Alamosa Public Library

One orphaned boy. A desperate race to keep him alive. And powers that are beyond comprehension. "Whoever said a straightened hand was more dramatic than a healed heart anyway?" A young orphaned boy was abandoned and raised in an Ethiopian monastery. He has never seen outside its walls-at least, not the way most people see. Now he must flee or die. But the world beyond is hardly ready for a boy like Caleb. When relief expert Jason Marker agrees...

The White family has just been broken apart by divorce, and their seven-year-old daughter, Faith, starts to have talks with God and perform miracles. Picoult offers a provocative novel about belief and betrayal, miracles and mystery, and the fierce love of a mother for her child.

"Sacred chants are Ada Franklin's power and her medicine: by saying them, she can remove warts, stanch bleeding, and, especially, draw the fire from burns. At age twenty, her reputation as a faith healer defines her in her rural Pennsylvania community"--

"At age twelve, Marshall Tobias saw his best friend killed by a train. It was then that he began his search for faith - delving into one tradition, then discarding it for another. His parents, however, have little time for spiritual contemplation. Their focus has been on his little sister, Meghan, who suffers from severe food allergies.". "Now Marshall is home from college with his first real girlfriend. Meghan is thrilled to have her around, but...