Books
Christian Books
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Bookish Gifts for Boys
What makes good gifts for book lovers besides more books (and infinite bookshelf space)? Here are some lovely things we’ve recently discovered that would be perfect to wrap in brown paper and tie up with string. Gifts that support small, independent businesses I have my preferred office store pens, but which writing instrument will I always pick up first? My fountain pen, of course. I’ve used a basic Pilot Metropolitan for a while, but recently enjoyed the privilege of trying a Lamy pen from Goldspot. If you’re looking at print magazine subscriptions, we certainly recommend the Redeemed Reader Quarterly. Gifts from Amazon Retro vintage tin signs of book covers make…
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Bookish Gifts for Girls
What makes good gifts for book lovers besides more books (and infinite bookshelf space)? Here are some lovely things we’ve recently discovered that would be perfect to wrap in brown paper and tie up with string. Gifts that support small, independent businesses If you have a soft spot in your heart for books, Oxford, or London, and have ever wondered what would happen if Reepicheep wandered into our world…these notecards, ornaments, and prints are just for you. The notecards would make a lovely framed trio! Here is a really lovely magazine for girls ages 8-12 filled with creative ideas, fiction and nonfiction, helpful tips, and warmhearted girlishness. A quality product.…
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The Family At No.12 by Anita Waller
Demands A Response The Family At No. 12 by Anita Waller is a marvelous contemporary psychological thriller that gripped me from the start. It is set over a period of nineteen years moving forwards in time from 1999. The plotline was very unique. I also found it incredibly upsetting and disturbing as I was emotionally […]
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A Quilt For Christmas by Melody Carlson
Absolutely Charming A Quilt For Christmas by Melody Carlson is an absolutely charming contemporary Christian festive tale that will warm your heart. Every year I look forward to Melody Carlson’s Christmas offering, they are always beautiful and heart-warming. All the characters are well drawn and realistic. They are an eclectic mix from a four year […]
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The Darlings Of The Asylum by Noel O’Reilly
Atmospheric The Darlings Of The Asylum by Noel O’Reilly is a compulsive historical novel that consumed me from the start. Written in the first person enables the reader to become intimately acquainted with the lead character. We empathise with her feelings of frustration and applaud her bravery and guts. The novel has two different time […]
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A Child For The Reich by Andie Newton
Heart Breaking A Child For The Reich by Andie Newton is a heartbreaking historical tale that consumed me from the start. The story is fiction but based on fact. The Nazis stole upwards of 200,000 children from Nazi occupied territories and assimilated them into Germany as they had them adopted into Nazi families. It is […]
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A Hope & A Prayer by Julie Lessman
Powerful A Hope And A Prayer by Julie Lessman is a powerful Christian historical novel with lessons for us all. The action is set towards the end of World War II in Europe and then moves to post war America as we follow lives adjusting to peacetime. Julie Lessman doesn’t write cosy Christian novels. She […]
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Season Of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald
Of Mercy And Grace And Love Season Of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald is the most charming Christian novel and the nineth book in the Murphy Brothers series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading the previous books first for maximum enjoyment. This book concentrates on the Murphy brothers parents who have […]
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Hound On A Scrounge by Maria Bucci
Absolutely Delightful Hound On A Scrounge by Maria Bucci is an absolutely delightful book for the under fives and the young at heart. We join Buddy, a hound, as he sits under the table waiting for titbits. The book is very cleverly done as Buddy draws the reader into his world. He interacts with the […]
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Peace Is a Chain Reaction by Tanya Lee Stone
Peace Is a Chain Reaction tells a little-known story of World War II and how former enemies of opposite sides of an ocean came together in forgiveness. Peace Is a Chain Reaction: How World War II Japanese Balloon Bombs Brought People of Two Nations Together by Tanya Lee Stone. Candlewick, 2022, 143 pages plus notes, index, and bibliography. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 War Although born in California, and thus an American citizen, Yuzura Takeshita had spent some of his childhood in Japan because his parents had wanted him to appreciate his ethnic heritage. He appreciated it so much that he returned to America with…
