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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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Undercurrent by Michelle Griep, a review
What if, sometimes, people who go missing actually end up in another time? Michelle Griep asked herself this question and spun this story to answer it. In it, Englishwoman Dr. Cassie Larson takes some students on a short cruise in the North Sea. She buys a wooden brooch shaped like a wolf from a mysterious man. Back on the boat, the brooch falls overboard. She leans after it… and she falls too. A Viking is rowing across the North Sea, circa 900 AD.
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand, a review
Clara has a hard time believing she’s an angel, until her mother shows Clara her mother’s wings. Clara finds she has them too. Each part-angel, says her mother, has a Purpose which is revealed when he or she is a teenager through visions. It’s very important to do what the visions are telling you to do, to fulfill your Purpose. Otherwise, apparently, you may end up as a Dark Wing, the disobedient angels with black wings who are absolutely up to no good.
Help with making a blog
Want help making a blog? Over at MotherboardBooks.com, my computer-book publishing company for homeschoolers, I’ve been wanting to offer a product that shows newbies how to make a blog website. Here’s why: regular blog entries bring your website to the attention of the search engines. That’s a very good thing. The higher your Google ranking, the more readers you’ll have, because your site will be easier to find. I’ve converted nearly all my websites to blogs!
Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore, a review
Ron Hall’s flirtation with the wealthy lifestyle leads him down the path of infidelity. His wife, Debbie, forgives him, and together they embark on a new project of her choosing–ministering to the homeless in Fort Worth, Texas. Ron finds himself serving food every Tuesday.
Debbie’s had a dream about a man who is, in the words of Ecclesiastes, “A wise man who changes the city.” She points out the man to Ron–a tall taciturn, angry black man. Befriend that man, she tells him.
Angels Around Us, a guest post by Delia Latham
Psalm 91:11 – For he shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
My guess is that not one person who reads this post will find the above verse of scripture unfamiliar.
Lucky Baby by Meredith Efken, a review
Meg Lindsay is a Christian woman who is still affected by her controlling, mean mother. Finally she gets around her wounded heart enough to want to be a mother herself–specifically, to adopt a child from China. It takes some fast talking before her geeky atheist husband, Lewis, gets on board with the idea.
Kylie’s Kiss by Delia Latham, a review
Kylie’s a mess–her beautiful mother and actress sister have pummeled her self-esteem into the ground, and an abusive ex-boyfriend hasn’t helped either.
Triplets graduated from high school
Our triplets graduated from high school this May! All with wonderful grades. We’re so proud of them.
Reinventing Rachel, a review
Californian Rachel Westing has been a good Christian girl, doing all the things she’s expected to do, and God’s responded with good things for her. Then all of a sudden everything comes crashing down.
Easter balloons at our church
A video of the Easter balloons at our church, featuring the youth group including my 18-year-old triplet sons.
Softly and Tenderly by Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck, a review
Jade lives in Tennesse in a small town dominated by her in-laws, under pressure to get pregnant from her lawyer husband. But she keeps having miscarriages. Then she finds out her in-laws’ marriage is a wreck under the surface. Her husband tries to beat his addiction to perscription pain killers. Her mother, who has come to stay with her, is dying of leukemia. It sounds like she’s living a Southern soap opera.
God’s Friday
Today is God’s Friday, which somehow turned into Good Friday in common English. But it’s still God’s Friday, as is every day.