New Releases by Marianne Hering

Marianne Hering is the author of Faith in the Flames (2026), Drought, Wind, and Fire (2025), Double Cross Down Under (2025), Courage at the Castle (2024), Big Risks in Russia (2024).

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Faith in the Flames

release date: Feb 03, 2026
Faith in the Flames
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of history as they race through each memorable story. Patrick is still reeling from his father''s job loss when he and Beth take off on a new adventure from Mr. Whittaker. They have to move fast to stay ahead of the fires that were destroying Rome in 64 AD. As chaos spreads, they witness Christians working together to help others in need. But not everyone thinks so highly of the Christians, including Emperor Nero, who has a very different response to the destruction of his city. As Patrick and Beth navigate this dangerous time in history, they learn how Christians are known by their love, even when facing great adversity. This story entertains and introduces readers to the early church in the first century in a way that is educational and inspiring. Book #35 in the beloved Christian kids'' series from the creators of Adventures in Odyssey. Filled with clean action and biblical values so parents and grandparents can hand these chapter books to children worry-free. Early readers will learn about ancient history and trusting God even when it''s hard. With a unique blend of historical accuracy and edge-of-your-seat excitement, the Imagination Station series keeps kids tearing through the pages!

Drought, Wind, and Fire

release date: Sep 02, 2025
Drought, Wind, and Fire
Over 1 million sold in the series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and young readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story. Drought, Wind, and Fire takes readers back to the time of the prophet Elijah. The land is gripped by drought, where food, water, and faith in God are scarce. Amid these challenges, Elijah''s unwavering leadership and trust in God offer a beacon of hope. Can he inspire the people to return to God? As Patrick and Beth navigate this difficult time in biblical history, they learn how God works even in the darkest moments. This engaging story not only entertains but also introduces readers to the powerful narrative of Elijah in a way that is fun, educational, and inspiring. Book #34 in the beloved Christian kids'' series from the creators of Adventures in Odyssey. Filled with clean action and biblical values so parents and grandparents can hand these chapter books to children worry-free. Early readers will learn about ancient history and trusting God even when it''s hard. With a unique blend of historical accuracy and edge-of-your-seat excitement, the Imagination Station series keeps kids tearing through the pages!

Double Cross Down Under

release date: Jan 21, 2025
Double Cross Down Under
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story. “Her knees buckled, and she started to sink. Quicksand!” Hot on the trail of Amelia Darling, cousins Patrick and Beth are transported to Australia where they encounter Reverend George Taplin and his friend James Unaipon, two faithful men of God serving the Aboriginal people and helping them understand the good news of the Gospel. But not every person is interested in this good news. In the dark of night, Patrick and his new friend, Jandamarra, are kidnapped by bushrangers who need an Aboriginal person to show them the way to a great treasure.

Courage at the Castle

release date: Apr 09, 2024
Courage at the Castle
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story. This really is a different kind of adventure for cousins Patrick and Beth. After visiting the USSR in the sixties to help a Swedish pastor smuggle Bibles to believers in Russia, the cousins are swept away to fifteenth-century England to learn how the English Bible even came to be—and the real costs it would take to make that possibility a reality. They meet Christian hero William Tyndale, as well the furious King Henry VIII. Patrick and Beth begin to see that God’s people have always had enemies desperate to stop the spread of His love and truth.

Big Risks in Russia

release date: Jan 01, 2024
Big Risks in Russia
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story. "What happens if the guards find the Bibles?" Patrick and Beth are on the trail of Amelia, the government agent who followed them on their last two adventures. The cousins arrive in Russia in the late 1950s, and it soon becomes obvious that Amelia has a curious mission in mind here: to discover why people are willing to give their lives in order to share God''s Word with others. The Soviet police are very careful with their searches. Will they discover the Bibles in the pastor''s van? Will their mission to smuggle God''s Word to Christians end with the bang of a slammed prison door? Big Risks in Russia incorporates the true accounts of Brother Andrew, "God''s Smuggler," as he aims to get the Bible into communist countries.

Land of the Lost

release date: Jun 20, 2023
Land of the Lost
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When the kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story. Lions and tigers and . . . oh my, are those . . . giants? Cousins Patrick and Beth knew their next adventure in Mr. Whittaker’s Imagination Station was going to be epic, but this one may be their biggest one yet. They’re off to meet one of the most famous families in the Bible—Noah, his wife, and their sons!

