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    A Roman & A Celt by April E Claridge

    April 10, 2023 / Comments Off on A Roman & A Celt by April E Claridge

    Fascinating A Roman And A Celt by April E Claridge is a fascinating historical novel that consumed me from the start. The novel is a mixture of factual, and happenings from a series of dreams by the author – which she later researched and found to be accurate. The whole novel is woven together seamlessly, […]

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    Stress Reading is a Thing (for Kids, too)

    April 18, 2020

    Caldecott-Buzzy Picture Books

    January 21, 2021

    In the Blue by Erin Hourigan

    March 17, 2023
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    Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

    April 8, 2023 / Comments Off on Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

    Girl Power Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes is a powerful contemporary novel that I just could not put down. The novel is about riches. We see the values that different characters have. The poorest people are those who value power, status and possessions, who don’t care who they trample on in order to get […]

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    The Pilgrim’s Progress Movie

    May 2, 2019

    2021 Newbery Buzz #6: Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk

    January 23, 2021

    The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

    March 12, 2021
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    The Boy From Block 66 by Limor Regev

    April 5, 2023 / Comments Off on The Boy From Block 66 by Limor Regev

    Powerful – May We Never Forget The Boy From Block 66 by Limor Regev is a powerful true tale of Moshe Kessler and his family during World War II. Moshe Kessler was born in an area that kept swapping between being Czech or Hungarian territory. He was born in 1930 and forced to grow up […]

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    Impossible Christianity by Kevin DeYoung

    October 10, 2023

    Finally, Something Mysterious by Doug Cornett

    November 11, 2020

    *Into the Jungle by Katherine Rundell

    February 8, 2019
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    Always On My Mind by Beth Moran

    April 4, 2023 / Comments Off on Always On My Mind by Beth Moran

    Cherished, Loved, Cheered On Always On My Mind by Beth Moran is the most beautiful contemporary novel that has warmed my heart and left me smiling. I never wanted the book to end. The characters were more than just characters in a book – they were my friends and as such, I cared for their […]

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    Rocket to the Moon! by Don Brown

    July 18, 2019

    Ordinary Homeschooling: Just serve dinner.

    July 23, 2020

    Picture Book Round Up: The Big Wide Welcome, God Cares for Me, Love Is, Rice From Heaven, My Breakfast With Jesus

    May 25, 2022
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    The Officer’s Wife by Catherine Law

    April 4, 2023 / Comments Off on The Officer’s Wife by Catherine Law

    Holding It All Together The Officer’s Wife by Catherine Law is a powerful historical novel that spans a generation from 1932-1962, as Catherine Law captures a snapshot of history. We see that there are pivotal moments that shape us – at the time we do not realise that this is a moment that will define […]

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    Purple House Press: An interview with Jill Morgan

    June 20, 2020

    *The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw (Retro Reads)

    June 27, 2019

    Back Porch Book Chat: Miranda Collingridge (High school senior and social media intern)

    March 31, 2020
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    Second Time Around by Melody Carlson

    April 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Second Time Around by Melody Carlson

    Absolutely Charming Second Time Around by Melody Carlson is an absolutely charming contemporary Christian novel that warmed my heart. The book is about second chances – we see houses and interiors getting make-overs and a second chance to shine. Likewise, we witness lives with a second chance at happiness. God is not finished with us […]

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    Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudi Truett

    March 30, 2019

    Back Porch Book Chat: S. D. Smith, Author

    June 2, 2020

    Gladys Hunt on the Value of Fantasy

    January 7, 2023
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    The Woman Outside The Walls by Suzanne Goldring

    March 31, 2023 / Comments Off on The Woman Outside The Walls by Suzanne Goldring

    The Price Of Silence The Woman Outside The Walls by Suzanne Goldring is a powerful dual timeline novel that I just could not put down. It is a story that needs to be told in memory of the six million innocents, a quarter of which were children. The novel is set in Germany mainly during […]

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    The Door on Half-Bald Hill by Helena Sorensen

    September 28, 2020

    Newbery Buzz #7: The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman

    January 27, 2019

    The Winter King by Christine Cohen

    September 1, 2020
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    The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin

    March 30, 2023 / Comments Off on The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin

    Purrfectly Charming The Little Venice Bookshop by Rebecca Raisin is a most delightful contemporary novel that will warm your heart. Following the death of her mother, a daughter is searching for her roots after a discovery of decades old letters. For all her life, it had been enough just being with her mother. Now she […]

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    ALA Award-Winning Picture Books

    March 12, 2021

    Are Your Books Burdens or Blessings? (How to purge your home library collection to benefit others)

    May 24, 2022

    What Came From the Stars by Gary D. Schmidt

    October 4, 2023
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    A Secret Garden Affair by Erica James

    March 30, 2023 / Comments Off on A Secret Garden Affair by Erica James

    Enchanting A Secret Garden Affair by Erica James is an enchanting dual timeline novel about love and life, guilt and grief, and memories that keep us warm at night. The story is set in the summer of 1981 when the country was gripped by Royal Wedding fever, and also in the 1920’s moving forwards. We […]

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    9/11 for Middle Graders: Ground Zero and In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers

    September 14, 2021

    CSB Heart of God Study Bible for Teens

    April 9, 2020

    *A Long Walk on a Short Day by Gary Schmidt

    December 5, 2020
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    The Pilot’s Girl by Catherine Hokin

    March 28, 2023 / Comments Off on The Pilot’s Girl by Catherine Hokin

    Echoes The Pilot’s Girl by Catherine Hokin is a gripping historical suspense that I could not put down. It is the second book in the Hanni Winter series. I recommend reading book one first to follow the storyline and character progression. The action is set in Berlin in the late 1940’s. The city is divided […]

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    Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon

    March 13, 2020

    *Tree Street Kids: Lions to the Rescue! and Mystery in Crooked Creek Woods

    August 6, 2022

    *Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin

    August 2, 2019
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