Books

When the Earth Trembled

A survival adventure with hope at the core.
Thirteen-year-old Domiku watched his world crumble when a massive earthquake tore through his home in Port au Prince, Haiti, with his family trapped inside. Minutes later, a towering tsunami swept away everything he knew, including his six-year-old sister.

Wading through the wreckage, Domiku must begin a...

When the River Cried Out

Just nine months after the devastating 7.0 earthquake, Candice is drawn back to Haiti to help restore clean water. This time she brings her twelve-year-old son, Jonah, and best friends, Will and Bree. As they work with a team to drill a well, villagers are mysteriously becoming deathly sick. Can they find the source before it devastates the...

A Ride to Remember: Build 2, A Hope Lives Here series

After a terrible accident that Diego Alverez thinks is his fault, he and his two sisters become orphans. Accepting his new role as man of the house, thirteen-year-old Diego takes a job as an ayudante, a helper on a bus. In the city, tensions mount when gangs demand money from bus companies in exchange for “protection” from other gangs. Those who...

Hope Lives Here

In the remote hills of Guatemala, hope is not a familiar word. Rodrigo, Kristal, and Javier live in a one-room shanty with dirt floors, bamboo walls, and a rusty tin roof that leaks. At twelve, Rodrigo dreams of going to school but must work in the fields every day to help his family make a meager living. By striking a deal with his sick Mama,...