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As the Scrappers continue to advance toward the summer championship, Jeremy and his fellow players work to improve their baseball skills.

Gloria''s really done it this time--first her temper causes the Scrappers to forfeit an easy win, and now she''s gotten the coach so disgusted he''s quit the team.

In this concluding volume of Hearts of the children, we come full circle to bid good-bye to the Thomas family. As four young cousins -- Gene, Kathy, Diane, and Hans -- find their own paths in life, they are propelled forward by their strong heritage and the power of their faith.

Norma Hayes has always tried to make Christmas special for her family, but Christmas 1944 is especially difficult with her soldier son Glen away in Europe, and rationing and lack of money don''t help. Teenage Dennis tries to buy his mother a special gift for Christmas as a symbol of times gone by and hope for the future, while Glen is reminded of home by the scent of lavendar on a battlefield.

The year is 1943, and Andy Gledhills months of training as a paratrooper have culminated in his being assigned to the 89th Airborne. But he soon learns that the government has other plans for him. The newly formed Office of Strategic Services needs soldiers with language talents like Andys to drop into Europe behind enemy lines and help fight the war from the inside out. Andys new life of deception and sabotage is worlds away from his upbringing in sleepy little Delta, Utah. But even that town is changing, as the nearby Topaz relocation camp ignites racial tensions. And Whisper Harris, the girl Andy left behind, is caught in a maelstrom of conflicting emotions brought on by the war. Should she release Andy from the promises theyve made, as he seems to have released her? Or should she keep on hoping?

Ten-year-old Danny struggles to improve his play during his first year on the basketball team and to deal with the moods of his alcoholic father.

Lucky''s attempts to befriend a black football player at his new school help him break through racial barriers.

Lucky, an eleven-year-old Mormon who travels frequently with his father, joins forces with a girl detective in Missouri to investigate a strange boy who may be a thief.

While staying in a Boston suburb with a family of Mormons like himself, eleven-year-old Lucky tries to break through the shell of their unfriendly son while enduring unwanted attention from the local bully.

"Morgan Davis and his family have moved, along with many of their fellow Saints from the Muddy River Mission, to Long Valley in southern Utah. There they are invited by their prophet, Brigham Young, to embark on a new venture: the United Order. But creating Zion is not an easy task when so many personalities and needs come together"--

The elders could see nothing but smoke until they turned the corner onto the street where the fire was. And then, both of them stopped. ?The synagogue!? Elder Thomas said. It had never occurred to him that anyone – even the Nazis – would do such a thing. Elder Thomas got his camera out. He snapped the shot but then heard someone say, in German, ?What are you doing there?? He tucked the camera inside his coat, under his arm. He tried to appear normal, but his heart was suddenly beating hard. A man was crossing the narrow street and coming toward them. ?Making pictures?? the man asked as he walked closer. Elder Thomas took a better look. He saw what he feared: the black uniform with silver trim and braided hat. Gestapo. Elder Alex Thomas wants only to teach the gospel to the people of Germany. But it soon becomes obvious that he will never complete his mission. War is coming, and that will affect not only Elder Thomas but also his family back home in Salt Lake City. In the family is Wally, Elder Thomas’s younger brother, who usually just wants ot have a good time, but lately doesn’t seem to care much about anything. There’s his sister Bobbi, who is supposed to marry Phil Clark, the most eligible bachelor in the Salt Lake Valley. The problem is, she can’t ignore her attraction to Dr. Stinson, a University of Utah professor who’s not a member of the Church. And there are Elder Thomas’s parents, D. Alexander Thomas, stake president and his wife, Bea, who want their children to be true to the values and ideals they’ve taught them. But President and Sister Thomas are finding they can’t just tell their children what to do anymore, and they’re worried about what will happen when the United States enters a war that no one seems able to stop. In Rumors of War, the first volume of the series Children of the Promise, author Dean Hughes recreates the era of World War II in stunning detail. But more than that, he shows how the war affects an ordinary family of Latter-day Saints. If you’re interested in Church or world history, or if you’re simply looking for a powerful LDS novel, you won’t want to miss Rumors of War.

A young Mormon from Utah becomes a major-league pitcher, but must come to grips with the idea that other things may be more important than winning a baseball game.

Second-string point guard Jackie Willis knows that she handles the ball better than the starter. Does the coach have it in for black players, or does he just not want girls in his starting lineup? Angel Park Hoop #2.

After finding mysterious plans in their hotel bathroom, Nutty and his friends must avoid both imposters who want the papers and danger on the ski slopes.

"Best-selling Latter-day Saint author Dean Hughes writes a historical novel about the Prophet Joseph Smith''s experiences in Liberty Jail"--