Shield of the Mighty: (A Historical Romance Biblical Fiction Set in the Old Testament Era) (The King's Men) Joyce Carol Oates Phenmir must do the unthinkable:

Phenmir must do the unthinkable: harvest organs from infants

the language of which has never been deciphered

she begins to second-guess her plans of escape

social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time

Shield of the Mighty: (A Historical Romance Biblical Fiction Set in the Old Testament Era) (The King's Men) Joyce Carol Oates Phenmir must do the unthinkable:Captured by the Philistines as a young boy, Zevi has grown into a formidable warrior. As a captain in King Saul's army, he is assigned a crucial mission: recruit soldiers, gather tribute for the royal coffers, and find talented artisans for the king's court. But when he is sent to Maresha, the town he was forced to leave as a child, he is dismayed when the elder council rejects King Saul and his campaign, leaving the town vulnerable to retribution and