The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain and Philip Stead, illus. by Erin Stead Genre: Middle Grade read-aloud picture book, 8 1/2 x 11-inch format, 152 pages Published 2017 by Doubleday Books for Young Readers Great news for Mark Twain fans! An unfinished...
Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool Published 2010 by Delacorte Press, 351 pages Genre: Historical middle grade/tween fiction, Newbery Medal winner Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker arrives in the dusty, underpopulated town of Manifest, Kansas, during the height of...
Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi, Book 1 in the Crispin trilogy Published 2002 by Hyperion Books for Children, New York, 262 pages Genre: Historical drama for tweens This book won the Newbery Award when it was published, and more recently the author has published...
Starr Tree Farm by Ellen Parker Published 2013 by Crimson Romance, 200 pages Genre: sweet romantic suspense Laura has been widowed just a year. She decides to move from St. Louis back to her home town in Wisconsin and finds herself farm-sitting for her uncle and aunt....
The Fifth Man by John Olson and Randy Ingermanson, Christy award finalist and sequel to award-winning novel Oxygen Published 2002, 2012, currently by DatDat.com Genre: Science thriller with Christian worldview, suitable for teens and adults Valkerie, Bob, and two...
Light of Eidon by Karen Hancock, first in the Legends of the Guardian King series Published 2003 by Bethany House, 433 pages Genre: Christian epic fantasy, for young adult and adult Abramm is calling himself Brother Eldrin, and all he wants is to be left alone by his...
Firebird (The Annotated Firebird) by Kathy Tyers Published 2011 by Marcher Lord Press, the first 353 pages of a combined volume Originally published in 1987 by Bantam Spectra Books Genre: Christian science fiction, adventure-romance This book, a bestseller that kicked...
Book of Days by James L. Rubart Published 2011 by B&H Publishing, 376 pages Genre: Christian suspense with a speculative twist Cameron Vaux has lost both his father and his wife, Jessie. Now, though he’s only 33, he fears he’s losing his mind, the...
My friend Jim Tudor watched the Hunger Games movie with no expectation. Here’s his take on the movie: Find a kid who actually reads, and odds are the cited favorite book will be Suzanne Collins’ 26-million bestselling source novel. Like “Harry...