Sled Run for Survival

release date: Dec 06, 2022
Sled Run for Survival
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When the kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story. Patrick and Beth knew they’d be facing a danger more fierce than a polar bear or a walrus, but they never thought their opponent wouldn’t be large enough to see. After arriving in Alaska in the winter of 1925, they discover that a very small enemy—a disease called diphtheria—is sweeping through the town of Nome. Can Patrick help retrieve enough medicine for the children by riding along with Clearsky and his team of sled dogs? Meanwhile, Beth makes a new friend who wants to prove she can accomplish this mission using an airplane, and she’s not taking no for an answer. But can Amelia safely fly a plane over frigid and stormy Alaska? Will the dogs be able to get the medicine back to Nome in time?

Islands and Enemies

release date: Apr 05, 2022
Islands and Enemies
Over 1 Million Sold in the Series! When kids step into the Imagination Station they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of history as they race through each unforgettable story. “I find you two children guilty of witchcraft!” Captain Magellan said. “The penalty is death.” Patrick and Beth board the Victoria in 1521 on its journey to try and sail around the world. But they make a bad first impression when they meet Captain Ferdinand Magellan. The cousins are accused of being witches and must prove their innocence. The crew members watch their every move, looking for an excuse to throw the cousins overboard. Meanwhile, Patrick finds a friend who has a secret. Beth becomes the new scribe for the voyage, stirring up jealousy from Antonio Pigafetta, one of Magellan’s best friends. After a surprising miracle happens on the island, the crew—and the cousins—must take sides: Who thinks Magellan is unfit to lead? Who is loyal to Magellan and willing to risk their life to prove it?

Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Freedom at the Falls / Terror in the Tunnel / Rescue on the River

release date: Dec 07, 2021
Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Freedom at the Falls / Terror in the Tunnel / Rescue on the River
Over 1 Million Sold in Series! Crisis in the Civil War. This softcover 3-pack of books 22-24 includes Freedom at the Falls, Terror in the Tunnel, and Rescue on the River. In 1861, the states are divided North and South, and the country is at its most vulnerable. The Imagination Station takes cousins Patrick and Beth to the heart of the Civil War. Can they help Abraham Lincoln hold the nation together while foiling plots against him? Can they rescue friends on the Underground Railroad? To succeed, they''ll have to face hatred and hostility on the rails, down the river, and in the capital. When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they''re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time.

Knock, Knock, Croc

release date: Aug 18, 2021

A Chick with Sticks

release date: Aug 18, 2021

Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Light in the Lions' Den / Inferno in Tokyo / Madman in Manhattan

release date: Aug 01, 2020
Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Light in the Lions' Den / Inferno in Tokyo / Madman in Manhattan
Over 900,000 copies sold in the series When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they''re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This softcover 3-pack of books 19-21 includes the following: Light in the Lions'' Den, Inferno in Tokyo, Madman in Manhattan

Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Doomsday in Pompeii / In Fear of the Spear / Trouble on the Orphan Train

release date: Apr 07, 2020
Imagination Station Books 3-Pack: Doomsday in Pompeii / In Fear of the Spear / Trouble on the Orphan Train
More than 900,000 copies sold in the series When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they''re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This 3-pack of books 16-18 includes the following: Doomsday in Pompeii, In Fear of the Spear, and Trouble on the Orphan Train. #16 Doomsday in Pompeii: It''s the hottest adventure yet When Patrick takes a trip alone in the Imagination Station for science project research, things get a little explosive. First, his cousin Beth gets angry that she was left behind. Second, Eugene Meltsner sees red when he realizes that Patrick went to Pompeii in 79 A.D. a day before Mount Vesuvius erupts It doesn''t help that the Imagination Station is on the blink and Whit has gone missing. As Beth and Eugene frantically try to find a way fix the machine, Patrick learns a few things about volcanoes: it''s not the lava that comes first, it''s poisonous gas. Will Eugene be able to reprogram the Imagination Station and send Beth to help Patrick? And what will happen to Patrick''s new friends--a preacher, a looter, and a stray dog? Find out in Doomsday in Pompeii #17 In Fear of the Spear: Patrick and Beth have escaped from volcano lava only to be separated again, and no one knows exactly where Beth has gone. Eugene and Patrick frantically try to fix the Imagination Station so they can find Beth, who unbeknownst to them has landed in the Amazon jungle. Will Patrick find Beth? Will Eugene be able to fix the broken Imagination Station? What will happen to the strange man with the spear in his side? Find out in the latest Imagination Station adventure #18 Trouble on the Orphan Train: Patrick and Beth arrive on an orphan train, heading west. They befriend an orphan who is falsely accused of being part of a train robbery. No one will adopt the child. Patrick and Beth stay with their new friend until the end of the line. All the while, they search for Eugene, who is missing somewhere in time.

