In Dreamtreaders, a middle-grade story by Wayne Thomas Batson, Archer Keaton, age 14, serves humanity as a Dreamtreader. In his dreams, what he imagines becomes “real.”
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Failstate: Legends by John Ottte (2013) looks like a graphic novel, but it isn’t. It’s a middle grade novel, the middle book of a three-book series, but it stands alone very well . No one who picks it up cold like I did will think this is an unfinished story, and unexplained details from the past just make it seem more realistic.
Failstate by John W. Otte, a review Read Post »
Robert Treskillard concludes his terrific YA Merlin trilogy with this book, Merlin’s Nightmare (2014), leaving some threads open for starting
Merlin’s Nightmare by Robert Treskillard, a review Read Post »
The Book of the King (2007), by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry, tells a tale full of the supernatural. Its young protagonist, Owen, is one courageous guy.
The Book of the King by Jerry B. Jenkins and Chris Fabry, a review Read Post »
This slide rule belonged to my dad, the engineer. Eldred W. Hough, although he was the oldest son, wasn’t named
My father, engineer Read Post »
heirlooms
Thomas Hough, an enterprising young man, was born in 1844 into a lower-class family in Yorkshire, England, and didn’t like
Thomas Hough, immigrant and entrepreneur Read Post »
This is about Granny Jennie’s mother Mary Jane, who dominated the Illinois prairie around her in the late 1800s but
Granny Jennie’s mother, stuck on the prairie Read Post »
heirlooms
My Granny Jennie, born in 1885, hand-painted this pitcher in an art class in college. She had a college degree,
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heirlooms
I am sorting stuff from the attic and basement. I ran across my grandfather’s precision surveying instrument. Later on I
My grandfather, a surveyor Read Post »
Thoughts to share
I agreed to be part of a blog hop, but I’ve decided to change the rules (because I don’t want
For writers
Carl Ellis Jr. tells Christians to speak into the culture, affirming core Biblical values without necessarily naming them as Biblical,
Reaching out through fiction Read Post »
Devotional, Guest posts
I don’t know about you, but I want some more of that inexpressible and glorious joy. But how are we supposed to get it when life is filled with numerous challenges and struggles. I believe the Bible tells us exactly how to do that and it’s a commandment from Jesus so…
I got the joy…joy…joy Read Post »