(Nashville, Tenn.) – As recording is wrapping up for The Word of Promise: Youth Edition, audio New Testament, new and exciting additions have been made. Max Lucado and daughter Jenna have signed on to doing chapter openings, adding context information on the time, author and who the book was written for.

Other additions include:
• Jordin Sparks (Platinum recording artist and winner of American Idol, ) – Elizabeth
• Alyson Stoner (“Camp Rock,” “The Alyson Stoner Project,” “Cheaper by the Dozen”) – Martha

The original score is being produced by award winning composer Rob Pottorf. Rob’s scores have been heard as the background to many animated series as well as on television and feature films.

For more information on The Word of Promise: Youth Edition visit the earlier post announcing the project.

Contact: Jacklyn Johnston
Publicist
Tel: (615) 902-1722
Email: jjohnston@thomasnelson.com

(Nashville, TN) As reported by the June 2 Publishers Weekly Religion Update, young adult literature is all the rage. Thomas Nelson Fiction is substantially increasing commitments to publishing high-quality, entertaining YA titles. With the great success of The Lost Books from bestselling Ted Dekker—more than 100,000 copies of the thrilling YA series have sold since January with two more (Lunatic and Elyon) and graphic novel editions of these books that will begin releasing November 2008—the road is paved for more series launches. READ MORE »