New Releases by Lee Roddy

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Walk beside some of the greatest soldiers and servants on the battlefield as you journey through these biographies highlighting the lives and accomplishments of these influential men and women. This collection includes a biography of George Washington, Francis Scott Key, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Florence Nightingale. Learn about the tremendous hardships these soldiers endured in order to defend their personal convictions. Each biography presents a more personal examination of the lives of these American soldiers and servants, highlighting their faith, character, and achievements. These biographies are perfect for grade school students as they present important historical information in story form and help students better understand the political and social ideology during these times .Thousands of readers have praised this series over the years for its historical accuracy and engaging storylines. Now you can get five of these titles for a fraction of the cost!

These captivating stories are great for young boys (and girls) from ages 8 to 12. Twelve-year-old Josh Ladd longs to see his best friend who moved to Hawaii. On the way home from his California school Josh is approached by a stranger asking suspicious questions. This small incident turns into major danger when Josh and his family fly to Hawaii and the mysterious stranger follows them. The friends are thrust into all kinds of high adventure throughout the 15-book series. Each book is teeming with adventure and enforces Christian ethics and morals. These books are great for reluctant readers.

Adventure, mystery and excitement repeatedly thrust 13-year-old D. J. Dillon into the kind of trouble young readers love. A favorite of beginning readers, families, and teachers, this popular series follows D. J.'s adventures with bears and other wild animals in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. The chapter books are fun to read and reinforce traditional family values. Each story has a subtle evangelistic tone as well. A glossary is included in the back of each book that helps build vocabulary. This set is the last five books in the series.

Danger and adventure await as the "ugly mutt" proves his courage--and D.J. learns an important lession about judging other people.

Ten-year-old Galen, an orphan boy who aspires to be a soldier in the Philistine army and carry Goliath's shield into battle, becomes friends with a young Israelite and learns about his God.

"Laurel has promised to take one more assignment as a Pinkerton Detective before she marries Ridge. But before she can start a new case involving the building of the transcontinental railroad, she discovers the murder of someone extremely close to her. She vows to find the murderer and bring him to justice.Could the murder be connected to Laurel's war-time spying? And who could have learned her carefully held secret? She's told only three people what she did--and now one of them is dead. As Laurel searches for the killer, she also struggles over her love for Ridge. Is love enough to overcome the bitter wartime memories of a Northerner and a Southerner?Her aunt says that there comes a time when no one can help except God. What will it take for Laurel to reach that point? And will God answer her prayer when she hasn't been on very good terms with Him?"

As fifteen-year-old Gideon seeks work in the Confederate capital, tensions at home are inflamed by President Lincoln's ultimatum to the rebelling states.

Three young friends including an orphaned northener, a poor southern farm boy, and a secretly educated slave encounter diverse but intertwining experiences during the Civil War in Virginia in 1862.

Being a spy for the famous Pinkerton Detectives suits Laurel Bartlett's adventurous nature. During the Civil War, Laurel had used her charm and cleverness to penetrate Confederate lines and bring back military intelligence for the Union army as a way to avenge her brother's death. But the war casts a long shadow onto Laurel's future happiness. Now the conflict has ended, and Laurel and 's soldier-fianc and é has not returned home. As an excuse to search for him, Laurel takes a new Pinkerton assignment to seek evidence of thievery on the railroads. On a train heading south through lawless lands, sparks fly when she meets Ridge Granger, a handsome former rebel cavalryman, and Laurel and 's secret past comes back to haunt her. When Laurel stumbles upon a murder scene, both their lives are threatened by an unknown killer. As time runs out to find her fianc and é, gather evidence against a thieving railroad employee, and stay alive, Laurel and 's wartime spying has a direct impact on Ridge. With mounting tensions between them, the couple is thrust into a life-and-death situation where their faith in God and --and themselves and --is sorely tested. Days of Deception is the first of the Pinkerton Lady Chronicles. Lee Roddy i s a veteran author with many novels for children and adults to his credit. He combines his love of history and writing in the historically accurate Pinkerton Lady Chronicles. He and his wife make their home in California.

Between two flags series. Join Gideon, Emily, and Nat as they face the struggles of growing up during the Civil War.

Between two flags series. Join Gideon, Emily, and Nat as they face the struggles of growing up during the Civil War.

D.J. Dillon helps prove the hermit Zeke Zeering could be right about an impending mudslide. He also must deal with his own desire for revenge against the vicious dogs who attacked his hound, Hero.

On a camping trip D.J., bitten by a flea that may carry bubonic plague, is caught in a forest fire. His only way to safety is rafting the Mad River. But that trip carries its own dangers ...

D.J. learns a powerful lesson about responsibility and doing what is right.

Concluding the dramatic Giants on the Hill trilogy, the author paints a gripping plot that takes place in San Francisco during the turbulent Civil War era. As the novel begins, Shiloh and Clay have built a successful stagecoach business and developed a thriving mining operation. But now, in Shiloh's Choice, they see that citizens are being forced to choose sides as the Civil War causes southern states to secede from the Union.

In this story of the Bear Cub Disaster, D.J. learns that letting go of something you love is the hardest part of caring.

Roddy's character-building, entertaining stories, set against the crushing problems of the Great Depression, inspire and challenge today's young readers to "hang on" through present-day troubles. Here, Hildy learns that although change is an inevitable part of life for everyone, it is possible to have faith in God in the midst of anything life sends along.

Hildy befriends a shy new girl in town who confides that she's the daughter of a notorious bank robber and has been kidnapped away from her mother. She wants to return to her mother, but she is afraid of her father, whose gang plans to rob a train carrying millions in gold.

Struggling with school and a lack of money during the Depression, seventh grader Hildy is overwhelmed when the little girl she cares for after school is kidnapped, but God steps in in a remarkable manner.

Returning to the Ozark Mountains to visit their grandmothers, Hildy and Ruby encounter old mountain hatreds, danger, and God's marvelous forgiveness.

When Hildy finds a stolen watch concealing a crude, hand-drawn map, she is accused of the theft and must try to clear her name.

Several acts of disobedience against his father's orders plunge twelve-year-old Josh into terrible trouble during a search for a long-lost Hawaiian treasure guarded by sharks.

Hildy's dream of a happy life with her family and new stepmother is threatened when they travel to California as migratory workers with no money and no available jobs.

Joining her cousin Ruby on a search for Ruby's missing father leads Hildy to a confrontation with wealthy cattleman Ozzie Kessick.

Hildy Corrigan, almost a teenager, returns home to discover that her stepmother has abandoned her and taken her brother and four sisters. Fighting anger and self-blame, Hildy refuses to stay with her backwoods grandmother and runs away with her cousin Ruby in hopes of finding her family.

Twelve-year-old Josh Ladd's discovery in the Kauai jungle of a Japanese World War II airplane and its pilot who doesn't realize the war is over leads him on a race against time with a conniving foe.

A young Christian inadvertently places his family in danger on Hawaii's Kona Coast when he videotapes the dramatic rescue of two drowning children which leads to his father's kidnapping.