Each story in the 264-page book is condensed for young readers and illustrated with full-color comic images. Action-oriented stories like those of the giant warrior Goliath, of Jonah's encounter with a huge fish and of Elijah's confrontation with the prophets of Baal are complemented by teachings from the wisdom books, Jesus' parables and the New Testament epistles.

Retailers attending the July 12-15 event in Denver can enter a drawing to win the grand prize of $1,100 in frontlist titles and best-selling books as well as $550 in cash. Eleven second prize winners will receive $100 in free books and $50 in cash.

A key focus of Fireproof, The Love Dare is followed by 2. The Shack by William P. Young (Windblown Media/Hachette Book Group USA); 3. God's Promises for Graduates (Thomas Nelson); 4. An Invitation to Prayer for Mothers by Jack Countryman (hardcover, Thomas Nelson); 5. Crazy Love by Francis Chan (David C. Cook); 6. Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (Thomas Nelson); 7. The Love Dare, imitation leather edition (B&H Books/B&H Publishing Group); 8. Take One by Karen Kingsbury (Zondervan); 9. An Invitation to Prayer for Mothers by Jack Countryman (paperback, Thomas Nelson); and 10. Life Principles for the Graduate by Charles Stanley (Thomas Nelson).

The Top 50 list is based on actual sales from Christian retail stores in the U.S. through May 30, using CROSS:SCAN as the source for the data collection. Click here for the complete list.

After The Climb the best-selling DVDs were: 2. Minnesota Cuke; 3. Fireproof (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity Distribution); 4. Faith Like Potatoes (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment/Provident-Integrity); 5. Flywheel (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); 6. The Best of Larry Ford by Larry Ford (Gaither Music Group/ EMI CMG); 7. Hermie the Common Caterpillar, Hermie & Friends (Thomas Nelson/Thomas Nelson); 8. The Ultimate Gift (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment/Word); 9. Facing the Giants (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity); and 10. Come What May (Provident Films/Provident-Integrity).

More than 20 writers and musicians have told Christian Retailing what resources from others have most touched their lives recently, for a special guide for retailers.

Stores and suppliers say they are giving more marketing and promotional emphasis to their backlist titles, blogging about them, pairing an author's new and older titles on displays, and watching news and cultural trends closely in order to promote books on popular topics.

Shot in and around Pittsburgh, home to Robbins' Uplifting Entertainment production company, the 88-minute drama about a young dancer whose career dreams are shattered by a diagnosis of cancer, aims to alert Christians and nonbelievers to the reality of spiritual warfare.