Book Beat CR August 10 Print
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Monday, 10 August 2009 10:17 AM America/New_York

From girls to women: Youth speaker Susie Shellenberger tells readers how to pass along their faith to their daughters in Raising a Spiritually Strong Daughter ($13.99, Bethany House Publishers/Baker Publishing Group), releasing this month.

Also targeting parents, Brian Housman, founding director of youth-parent ministry Awake to Life, shares his expertise in Engaging Your Teen's World (Brazos Press/Baker Publishing Group), releasing this month. The book includes a discussion guide with questions at the end of each chapter and retails for $14.99.

Trusting God's direction is the theme of No Idea by Greg Garrett ($12.99, David. C. Cook), releasing Sept. 1. Garrett, a professor of English at Baylor University, offers reflections that touch on discernment, discipleship, relationship and vocation.

When Your Aging Parent Needs Care by Candy Arrington and Kim Atchley (Harvest House Publishers) releases Sept. 1. The softcover book, which retails for $14.99, aims to provide resources and insights to help relieve the stress of caring for elderly parents. The book addresses managing the caregiver’s parents' finances while balancing one's own family life.

Fiction debut: The first three novels launching Abingdon Press' fiction line—The Call of Zulina by Kay Marshall Strom, Surrender the Wind by Rita Gerlach and Gone to Green by Judy Christie—release this month and retail for $13.99 each.

From generation to generation: Grandfather Avery T. Willis and grandson Matt R. Willis write about hardships facing Christians in Learning to Soar (NavPress), releasing Sept. 4. The hardcover book will retail for $17.99.