Star of Light; The Tanglewoods' Secret; Secret at Pheasant Cottage; Rainbow Garden; Treasures of the Snow; Where the River Begins

This set contains all six books of the Patricia St. John series: Star of Light, The Tanglewood's Secret, The Secret at Pheasant Cottage, Rainbow Garden, Treasures of the Snow, and Where the River Begins. In Star of Light, Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming. It was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting for the moment to strike. And for one breathless moment Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away. Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar by their stepfather, so he decides to rescue her. Together they escape from their mountain village to a town where there may be a new home for Kinza. But this is only the start of their adventures. Will Kinza be safe? What will happen to Hamid who dares not go back home? Set in North Africa, readers will be delighted by yet another of Patricia St. John's exciting, freshly edited novels. In The... Ruth and her beloved brother Philip find solace in the expanse of theTanglewoods' property. There they escape into bird watching, climbing, and general misadventures with their friend Terry. But life with their Aunt is harsh, and Ruth suffers from an incorrigible temper. Just when she thinks she can't take it anymore, she learns a very special secret about a very special Shepherd. When a dreadful accident hurts one they love, Ruth and Philip learn that the Tanglewoods' Secret isn't meant to be kept a secret. Ruth and her beloved brother Philip find solace in the expanse of the Tanglewoods'property. There they escape into bird watching, climbing, and general misadventures with their friend Terry. But life with their Aunt is harsh, and Ruth suffers from an incorrigible temper. Just when she thinks she can't take it anymore, she learns a very special secret about a very special Shepherd. When a dreadful accident hurts one they love, Ruth and Philip learn that the Tanglewoods'Secret isn't meant to be kept a secret. A story of vicious revenge and hard repentanceAnnette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother Dani. But tragedy strikes. Annette is so filled with rage that she sets out to alienate and humiliate Lucien at every turn. As Lucien seeks to repent and restore, light floods both of their dark hearts and Christ proves that He makes all things new. A story of vicious revenge and hard repentance Annette and Lucien are enemies. After Annette gets Lucien into trouble at school, he decides to get back at her by threatening the most precious thing in the world to her: her little brother Dani. But tragedy strikes. Annette is so filled with rage thatshe sets out to alienate and humiliate Lucien at every turn. As Lucien seeks to repent and restore, light floods both of their dark hearts and Christ proves that He makes all things new. Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it? What are her grandparents hiding from her? Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected.From Patricia St. John—nurse, missionary, relief worker, and writer of many books for children. Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it? What are her grandparents hiding from her? Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected. From Patricia St. Johnnurse, missionary, relief worker, and writer of many books for children. "Twelve-year-old Lucy has lived with her grandparents at Pheasant Cottage since she was a little girl, but she has dim memories of someone else. Who was it? What are her grandparents hiding from her? Lucy is determined to find the answers, but it turns out to be harder than she expected"-- Provided by publisher When Elaine leaves her home in London to stay with the Owen family in Wales, she feels miserable and left out. It's only the little secret garden that she finds at the end of the rainbow that makes staying there seem worthwhile. And then something happens that changes everything. When She Is Sent From Her London Home To Live In The Welsh Countryside With The Large, Boisterous Owen Family, Eleven-year-old Elaine Feels Miserable And Resentful Until She Discovers An Abandoned Garden And Determines To Make It Her Secret Sanctuary. Annette is so filled with hate for her enemy Lucien that her life is poisoned and her relationships with everyone, including Jesus, are hurt, but she comes to understand that Jesus' love is enough for all problems. A confused and misguided youngster stays with a Christian family while his mother is institutionalized. The family helps him discover the source of the nearby river and the source of the Christian life. Ten-year-old Francis, confused and misguided, must stay with a family while his mother is institutionalized, and during this time he discovers the source of the nearby river and of Christian life In a mountain village in Morocco, an Englishwoman transforms the lives of her visiting niece, a blind baby girl, and an eleven-year-old boy through her work as a missionary nurse. While living with her aunt in the English countryside, a naughty nine-year-old girl named Ruth finds her life changed when she asks the Good Shepherd, Jesus, to come to her. Raised by her grandparents, 12-year-old Lucy starts a search for her father that takes her from a prison in England to the Mediterranean coast of Spain. It was Christmas Eve, and three people were climbing the steep, white mountainside, the moonlight throwing shadows behind them across the snow. I can clearly remember the first time I really began to wonder about the mystery that surrounded my early life. It all began one cold January night when I was kneeling in front of my mother's fireplace, drying my hair. Philip and I lived with our Aunt Margaret in a white house on the side of a hill. A little girl came running down the side of the mountain one midday in spring. "Francis!" shouted his stepfather, "will you behave yourself!