A Snapshot In Time A Young Girl’s War by Sheila Nelson is a powerful account of the author’s experience of living in London during World War II. Sheila Nelson was born in 1931 and has a vivid snapshot of memories of the war as it impacted her childhood. Evacuated early on to Brighton proved to […]

The Impact Of Choices My Father’s Uniform by Jaitsche Wassenaar is a powerful account of the daughter of an NSB member living in Holland during World War II. The young girl is only eight years old in 1944 and is traumatically impacted by the cruelty she receives from her peers as her father is an […]

Totally Superb The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson is an absolutely superb contemporary crime thriller. It is the second book in the Inspector Anjelica Henley series and can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one The Jigsaw Man first so that you can see the character progression. The Binding Room is […]

Oh! Wow! One Last Secret by Adele Parks is a marvellous contemporary psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. It is a compulsive read that I could not put down. The reader enters a world that is shady and secretive. All sorts of people are hiding who they really are. […]

A Time Of Great Evil A Tailor In Auschwitz by David van Turnhout and Dirk Verhofstadt (translated by Kristien De Wulf and Jane Camerea) is a powerful and horrifying account of the plight of the Jewish people during World War II. The book came about after researching David van Turnhout’s paternal grandfather’s experiences during WWII. […]

A Pure Delight The Adventures Of Flora Bee: Saving Ruth Bee And Other Stories by Rhodri Davies is an absolutely delightful book for young children. There are four individual tales which are totally charming and cleverly thought out. Adults reading the tales will raise a smile as we recognize several play-on-words. I particularly liked Red […]

Wonderfull is a guide to the Psalms that introduces young people to modeling their devotional life after that of the Psalmist. Wonderfull: Ancient Psalms Ever New by Marty Machowski. New Growth Press, 2020. 272 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended For: All ages Using a similar format as The Ology, with a frame story and an intriguing antiquarian book, Wonderfull is a softly illustrated walk through the Psalms with a boy and his grandfather. Rather than moving sequentially from one Psalm to the next, Wonderfull offers some thematic organization such as grouping 6-7 and 9-13 as “Prayers for Difficult Days” and returning to Psalm 8 with a reminder…

Timeless The Adventures Of Flora Bee: Spies by Rhodri Davies is an other charming book in the series for young children. The winning formula begun in book one continues – double pages with six rhyming couplets and illustrations. It appeals to all, with its’ familiarity. We know that the words will bounce along and the […]