Against the Giant

Before he was a king, David was the youngest, smallest son of Jesse—a boy who longed to be a man like his father while Israel demanded its first king. As Saul rises to power and slowly loses his way, David grows up tending sheep, killing a lion and a bear, and learning to trust God in the lonely hours. When a Philistine giant defies the armies of the living God, one shepherd boy steps into the valley with five smooth stones and unshakable faith.

• The David and Goliath story you know—told through the eyes of the small, overlooked shepherd boy who lived it.
• A dual portrait of two kings: Saul rising and falling through pride, David growing in quiet faith.
• See how the boy who wrote the Psalms became the man who faced a giant.
• A clean, faith-filled Old Testament novel perfect for teens and families studying the Bible.

“"What is it that defines the shape of a man, do you think?" he asked David, who was hunkered down by the fire. "Is he made up of all the things he clings to, or," his knife worked at the wood, "what he is willing to give away?"”

Perfect for a reader who loves scripture stories brought to life and wants a faith-filled, accessible novelization of David's youth for themselves or a teen.