Audra Jennings

We are excited about our line-up of children's releases this fall and hope you will be too! Learn more about all SIX children's books coming out this fall, then head over to this form to make your review selections. Click here to sign-up! This beautifully illustrated children’s book invites kids to explore God’s design for ethnic diversity and challenges readers—both parents and children—to learn and live out counter-cultural, biblical views, fostering a lifelong celebration of diversity...

Follow along with thirteen-year-old Kusiima as he faces some tough decisions to make in book three,  A Forest, a Flood, and an Unlikely Star , of J.A. Myhre’s The Rwendigo Tales.  One day, Kusiima’s life suddenly changes when he travels into a nearby protected forest. In the forest, Kusiima is presented with many choices, all with uncertain outcomes. Readers of all ages won’t want to put down this exciting book that addresses current realities like AIDS, malnutrition, and environmental destruction, all set in a richly detailed African adventure story.   {MORE ABOUT  A FOREST, A FLOOD, AND AN UNLIKELY STAR } Book 3 of the Rwendigo Tales (New Growth Press, September 2017) Follow along with thirteen-year-old Kusiima in the third book of J.A. Myhre’s The Rwendigo Tales. Just thirteen years old, Kusiima has no time for school, sports, or hanging out with the other boys in his African village. With no father or mother to take care of him, ...

An interview with J.A. Myhre, Author of A Chameleon, a Boy, and a Quest Nearly 80 percent of the world ’ s population lives on less than $10 a day. For globally-aware parents who want to give their children a glimpse of majority-world reality, long-term medical missionary to Africa J.A. Myhre has penned A Chameleon, a Boy, and a Quest (New Growth Press/October 6, 2015/ISBN: 9781942572084/$15.99) . This beautifully-written adventure book for young readers brings to life the African savannah Myhre calls home, inviting readers to explore the country through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy named Mu. Orphaned as a toddler, Mu has served his whole life in his great uncle’s house where he is unloved and ignored. In his drudgery-filled life, Mu has little hope of happiness and doesn’t believe anything will ever change. Then one morning something special happens. Q: You have served as a medical missionary for more than 20 years. How did you make the leap to children’s author? ...

Ten-year-old orphan Mu thinks he’s unwanted and unloved—but everything changes the day he meets a chameleon in J.A. Myhre’s  A Chameleon, a Boy, and a Quest .  Together they will embark on a quest, and what a quest it turns out to be! Mu faces danger and finds unexpected allies as they journey through a fascinating and ever-changing landscape. Don’t miss this page-turning children’s action and adventure story set in a fictional African land! {MORE ABOUT  A CHAMELEON, A BOY, AND A QUEST } (New Growth Press, October 2015) A Boy Named Mu, an African Journey, and You Mu, a ten-year-old orphan, has lived his entire life in the heart of Africa. For as long as he can remember he has served in the household of a great-uncle where he is unloved and ignored. In his drudgery-filled life, Mu has little hope of happiness, and little hope that anything will ever change. But one day, everything does change. On his way to draw water one morning, Mu...

New book captures the voice of forgotten children Medical missionary to Africa weaves adventure tale to shine a light on the oppressed and the orphaned Nearly 80 percent of the world’s population lives on less than $10 a day. For globally-aware parents who want give their children a glimpse of majority-world reality, long-term medical missionary to Africa J.A. Myhre has penned A Chameleon, a Boy, and a Quest ( New Growth Press / October 6 , 2015/ISBN: 9781942572084 /$1 5 .99 ) . This beautifully-written adventure book for young readers brings to life the African savannah Myhre calls home, inviting readers to explore the country through the eyes of a 10-year-old boy named Mu. Orphaned as a toddler, Mu has served his whole life in his great uncle’s house where he is unloved and ignored. In his drudgery-filled life, Mu has little hope of happiness and doesn’t believe anything will ever change. On his way to draw the morning water one day, Mu is astonished when a ...