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The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
Enchanting The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes is a positively wonderful novel about the power of love. The tale is set in London in 2006 and in France in 1916. Both time periods are linked by a painting. Love is a powerful force. Both female protagonists have lost the love of their life. […]
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Talking to Kids about the Importance of Independence Day
Independence Day with our family is about as cliché as cliché gets! It’s family, food and fireworks. In typical Texas fashion, the weather will be scorching hot. We will head over to my in-law’s home and the older kids will immediately run into the backyard and jump in the swimming pool. The toddlers will beg for… The post Talking to Kids about the Importance of Independence Day appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Complaining and Miracles
Cloudy with a Chance of Quail I love miracles, and I love food, so I really love food miracles. And while there are multiple food miracles in Scripture, the day God provided quail meat in the middle of nowhere may rank as the most amazing. When the Israelites exited Egypt, a quailstorm was definitely not… The post Complaining and Miracles appeared first on FaithGateway.
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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…