Rescue on the River

release date: Dec 17, 2019
Rescue on the River
Over 1 million sold in series! When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure and excitement. Each book whisks readers away on an adventure with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. In Rescue on the River, the third book in a three-part story arc focusing on the US Civil War era, cousins Patrick and Beth attend Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration and discover that their friend’s brother Kitch is a slave in South Carolina. The cousins search for Kitch as they travel down the Combahee River with Harriet Tubman. They help with the secret mission of the Second South Carolina Volunteers, an African American unit. Will they be able to find and rescue Kitch?

Terror in the Tunnel

release date: Mar 26, 2019
Terror in the Tunnel
Over 1 million sold in series! Book 23 in the highly successful Imagination Station series finds cousins Beth and Patrick nearing Washington, D.C., on the train with Abraham Lincoln, heading to his first inauguration. But a band of assassins plan to meet Lincoln in Baltimore and end his presidency before it starts. Can the cousins help get him through the city safely and on to his big history-making day? While each Imagination Station book stands on its own, books 22-24 form a three-part story arc covering the Civil War.

Freedom at the Falls

release date: Oct 09, 2018
Freedom at the Falls
Over 1 million sold in series! When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they’re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. In Freedom at the Falls, the Imagination Station takes Patrick and Beth to 1860s America, the time of the Civil War. There they meet key historical figures of the period and help conduct escaping slaves along the Underground Railroad to freedom in Canada. This is the first in a three-part story arc focusing on Civil War America.

Madman in Manhattan

release date: Apr 03, 2018
Madman in Manhattan
Over 1 million sold in series! The adventure continues as Patrick and Beth end up in New York City in 1923 as inventor Nikola Tesla is embroiled in a patent conflict with fellow inventor Thomas Edison. When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure to inspire their imaginations. With each book, they’re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This easy-to-read adventure, number 21 in the series, is the latest in the long-running successful series that has sold over 1 million books.

I Will Love You Forever

release date: Mar 01, 2018
I Will Love You Forever
A True Story about Life, Love, and Healing through Heartbreak As Seen on Kathie Lee & Hoda & TODAY Parenting! A baby girl was born without a right or left hemisphere of her brain. Doctors said she was essentially in a vegetative state, unable to see or hear—that there was no hope for her. Relinquished under the state’s Safe Haven Law, this two-week-old unnamed baby girl found her way to Cori and Mark Salchert’s home. Despite the infant’s grim medical diagnosis, Cori knew she couldn’t allow this beautiful baby girl to spend her few days on earth alone and unloved. Cori took the baby girl home and named her Emmalynn . I Will Love You Forever reveals one woman''s decades-long quest to find healing and redemption after the accidental death of her sister as a child. God has used hospice babies—those left to live and die without family to care for them—to mend Cori''s broken heart. Bringing these fragile hospice babies into their home, Cori and her family have promised to hold them briefly, until their last breath on this side of heaven, but to love them forever and always. The loving actions of Cori and her family show that we can do all things through Christ who gives us strength. Cori’s poignant story will strengthen your faith. . . It will touch your heart. Bonus! Features full-color photos of Cori and her family.

Inferno in Tokyo

release date: Oct 03, 2017
Inferno in Tokyo
Over 1 million sold in series! The Imagination Station has been malfunctioning for several adventures now, handing out the wrong gifts and traveling unexpected paths. Patrick and Beth must use their courage, strength, and resilience to help others and survive dangers as they travel through time and space and get caught up in the 1923 earthquake, tsunami, and fire that devastated Tokyo, Japan. When kids step into the Imagination Station, they experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure and excitement. Each book will whisk the reader away on the adventure with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This easy-to-read adventure, number 20 in the series, is the latest in the long-running successful series that has sold over 1 million books.

