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    A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please

    June 2, 2023 / Comments Off on A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please

    Carpe Diem A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please is an absolutely delightful contemporary novel that warmed my heart and made me smile. The leading characters are all over sixty and full of fun, vigor and life, proving that life is for living whatever your age. The characters are a breath of fresh air as they […]

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    Pie in the Sky by Remy Lai

    July 24, 2019

    Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz

    August 14, 2020

    Bright Star: The Story of Esther by Holly Mackle, illustrated by Marlena Sigman

    March 6, 2023
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    The Wagging Tails Dogs Home by Sarah Hope

    June 2, 2023 / Comments Off on The Wagging Tails Dogs Home by Sarah Hope

    Delightful The Wagging Tails Dogs Home by Sarah Hope is a positively delightful contemporary novel that will warm your heart. If you love dogs – this is definitely the book for you. I am a crazy cat lady but I absolutely adored this book. There are so many dogs in need of new homes that […]

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    Graphic-Novel History: History Comics and Who HQ

    July 27, 2022

    Meet the Team: Janie

    February 10, 2019

    Choose Me by Marion Ueckermann

    August 13, 2019
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    Wedding Bells At Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller

    June 1, 2023 / Comments Off on Wedding Bells At Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller

    Budding, Blossoming & Blooming Wedding Bells At Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller is the next book in the fabulous Goodwill House series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading the previous books first to enable you to track character progression and development. I loved catching up with the characters. It […]

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    Bestselling YA: A Look at the 2022 Market

    May 24, 2022

    2021 Newbery Roundup #2: When You Trap a Tiger, Efren Divided, Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street

    January 20, 2021

    Bible Reviews: NIV God’s Treasure, Polar Adventure, and Incredible Creatures

    April 19, 2019
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    Hard Times On Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh

    May 26, 2023 / Comments Off on Hard Times On Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh

    Constant & True Hard Times On Weaver Street by Chrissie Walsh is a fabulous historical novel and the second book in the Weaver Street series. It can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed catching up with familiar faces as the residents of Weaver Street journey through the 1920’s and 1930’s. These are challenging decades […]

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    *God’s Very Good Idea by Trillia Newbell and Catalina Echeverri

    June 7, 2020

    Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker

    May 1, 2020

    Jonah and the Very Big Fish by Tim Thornborough

    July 7, 2020
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    Slaughterhouse Farm by T Orr Munroe

    May 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Slaughterhouse Farm by T Orr Munroe

    Gripping Slaughterhouse Farm by T Orr Munroe is an absolutely gripping contemporary crime novel that I just could not put down. It is the second book in the CSI Ally Dymond series but can be read as a stand-alone. I cannot wait to read more books in this outstanding series. The action is set in […]

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    A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (Book Club Edition)

    October 19, 2020

    Things Seen from Above by Shelley Pearsall

    April 22, 2020

    All Thirteen by Christina Soontornvat

    January 15, 2021
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    Something We Never Imagined by Douglas Wemple

    May 25, 2023 / Comments Off on Something We Never Imagined by Douglas Wemple

    Trust In The Lord Always Something We Never Imagined by Douglas Wemple is a beautiful contemporary Christian novel that will fill your heart and soul with the love of God. We see that life is not always easy but God is always faithful. We can trust him on the mountain tops and we can trust […]

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    *The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming

    March 27, 2020

    Gladys Hunt on Award-Winning Books

    January 25, 2023

    The Collectors by Jacqueline West

    May 1, 2019
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    Sixty Blades Of Grass by Elizabeth Millane

    May 24, 2023 / Comments Off on Sixty Blades Of Grass by Elizabeth Millane

    Inspiring Sixty Blades Of Grass by Elizabeth Millane is a powerful historical novel that I read in just one sitting. I was totally engrossed and could not put it down. The novel is set in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II. The action is grounded in fact from stories told to the author by her […]

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    Bible Review: CSB Defend Your Faith

    April 21, 2019

    *The Friend Who Forgives by Dan Dewitt

    July 7, 2020

    Alice’s Farm: a Rabbit’s Tale by Maryrose Wood

    May 14, 2022
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    The Stories Grandma Forgot And How I Found Them by Nadine Aisha Jassat

    May 24, 2023 / Comments Off on The Stories Grandma Forgot And How I Found Them by Nadine Aisha Jassat

    Ripples The Stories Grandma Forgot And How I Found Them by Nadine Aisha Jassat is a charming contemporary novel that is perfect for ages ten years and over. I am considerably older than the target market but I loved it. The novel is about family, roots, love and grief. A twelve year old searches for […]

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    5 Ways to Encourage Art Appreciation with Picture Books

    October 4, 2023

    *The Story of Us by Mitali Perkins and illustrated by Kevin & Kristen Howdeshell

    October 25, 2022

    Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen

    July 23, 2019
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    The Lost Heir by Jane Cable

    May 23, 2023 / Comments Off on The Lost Heir by Jane Cable

    Cover Reveal The Lost Heir Cornwall, 2020 At the beginning of lockdown, teacher Carla Burgess needs to make some changes to her life. She no longer loves her job, and it’s certainly time to kick her on-off boyfriend into touch. But then, while walking on the cliffs she meets Mani Dolcoath, a gorgeous American with […]

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    Gladys Hunt on Reading Together

    December 22, 2022

    Looking for True by Tricia Springstubb

    December 28, 2022

    The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

    June 8, 2019
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    Jana’s Brightly Coloured Socks by Sally Fetouh

    May 21, 2023 / Comments Off on Jana’s Brightly Coloured Socks by Sally Fetouh

    A Powerful Message Jana’s Brightly Coloured Socks by Sally Fetouh is a perfectly lovely book for the under fives. The story is a simple but memorable one that will appeal to all children – Jana shares her brightly coloured socks with all her classmates. This promotes the message that it is good to share what […]

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    Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid by Jeff Kinney

    May 4, 2019

    *Astrid the Unstoppable by Maria Parr

    February 5, 2019

    Eventown by Corey Ann Haydn

    April 13, 2019
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