Esther and the King (2006)

When a modernday girl named Amelia Lauren Faber faces a big challenge in her life her mother Lori Broadhead teaches her about the power of fasting by sharing the story of a heroine from the Bible Esther Summer Naomi Smart an orphan raised by a relative named Mordecai Marvin Payne is chosen from all the maidens in the land to become queen While becoming a queen is where most fairy tales end this is just the beginning of the true story of this courageous woman who must risk her life to save her people from a treacherous plan of the charmingly wicked prince Haman Jeff Stevens Through reliving the story of Esther Amelia gains an understanding of the power of fasting and how it can help her learn courage