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A Time To Change by Callie Langridge
One In, One Out A Time To Change by Callie Langridge is a really powerful and heart wrenching novel about love and self-sacrifice. It is a time-slip novel with action alternating between 1913 and 2013. It is beautifully written and for a few hours I got lost in its pages as I ‘lived’ the novel. […]
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Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord
Home-schooled Emma learns a lot about classrooms and friendship “Because of the Rabbit.” Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord. Scholastic, 2019, 183 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, 8-10 Recommended for: ages 7-11 Having a game warden for a dad makes for an interesting life, especially if you live in Maine, where the wild moose roam. But it’s just a little rabbit Emma’s father goes to rescue that night, with Emma as his assistant rabbit wrangler. It also happens to be the night before she’s to start fifth grade in public school after being home-schooled all her life. She needs something to cuddle her anxiety away, and a golden-furred bunny…
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Birds of a Feather: a Book List for Bird Lovers
Do you have a young bird lover in your house? A bird nerd who, at age 10, can tell you all the migratory species that pass over your house each year in each month? Every type of sparrow flitting about outside? Whether you have a bird lover or not, the books below are worth checking out. Bird-watching is addictive, especially for children, so be fore-warned! The books below are all good examples of noticing and stewarding God’s magnificent creation. When we zero in on the marvelous ways a particular species has been designed, noticing its particular habits and habitat, our awe at God’s handiwork grows. There is no better way…
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Reclaiming Charity by Marion Ueckermann
The Masterpiece Reclaiming Charity by Marion Ueckermann is a marvellous contemporary Christian novel. It is part of The Potter’s House series but can be read as a stand-alone. Marion Ueckermann writes about relevant issues with realistic characters. Some face their own demons. All are likable. The past has a way of intruding on the present […]
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One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan
Writing Your Own Story One Summer In Paris by Sarah Morgan is a wonderful contemporary offering about love and life, friendship and discovering yourself. It is a book about being ‘real’ and not hiding who you really are. “Being yourself is the one thing every person should excel at.” Too often we present one face […]
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RES-Q Tyler Stop by June McCrary Jacobs
Life Lessons RES-Q Tyler Stop by June McCrary Jacobs is a delightful tale set in 1968 and aimed at children 8 – 12 years old. I am considerably older but I enjoyed it. The novel teaches us valuable life lessons as we follow the two main characters eleven year old Weston and his nine year […]
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She Walks In Power by MaryLu Tyndall
All For One And One For All She Walks In Power by MaryLu Tyndall is a marvelous Christian historical fantasy adventure. It is the first book in the Protectors Of The Spear series which promises to be fabulous. Life is a spiritual battle. There is so much more than we can see, hear and touch. […]
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Beast Rider by Tony Johnson
Beast Rider offers a sympathetic take on the immigration issue through the experience of one Mexican boy. Beast Rider by Tony Johnson and Maria de Rhodes. Amulet, 2019, 171 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 Manuel Flores and his family have worked their milpita (small farm plot) in Oaxaca, Mexico, for generations. It’s a spare life, but a good one—with, however, two great gaps. One is Manuel’s mother, who died when he was very young. The other is Toño, who hopped aboard a freight four years ago and made his way to Los Angeles. La Bestia, the train that carried Toño away, is now calling to…
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Paw Prints by Morgan J Muir
The Bond Of Love Paw Prints by Morgan J Muir is a beautiful simple picture book about the death of a pet. The book is beautifully illustrated. The pictures provide an ideal starting place for a discussion about loss with our children. The reader can ‘feel’ the loss and the gap left behind by a […]
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Love Finds A Way by Jae Blessing
The Gift Of Love Love Finds A Way by Jae Blessing is a delightful Christian short story and the second story in the Jubilee Series but can be read as a stand-alone. It is a story about the love of God and His faithfulness at all times. Things happen in life that hurt but God […]
