Buying Reading Program Books
Buy Reading Program books through our E-store, by phone at 1-800-305-9857 or download the 
order form (PDF, 1M). Prices and availability are subject to change by publishers.
- Circulate books among your unit members
- Check out Reading Program books at your local library
- Suggest titles to your local and church library if no Reading Program books are available
- Exchange books with other United Methodist Women units or circles
- Ask your district or conference leaders to buy books for circulation for local units
In Our Backyard: A Christian Perspective on Human Trafficking in the United States
by Nita Belles
In Our Backyard invites readers into the lives of human trafficking victims, survivors and the traffickers themselves with true stories. These stories not only inform, but also continue our study of modern day slavery, this time focusing on the United States. This book contains mature subject matter.
e-reader version available
$14.99
2012: 한국어 자료
2012: 프로그램을 읽기 2012
(PDF)
Large Print Books
Titles for 2012:
Creative Aging: Rethinking Retirement and Non-retirement in a Changing World, Green Church: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rejoice!, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Laugh Your Way to Grace: Reclaiming the Spiritual Power of Humor, Seasons of Salt: Meditations, Why Women Should Rule the World
Libros en Español
Títulos para el 2012
Cinco Prácticas de Congregaciones Fructíferas, En Busca de Paz, 14 Vacas para USA, Las Hijas de Juárez.
Love in a Headscarf
by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
When Shelina Zahra Janmohamed opted for the traditional arranged route to finding a marriage partner, she never suspected it would be the journey of her life. During 10 long years of matchmaking aunties, countless mismatches and outrageous dating disasters, Ms. Janmohamed discovers more about herself and her faith – including the fact that sometimes being true to her religion means challenging tradition.
e-reader version available
Make Poverty Personal: Taking the Poor as Seriously as the Bible Does
by Ash Barker
Poverty is one of the great challenges of the 21st century, but not a new one. And neither is God's deep concern for the poor – it is a theme deeply woven throughout the Bible. This urgent, provocative book offers both challenge and hope. Pulling out and reflecting on significant passages from both testaments, the book reveals what the Bible says about both the nature of poverty and about how God calls people to respond.
e-reader version available
Mali Under the Night Sky: A Lao Story of Home
FOR CHILDREN
by Youme
Mali Under the Night Sky is the true story of Lao-American artist Malichansouk Koumanchao, who walked with her family from Laos to Thailand when she was 5 years old. Due to wars not contained by borders, she and her family had to leave their home to be safe. She remembers the journey and the beauty and strength of Lao culture.
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families 
FOR CHILDREN
by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
For a long time the people of Harigigo, a village in the tiny country of Eritrea, were living without enough food for themselves and their animals. Then along came a scientist, Gordon Sato, who helped change their lives for the better, and it all started with some special trees.
Mind on the Run: A Bipolar Chronicle
by Dottie Pacharis
Mind on the Run recounts the life and death of Scott C. Baker. It's the story of a family's efforts to help Mr. Baker through five major bipolar manic episodes – a story of love and loss and of a family's futile attempts to save their loved one. It takes readers inside the bipolar mind, a mind tormented by psychotic and delusional thoughts and a body ravaged by irreversible damage from untreated bipolar disorder.
Morning Coffee with James
by Renae Brumbaugh
With or without a Bible handy, start the day with Morning Coffee With James. This devotional includes the full text of the verses for each day.
e-reader version available
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