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Seconds To Live by Susan Sleeman
Exciting Seconds To Live by Susan Sleeman is a fabulous contemporary Christian suspense that will grab the reader’s attention from the start. It is the first book in the Homeland Heroes series and I cannot wait for the rest. The characters were well drawn, realistic and likable. They are not perfect but realistically flawed with […]
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When My Mind Winds Up by Jennifer Ervig
Powerful And Personable When My Mind Winds Up: A Pull No Punches Approach To Anxiety by Jennifer Ervig is a powerful book looking at anxiety and how we can deal with it and hope to overcome it. Each chapter is divided into introductory thoughts, Bible references, a narrative, questions to lead us to review ourselves […]
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Within Golden Bands by Norma Gail
Joy Comes In The Morning Within Golden Bands by Norma Gail is a marvellous contemporary Christian crime suspense. It is part of the A Home For My Heart series but can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one first so you can get to know the characters and see their progression. […]
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Why Is Writing So Hard to Teach?
How I didn’t know what I didn’t know Back in the early years of the 1980s, I took up the challenge offered by Dr. James Dobson and his personal homeschool guru, Dr. Raymond Moore. Reading Dr. Moore’s book, Home Grown Kids, convicted me as no words outside of the Bible ever have: I needed to take my third-grader and first-grader out of their public school and teach them myself! I thought it would be fun. And in time, it was fun, or at least immensely rewarding. But first I had to learn some home truths, so to speak: it was a bigger commitment than I thought, my kids had to…
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Sir Cumference: Math Adventures for Everyone!
Fractions Can be Your Friends Do you enjoy math? Most “readers” I’ve met have an avowed distrust of math. It seems that our cultural narrative lumps learners into humanities types (history/English/art) and STEM types (math/science). I don’t think that’s universally true, but, like all stereotypes, it contains a kernel of truth. I did just fine in math class. I had good teachers, too. My Algebra II teacher said, “Fractions can be your friends,” and made us all laugh. My Pre-calculus teacher was also my weight-lifting coach, and I thought he was great. I did quite well on math portions of standardized tests. And yet, I was delighted to put math…
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The Constant Soldier by William Ryan
Powerful And Horrifying The Constant Soldier by William Ryan is a powerful yet horrifying account of life on the outskirts of Auschwitz 1944- 1945. The action is seen mainly through the eyes of a reluctant German soldier, who is not a Nazi. He suffered on the eastern front, returned home and now works in his […]
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Tomorrow’s Shining Dream by Naomi Rawlings
True Treasure Tomorrow’s Shining Dream by Naomi Rawlings is a most delightful Christian historical novel. It is part of the Texas Promise series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with some familiar faces. Naomi Rawlings draws some wonderful, warm characters. The leading two had some charming verbal exchanges. The reader […]
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Letter To My Child by Leanne Deleeuw
So Beautiful Letter To My child – The Story Of You by Leanne Deleeuw is the most beautiful Christian book for the under 5’s. It is simply written and beautifully illustrated telling the story of God’s love and plans for each of His children. The book is perfect to read to little ones or for […]
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Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus
Village of Scoundrels fictionalizes a true tale of heroism from World War II. Village of Scoundrels by Margi Preus. Amulet, 2020, 299 pages Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-15 May, 1943: the mountain village of Les Lauzes, obscure though it is, has come to the attention of the Vichy government in France and their Nazi overlords. Officer Perdant has been sent to keep an eye on things and report any suspicious activity. Suspicions abound: for one thing, there seems to be too many teens and children at the “Beehive,” the group home for orphans headed by Monsieur Boulet. And the population of the village doesn’t seem entirely…
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The House At The End Of The Moor by Michelle Griep
Lost Sheep The House At The End Of The Moor by Michelle Griep is an absolutely marvellous Christian historical adventure that I just could not put down. It was a thrilling read. The novel is set on Dartmoor, in Lydford and Bath. I revelled in these locations as I know them all. Dartmoor prison is […]
