Book Corner: Never Blame the Umpire

My review

This is a precious book. It’s actually hard to believe a man wrote it, because it is so believable authentic from a teen girl’s point of view.

Cancer is a devastating diagnosis for anyone. For a teen, it rocks one’s world. And that is what Never Blame the Umpire is about. With raw, painful emotions, [...]

Book Corner | Listen by Rene Gutteridge

My review of Listen
Many times, book themes are all the same. Listen breaks the mold of the samo-samo in the literary world and was a convicting book to read.

What if every conversation you participated in was recorded and posted on a blog for all to read–even the bad ones? It could have the potential [...]

Book Corner | Raven’s Ladder

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. [...]

Book Corner | Walking on Broken Glass

Christa spares no details in her book, Walking on Broken Glass and those who have struggled through addictions are going to be grateful for that fact. Instead of sugar coating the addiction of alcohol and the work that rehab consists of, she writes of it with all it’s harsh truth in her novel.

This way of [...]

TOS Crew: AAS Beehive Reader 1

We’ve been using All About Spelling for Jacob’s spelling program this year, and we received the Beehive Reader 1, by Marie Rippel with Renee LaTulippe, to review.

Based on phonics, this reader is a nice addition to the All About Spelling program, especially for beginning readers.  Beautifully illustrated with black and white photos and decorative [...]

Children’s Book Corner: This Little Prayer of Mine

This Little Prayer of Mine by Anthony DeStefano, Illustrated by Mark Elliott

How does a mother teach her little one to pray?  Role model a prayer life is one way to start, reading books another. Anthony DeStefano offers a wonderful book to teach this precious part of the Christian life to our young children.

“I know you’re [...]

Book Corner| Root Cellaring – Review and Giveaway

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Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables

One of my biggest frustrations as a gardener, is that I just can’t can or freeze enough vegetables. There are things that I wish I could keep longer to get us through the winter months, but I’m just not [...]

Book Corner: Sex In Marriage is Not OK – It’s Amazing!

Sex In Marriage is Not OK – It’s Amazing!

I was given the chance to review Sex In Marriage is Not OK – It’s Amazing! when an internet friend sent it to me. Despite an all five star review on Amazon.com (granted it’s only 7 reviews, but still) I wasn’t all that impressed with the book.  [...]

Book Corner: Thicker than Blood by C.J. Darlington

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Thicker than Blood

by C.J. Darlington
Published by Tyndale House

Winner of the
2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel Contest!

Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She’s putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first [...]

TOS Crew: Kregel Publications- Bertie’s War

Mel participated in this review with the TOS Homeschool Crew.

Bertie’s War, by Barbara Tifft Blakey, is a story that takes place back in the turbulent time of the 1960’s, when the threat of nuclear missiles was real.  Roberta, or Bertie, is entering that time between childhood and young adulthood, picking her way through the “traumatic” [...]

The Jesse Tree by Geraldine McCaughrean

Believe it or not, I had never heard of a Jesse Tree before this year.  I have a fellow homeschooling friend, Jenn, who has made an online Advent Idea Box, and that’s how I heard of the Jesse Tree.  That’s also how I found this book, The Jesse Tree, by Geraldine McCaughrean.

The Jesse Tree is [...]

Timberdoodle: Stories from History Graphic Novels

Melissa J’s Thoughts

I would never have thought about it, but putting history into graphic novel form is a great way to help kids learn history! That’s exactly what the Stories from History: Graphic Novel Set of 10 from Timberdoodle does!  At $16.95 (when it is listed for $69.50) the entire set is a [...]

* Take Your Best Shot: Review and Giveaway *

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Take Your Best Shot by Austin Gutwein and Todd Hillard
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
List Price: $12.99
Ages: 12 and up

Melissa J’s Thoughts:

While this book is geared for teeangers, Take Your Best Shot inspired me – -in a great way!  If  9 year old can start a movement to raise a million dollars in international AIDS releif and [...]

The Attitude Girl by Mila Bernadkin

The Attitude Girl by Mila Bernadkin

Review by Melissa j

Teenagers live in a tough world. It becomes even more tough when things like cancer, suicide, and family drama enters that world. It’s not wonder adolescents walk around with attitude problems.

The Attitude Girl models what could more than likely be a journal entry, for today’s modern [...]

Wright on Time: Book 1: Arizona

Mel’s Thoughts:

The boys and I have been reading a new chapter book before bed at night; it’s part of the Wright on Time series, Book 1: Arizona by Lisa Cottrell-Bentley.  It’s an adventure story; only, it’s not your typical adventure story.  It’s the story of a homeschooling family’s adventure in Arizona.  The Wright family lives in an RV, [...]

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