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Online Catalogue of Christian Books for Children and Teenagers

Our new catalogue is with us! Do click on the link to take a look, and share with everyone you know who might be interested in getting their hands on good Christian books for young adults and 8-12s. 🙂 Together

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Coming Soon!

At last I can reveal the front cover of ‘Rebecca and Jade: Choices’ by Eleanor Watkins! This lovely YA novel for teenage girls features friends Rebecca and Jade, and the choices they make. You will soon be able to

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Dernier Books In Rwanda

Delighted that some of our books have reached Star School in Rwanda, courtesy of author Mary Weeks Millard, who visited recently. Seeing photos like these is like seeing a dream come true. I couldn’t quite see that far when I

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We have bookmarks!

We have bookmarks! They say ‘Christian Fiction for Young People’. If you would like one, or lots to give away in your church or school, just let us know. 🙂

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You Can Be a Youth Worker!

Yes, you can be a youth worker! All you have to do is give a Christian book to a young person, pray for them, and let the book (and the Holy Spirit!) do the work for you. But how do

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Spring Catalogue – Please Share!

Wooo hooo, our new online catalogue is with us! Want to browse all our Christian books for young people easily, all in one place? Follow this link to see the catalogue! Please email this link to your friends/Sunday School leaders/school

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It’s World Book Day!

Hurray, Thursday March 2nd 2017 is World Book Day! To celebrate this fab event, we are giving away a FREE BOOK with every order between now and then. Books don’t grow on trees (although the paper is made from trees,

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New Leaflets

We have had some new leaflets printed, for churches and schools, very similar to this one! All our books are chosen for their excellent Christian content as part of a gripping story . . . pass the news on, and

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Hand in Hand Children’s and Family Ministry Conference

Delegates to this weekend’s Hand in Hand Children’s and Family Ministry Conference in Eastbourne will each receive a book courtesy of Dernier Publishing. Books are often not high on the priority list of church budgets, but we hope and pray

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Nothing Random!

Welcome to the Dernier Publishing Newsletter, February 2017 Thanks for being here again, reading our news, and for all your support and prayers. We simply wouldn’t be here without you. Yesterday I heard that one of the big Christian publishers

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Croatian Translations

Look what came in the post! The Treasure Hunt (left) and Beech Bank Girls 3 (right) – both in Croatian. Let’s pray they touch many young hearts!

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Dernier Publishing Christmas Catalogue

Here’s our catalogue, with all our Christian books for children and teens. Please take a look and pass it on! Dernier Publishing Online Catalogue, Winter 2016/17 Save

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The last Dernier Newsletter of 2016!

Hello again, and welcome to the final Dernier newsletter of 2016! Thank you all once again for supporting Dernier through another year. 2016 was a challenging year for me, as my mum’s dementia worsened and she passed away in the

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25 reasons to give Christian books to all the young people you know:

1. Stories stick in your mind (Jesus told stories for a reason!) 2. Christian books are a great way to share the good news. 3. Young people can reflect on subjects such as prayer, justice and forgiveness, for themselves. 4.

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Online Catalogue

If you would like to look at our online Christmas catalogue, please follow this link (and do share with your friends and children’s/youth worker): Happy browsing! Dernier Publishing Online Catalogue, Winter 2016/17

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Seeking the Lost

Seeking the Lost Apologies to subscribers to Write for a Reason who have already heard this story! We have a new young rescue cat called Terence. The rescue centre advised us not to let him outside for at least two

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Remembrance

If your girls were touched this weekend by Remembrance Day events and services, they might like Beech Bank Girls, A Time Remembered. Willow finds a 100-year-old diary, written by a girl their own age. Sensitively written and fascinating . .

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Christmas Gifts

Christmas is the perfect time to give Christian books to all the children on your heart. Do you know a child who is struggling with a home, family, school or personal issue? Your gift of a book could bring hope

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Review of The City Kid

Delighted to receive this review of The City Kid from a local youth minister: “I read The City Kid over summer and it was a brilliant read! It was relevant, contemporary and well written. I think that most people will

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All You Need Is New Sofas!

