Join a grandfather peeling potatoes for a family gathering as he relives scenes from his Dutch childhood. At first he had been happy, well-fed, and secure, sailing wooden-shoe boats in puddles and working in the potato fields with his dear father. Then, in 1940, life changed. The streets were full of dark uniforms. Trucks roared […]
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Review: Raising Real Men
Raising Real Men: Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys by Hal and Melanie Young has been praised by people like Tedd Tripp, Douglas Wilson, R.C. Sproul, Chris Klicka, Scott Somerville, and John Rosemond. That was enough for me to want to read it and, having done so, I’m adding my humble voice to the approving chorus. […]
Review: The Scout Adventure Series by Piet Prins
After very busy days, I’ve been slipping into the Dutch countryside of dunes, mills, castles, canals, and swamps with teenaged Tom, his amazing dog Scout, and his two friends Carl and Bert. In Piet Prins’s seven-book Scout series, Tom and his friends help free their village from the Nazis, save lives, track down smugglers, burglars, […]
Review: Bobby’s Friends! by Phia van den Berg
Bobby and his siblings were full of excitement when they finally flew from their home country, the Netherlands, to Pakistan. Although they were used to adapting to different cultures because of their father’s flood control work, settling into Pakistan in the 1950’s proved to be a challenge. Ten year old Bobby really struggled to understand […]