Light in the Lions' Den

release date: Feb 07, 2017
Light in the Lions' Den
Over 1 million sold in series! When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure. With each book, readers are whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This easy-to-read adventure is number 19 in the successful series that has now sold over 1 million books. The Imagination Station has been acting wonky for several adventures now, handing out the wrong gifts and traveling unexpected paths. Patrick and Beth must call upon their courage, strength, and resilience in order to help others and survive real dangers that threaten them as they travel through time and space to encounter the prophet Daniel and the deadly lions’ den.

Trouble on the Orphan Train

release date: Oct 01, 2016
Trouble on the Orphan Train
Over 1 million sold in series! When they step into the Imagination Station, kids experience an unforgettable journey filled with action-packed adventure. With each book, they’re whisked away with cousins Patrick and Beth to embark on a new journey around the world and back in time. This easy-to-read adventure is number 18 in the successful series that has now sold over 450,000 books in the series. Patrick and Beth arrive on an orphan train, heading west. They befriend an orphan who is falsely accused of being part of a train robbery. No one will adopt the child. Patrick and Beth stay with their new friend until the end of the line. All the while, they search for Eugene, who is missing somewhere in time.

In Fear of the Spear

release date: Feb 01, 2016
In Fear of the Spear
Over 1 million sold in series! Patrick and Beth have escaped from volcano lava only to be separated again, and no one knows exactly where Beth has gone. Eugene and Patrick frantically try to fix the Imagination Station so they can find Beth, who unbeknownst to them has landed in the Amazon jungle. Will Patrick find Beth? Will Eugene be able to fix the broken Imagination Station? What will happen to the strange man with the spear in his side? Find out in the latest Imagination Station adventure!

Doomsday in Pompeii

release date: Jan 01, 2015
Doomsday in Pompeii
Over 1 million sold in series! It’s the hottest adventure yet! When Patrick takes a trip alone in the Imagination Station for science project research, things get a little explosive. First, his cousin Beth gets angry that she was left behind. Second, Eugene Meltsner sees red when he realizes that Patrick went to Pompeii in 79 A.D. a day before Mount Vesuvius erupts! It doesn’t help that the Imagination Station is on the blink and Whit has gone missing. As Beth and Eugene frantically try to find a way fix the machine, Patrick learns a few things about volcanoes: it’s not the lava that comes first, it’s poisonous gas. Will Eugene be able to reprogram the Imagination Station and send Beth to help Patrick? And what will happen to Patrick’s new friends—a preacher, a looter, and a stray dog? Find out in the next adventure, Doomsday in Pompeii!

Imagination Station Series - Adventures in Odyssey - Set of 15 - Volumes #1-15 Including Surprise at Yorktown, Captured on the High Seas, the Redcoats Are Coming, Danger on a Silent Night,and More

release date: Nov 01, 2014

The Imagination Station Special Pack, Books 7-9: Secret of the Prince's Tomb/Battle for Cannibal Island/Escape to the Hiding Place

release date: May 01, 2014
The Imagination Station Special Pack, Books 7-9: Secret of the Prince's Tomb/Battle for Cannibal Island/Escape to the Hiding Place
Beth and her cousin Patrick travel in Mr. Whittaker''s invention, the Imagination station, to ancient Egypt, to Fiji in the 1850s, and to the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation.

Captured on the High Seas

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Captured on the High Seas
When the Imagination Station sends time-traveling cousins Patrick and Beth to a ship that is captured by the British during the Revolutionary War, they are befriended by James Forten, a free Black of Philadelphia, and help save the life of an imprisoned boy dying of scurvy. Includes a secret word puzzle.

Surprise at Yorktown

release date: Jan 01, 2014
Surprise at Yorktown
"Cousins Patrick and Beth sneak through trenches and race across battlefields to warn General George Washington about a dangerous spy. The spy is stealing his secret plans and giving them to the British ... Washington''s ragtag soldiers are up against the most powerful army in the world. Will Patrick and Beth witness the American Revolution come to an end? Or will they be caught in a dangerous trap they can''t escape?"--Amazon.com.
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