Although relatively short and peaceful, Canada’s history is both fascinating and significant. Our family owns all kinds of Canadian history books, but for a readable overview that appeals to all ages we prefer The Story of Canada by Janet Lunn and Christopher Moore. This large, colorful book is full of detailed illustrations and interesting stories […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Review: Hot Buttons: Bullying Edition by Nicole O’ Dell
Some issues are so sensitive, controversial, confusing, and potentially life-changing that youth culture expert Nicole O’Dell calls them Hot Button topics. She has written a series of Hot Buttons books that I desperately wish I’d had years ago. A few days ago I reviewed Hot Buttons: Image and today I’m privileged to tell you about […]
Review: Hot Buttons: Image Edition by Nicole O’ Dell
Some issues are so sensitive, controversial, confusing, and potentially life-changing that youth culture expert Nicole O’Dell calls them Hot Button topics. She has written the Hot Buttons books to help parents talk to their teens about hot button issues like image and many more. How I wish I had had these books years ago! Image is an important […]
Review and Giveaway: The War on Christmas: What Was the Christmas Star?
It should come as no surprise that, as our culture drifts further from its Christian foundations, there is a lot of talk about the nature of truth, justice, morals, and reality. The current controversy about Christmas is an important part of this enormous debate. The War on Christmas: Battles in Faith, Tradition, and Religious Expression […]
Review: Clear Winter Nights by Trevin Wax
When Trevin Wax wrote Clear Winter Nights: A Journey into Truth, Doubt, and What Comes After, he did not mean it to be a conventional novel, but rather “a narrative about two people engaging the big questions of life”. Even so, the characters are so realistic and loveable and their conversations are so compelling that […]