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As a homeschooling veteran, I review middle-grade stories to help parents, librarians, and teachers choose good books.
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Realm Award “Long List” for Search for the Hidden Throne!
Eep! My Book 3, Search for the Hidden Throne, has made the "long list" for the Realm Awards. That's a big deal! Hope to make it farther of course, but just getting this far is a great thing! This is Book 3 in my Guardians of Time series, a time-travel tale for young...
I’m featured on Ice Cream With Authors podcast!
I’m featured on the Ice Cream With Authors podcast today, talking about my Christian time-travel series for kids 8-11, Guardians of Time
Guardians of Time, new covers all around!
Guardians of Time by Phyllis Wheeler, a middle grade book series, has new covers!
Cover Reveal! Return of the Cave Lion, coming soon!
Return of the Cave Lion, the final book in my Guardians of Time series, is on the way. Here’s the cover! Releasing July 15!
Debs DiGiorgio likes my books!
Debs DiGiorgio reviews books at "Lucy's Library" on Instagram and Facebook. She supports wholesome books and indie authors, and she likes my work! Check out her video review below. Find more of her reviews at: LucysLibraryReviews@proton.me...
Who-What-Why for Moses and the Tabernacle, a review
This is a wonderful set of three slim books by Danika Cooley that will help your family understand some Old-Testament reflections of New-Testament Jesus. You can read these books about the Exodus as part of family devotions, telling the stories of who Moses was, what his story showed, and why.
On Hidden Wings by Adare Elyse, a review
On Hidden Wings by Adare Elyse tells a wonderful story about courage for middle grade/YA against a fantasy backdrop.
The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls Book 1 by M.J. Thomas, a review
he Beginning starts the series, The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls. It’s a chapter book series for young middle grade that takes kids back in time to watch a Bible event–in this case, Creation.
Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key by S.D. Smith and J.C. Smith, a review
Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key is a compelling portal fantasy with a 13-year-old hero facing lots of odds. It’s written by an author well known in the homeschooling community, S.D. Smith (“rabbits with swords”) and his son J.C. Smith.
Red Rain by Rachel Newhouse, a review
Red Rain by Rachel Newhouse is a welcome addition to any library of Christian books for middle grade and up. It's a suspenseful series opener with several illustrations, set 50 years in the future. Earth is governed by a grim single government bent on destroying...
Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou, a review
I bought Beneath the Swirling Sky by Carolyn Leiloglou because I was drawn by its cover. This is only the second time I can recall doing that. It turned out to be a Christian middle grade book with an interesting plot and memorable characters. In short, a winner! And,...
Another Selah Award Finalist!
Secret of the Lost Dragons, Book 2 of my Guardians of Time series, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Selah Awards for Christian Fiction, 2023. Book One, The Dog Snatcher, also received this distinction in the previous year.