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The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma
Fascinating Yet Horrifying The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma is a totally gripping Christian historical crime suspense and part of the True Colors series. It can be read as a stand-alone. Liz Tolsma has taken a true life crime and woven her story around the facts. It is both mesmerising and horrifying as the reader […]
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Gracie Fairshaw And The Mysterious Guest by Susan Brownrigg
Exciting Gracie Fairshaw And The Mysterious Guest by Susan Brownrigg is an exciting children’s historical mystery. It is just perfect for ages eight and above. Those considerably older like me will love it too. The novel is set in Blackpool in 1935. It is at the height of seaside holidays and day trips. Blackpool drew […]
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The Wives by Tarryn Fisher
Where Is The Truth? The Wives by Tarryn Fisher is a marvellous contemporary psychological suspense that I read in just one sitting. It was rather a creepy read that totally consumed me. There is the question of what is real and what is imagined? Who is telling the truth? And who is lying? Tarryn Fisher […]
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Cut To The Bone by Roz Watkins
Gripping And Absorbing Cut To The Bone by Roz Watkins is an all-consuming contemporary crime suspense. It is part of the D.I. Meg Dalton series but can be read as a stand-alone. I loved my return to the Peak District to catch up with Meg Dalton as she fights crime. Roz Watkins has an amazingly […]
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The English Wife by Adrienne Chinn
One Segment At A Time The English Wife by Adrienne Chinn is a delightful dual timeline novel with action set in 1940 and 2001, both moving forwards. It is a wonderful warm read that I adored. The novel is set in Norwich during the war, and in 2001 in Newfoundland after a plane is diverted […]
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Gold Rush Girl by Avi
An independent-minded young teen seeks adventure and finds maturity in Gold Rush Girl. Gold Rush Girl by Avi. Candlewick, 2020, 306 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Victoria Blaisdell, better known as Tory, grew up in comfortable circumstances in Providence, Rhode Island. Before 1849, her greatest trial was her Aunt Lavinia’s constant criticism of her independent ways. But now Father has lost his job and desperate straits threaten the family. When word comes of gold to be found in far-off California, free for those enterprising enough to go and get it, Father sees the answer: go and get it. To say he’s a dreamer is…
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The Littlest Voyageur by Margi Preus
A Canadian red squirrel takes to the river in The Littlest Voyageur, a charming animal story by a Newbery honor author. The Littlest Voyageur by Margi Preus. Holiday House, 2020, 165 pages (including author notes). Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: Ages 7-12 Who says a squirrel can’t hear the call of adventure? Jean Pierre Petite le Rouge may be small in size, but his heart thrills at the song of the voyageurs returning from their trading jaunt to the far west. And so, one fine spring morning in Montreal, he stows aboard a canoe crewed entirely by men named Jean. Primarily Jean Gentille, in whose vest pocket…
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How Do We Live in the Present During a Pandemic?
The Church’s mission began (according to John 20) with three things which have become very familiar to us in recent days. It began with tears; with locked doors; and with doubt. On the first Easter day, Mary Magdalene was weeping in the garden outside Jesus’ empty tomb (John 20:1-18). To her astonishment, Jesus met her,… The post How Do We Live in the Present During a Pandemic? appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Don’t Lose Hope
I want to encourage you. With God, there’s always a way. You may be saying, I don’t know how… Or, I don’t have enough… Or, it doesn’t look like it is possible. God is not beholden to the natural; He is the Orchestrator of the supernatural. Mary probably thought, there is no way that I can carry “the son of the Most High” (Lu. 1:32). It must have seemed preposterous when an angel said she would. But, with God, she did — it happened — she birthed the Son of God. David must have figured he’d end up managing sheep all his life. King? I wonder if he thought that impossible. Sure enough, Samuel, the prophet, passed…
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*This Is Our Constitution by Khizr Khan
An immigrant-become-US-citizen offers a powerful, personal explanation of our nation’s Constitution for middle grades and up. *This Is Our Constitution: What It Is and Why It Matters by Khizr Khan. Yearling, 2019. 224 pages. Reading Level: Ages 10-12Recommended For: Ages 10 and up Khizr Khan and his wife are originally from Pakistan. They are also Muslim. This perspective provides Khan with a unique vantage point from which to defend the U.S. Constitution. Those of us who grew up in a country that assumed the Bill of Rights can easily forget just how incredible this document is. Khan offers a personal introduction, including his background and current profession (he’s a lawyer).…