Newsletter October 2016 All You Need is New Sofas! I know we haven’t reached Christmas yet, but the ads on telly have already begun . . . and just in case you haven’t heard, I’d better tell you that all

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Helping Young People Make Good Choices

Choices One thing we all have in common, is freedom of choice. Given a Christian book, young readers can think through issues for themselves, such as homelessness, child-led families, answered prayer, people trafficking, body image, corruption, becoming a Christian. (The

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When the Road Is Rough and Steep

We all pass through rough times, but one thing we can always rely on, is that the Lord will be with us. Some of you who have been Christians for a long time may now have the song which inspires

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How It All Started

I first started writing Christian fiction for young people when I couldn’t find novels to buy for the kids in our church youth club (11-14s) from a non-church background. I was looking for something fast moving, fun, where it was

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Free First Chapter Download

We now have a free pdf download of all the first chapters of our novels, to help you choose! Simply fill in the boxes with your name and email address and we will send you the link. You can print

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The City Kid Is Here!

We are delighted to inform you that The City Kid is now with us! Shipping was delayed, but now you can order as many copies as you like. 🙂 You may notice that for the first time we have

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“Easy Walk”

July Newsletter from Janet Wilson ‘Easy Walk’ Andrew and I walked to Easedale Tarn from Grasmere when we were on holiday last month in the Lake District. We found the walk in a brochure which pronounced it ‘easy’. Great, we

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Dernier Publishing News

All the latest news from Dernier! God Is Our Refuge At our weekly church prayer meeting on Saturday, we read Psalm 46, about the Lord being our refuge and strength and a very present help in times of trouble. Whatever

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25 Reasons To Offer Christian Fiction To Young People

25 Reasons to offer Christian fiction to young people 1. Stories stick in your mind (Jesus told stories for a reason!) 2. Christian books are a great way to share the good news. 3. Young people can reflect on subjects

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A Very Late Newsletter, May 2016

Sorry it’s a very late newsletter! Just a few quick bit of news to keep you up to speed with all that’s new . . . Over the last few weeks I’ve loved watching the new sparrow babies running round

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April News!

Springing Back I love this time of the year! Haven’t we had some beautiful sunny days? (Hope you have too if you’re not in the UK!) I love the feeling of hope, the warmth of the sun, watching new leaves

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Christian Books For Children With Sight Loss

Know a child who struggles with sight loss? Torch Trust* has made some of our books available in Braille, audio and large print versions for anyone who needs a bit of extra help to enjoy stories. The first of the

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Newsletter March 2016

New Life in Christ! According to statistics, 90% of adults attended church as children. With that in mind, it’s obvious that we urgently need to reach out to our own children! We mustn’t sit back and assume our children will

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Christian Books for Children and Teens

Welcome to the February Newsletter! Books in Schools I spoke to a chaplain of a school last week (a school with a Christian ethos, according to their website) who told me that the librarian wouldn’t want Christian books in the

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Would You Pray For Us?

Welcome to the final Dernier Publishing newsletter of 2015! A Month of Prayer Requests Our books are out there, all over the world, sowing seeds. But we need to pray – we can provide the books, but we can’t touch

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Halloween and Christmas in one post!

So, Halloween and Christmas in one newsletter – I didn’t intend it that way, but actually, isn’t that pretty much what we face daily, as Christians? Alongside the wonderful good news of Jesus there is much evil. I was talking

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October news from Dernier Publishing

Spam, Ham and Babycham! Those of you who are my friends on facebook may have seen this photo . . . I found these items when clearing out my mum’s kitchen! Anyone remember greasy spam fritters? The jelly in the

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Greek girl reading I Want to Be an Airline Pilot

Welcome to the October 2015 Dernier Publishing newsletter! Spam, Ham and Babycham Those of you who are my friends on facebook may have seen this photo . . . I found these items when clearing out my mum’s kitchen! Anyone

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