to boy/girl relationships to thoughts on love, sports, and life's unanswered questions ... the writings of young people are showcased as they try to make sense of their worlds.

Read revealing stories from students in a junior-high classroom of a veteran language arts teacher of thirty-three years. See how the interaction of a caring adult can positively influence young lives. Be inspired by teaching tips, lessons on the nature of language, and successful teaching strategies that empower students to become independent learners.

This treasure trove of junior-high student voices will awaken the feelings of what it is like to be young and will give a window into young minds. Educators, parents, and grandparents will find a window into young minds and ways to help children deal with their lives in a healthy and accepting way.

After years of jumping through other people's hoops to be all they thought she should be, and enduring a tragedy no mother should, self-described newbie Christian, Harper Townsend, has finally found her true calling ... and her true love. Until it appears that to follow one may mean leaving the other behind.

Adolescent Psychologist, Wyatt McCowan, is beyond delighted to have the-girl-that-got-away back in his life, and his heart. But even as they fall more in love, he realizes that being obedient to God's calling on each of their lives may pull them apart. She rejected him once in favor of another, which left him hurt and angry. But this time, he can't fault her for following hard after the God she loves with all her heart, even if it means leaving him once again.

Allyson Kincaid needs roots. Born and raised on the foreign mission field, all she wants is home and hearth on American soil. Finally past the break-up with the man she'd thought was the love of her life, she's ready to put herself back out there. Too bad the first guy who's made her pulse skip in nearly two years dreams of a life spent in foreign missions. She's been there, done that, and, although she supports him in his calling, knows his choice means she'll be laying even more broken dreams, and a newly shattered heart, at the feet of Jesus.

When Zane Carpenter relocates to Arlington, Texas, his seventh move in thirteen years, his only thought is to meet his obligation with Becker Ministries in a few months, then take a foreign mission assignment, his dream for the past several years. But working so closely with Ally in student ministry has him feeling things he's never experienced. He's ready for a future with her, until he accepts an opportunity to work on foreign soil and Ally stays behind. He knows God put him there for a reason, although his heart still longs for the girl back home.