This book has been on my shelf for a long time, but for some reason I never read it. What a mistake! It is the early fifteenth century, and in Bohemia John Huss is preaching God’s Word. Throughout Europe, the faithful are disheartened by the antics of rival popes. And in Constance, Hubert Bohun is […]
older teens and adults
For our college age young people, and also for ourselves as homeschooling moms. (I used to tag this as ‘adult’ but my hubby told me that had the wrong connotation.)
Resources for Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Prince Hamlet, distraught by his widowed mother’s rapid remarriage, is approached by his father’s ghost demanding revenge on his murderer. Torn by conflict, Hamlet is maddened by this command, causing all around him to worry for him and setting in motion a plot which ends, as you may know, with almost every survivor dying at a […]
Review: Traveler’s Rest by Ann Tatlock
When Seth, quadriplegic since Operation Iraqi Freedom, was transferred to the hospital for disabled veterans, his fiancée Jane moved into town for the summer to be near him. She wanted to support him and believed he would be rehabilitated. However, she had not expected Seth’s deep emotional struggles as he tried to accept his future. […]
Review: Faith Like Potatoes
Farmer Angus Buchan, extremely stressed, moves his family from trouble in Zambia to trouble in South Africa. Angus tries to settle onto his new farm but he struggles, falling apart and constantly losing his temper, until his sweet wife is in despair and wants to get tranquilizers for him. Then she convinces him to attend […]
Review: Wambu Trilogy by Piet Prins
As they hunt together deep in the jungles of New Guinea, Wambu learns jungle craft and the ancient stories of spirits and magic from his father. But Wambu has discovered the power of the white man’s magic from a former villager, Hassewiets. When he and his father find a little fugitive girl, Sirja who is a […]