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Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Black Dahlia by James EllroyThe Wild Birds by Emily Strelow
California Historical Fiction
279 books — 132 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike DavisA Place at the Nayarit by Natalia MolinaCity of Quartz by Mike DavisSan Francisco's Forgotten Cemeteries by Beth WinegarnerThe World Rushed In by J.S. Holliday
California History
204 books — 46 voters

Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanOne Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaSeeds of Hope by Kristiana Gregory
Children's Historical Fiction set in California
193 books — 34 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThings Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHawaii by James A. Michener
Missionaries in Fiction
186 books — 25 voters

Radical by David PlattTortured for Christ by Richard WurmbrandFree to Shine by Robert E. ColwellGod by Robert WoegerGod's Smuggler by Brother Andrew
Our Mission - The Great Commission
49 books — 22 voters
Blood and Thunder by Hampton SidesEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Forgotten Governor by John WillsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Enlightening Books About Western Colonization
121 books — 16 voters

Growing a Seminary in Ethiopia by Carl E. HansenThe Wisdom of the Beguines by Laura SwanThe Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison BarrThe Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk KiddAmerican Jezebel by Eve LaPlante
Christianity and Women
139 books — 14 voters
When Helping Hurts by Steve CorbettMissionary Methods by Roland AllenChristianity Rediscovered by Vincent J. DonovanLost Faith by Seth BouchelleAnthropological Insights for Missionaries by Paul G. Hiebert
Books for Missionaries
80 books — 13 voters

Eternity in Their Hearts by Don RichardsonEvidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler RoseBruchko And The Motilone Miracle by Bruce OlsonHolding the Ropes by Helen Jean ParksGod's Needle by Lily Gaynor
Christian Missions
48 books — 10 voters
I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret CravenCounter Point by Marji LaineThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverAt Play in the Fields of the Lord by Peter MatthiessenThe Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
Christian Missionary Fiction
17 books — 9 voters

Clarissa Fell into the Water! by E. Townsend SchmidtLove The Unbreakable Bond by Lisa Jude CellucciNot Finished Yet by Sharon Garlough BrownThe truly remarkable day by Carol GreeneDaniel and the Donkey Factor by Kevin P. Horath
Christian Inspirational Picture Books
23 books — 5 voters
THE INDESCRIBABLE PHENOMENON by Barry H. WileyCultivation of the Chest by Edmund ShaftesburyAmazing Jokes for Kids 500 Scientifically Planned Dad jokes by N. SakrHallucinogenic Drugs and Their Application to Extra-Sensory P... by Bernard CopleyChildren's resilience following trauma in farm settings by Roy C. Conrad
An Unfair Advantage Of Tricks, Schticks And What-Nots
96 books — 3 voters

21 Stories of Faith by Shelley HitzThe Rescue Ropes by P.J. SmythSee No Evil by P.J. SmythRaised With Christ by Adrian WarnockThe Purposeful Love of God by William J. Laurence
Non Fiction Christian Independent and Self-published books
37 books — 3 voters
Peace Child by Don RichardsonWings Over Shangri La by E. Janet SteigerLords of the Earth by Don RichardsonCannibal Valley by Russell T. HittEvidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
New Guinea Missions
10 books — 2 voters

You Can Tell The World by UnknownMission in the Old Testament by Walter C. Kaiser Jr.Three Worlds in Conflict by Stanley A. EllisenThe Mission of God by Christopher J.H. WrightPerspectives on the World Christian Movement by Ralph D. Winter
Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
15 books — 1 voter

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