Each of the Lily Lapp books has been better than the previous one, and this is no exception. I read it in one evening, resting on the couch in front of the fire, enjoying a book as cozy as my surroundings. Lily Lapp, now eleven years old, is growing up. She still gets into trouble, […]
52 Books in 52 Weeks
Review: The Christmas Star by Ace Collins
It’s a whole lot easier to get into trouble than to get out of it. Sometimes getting out of it takes a miracle. And sometimes God sends one miracle after another. Jimmy Reed, sixteen years old and drifting into mischief, dreaded another Christmas with his dead father’s Congressional Medal of Honor hanging on the tree. […]
Review: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham
Once again, and probably for the last time, I read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch aloud to my children. It’s one of my top 50 children’s books for many reasons, not the least of which is the brilliantly-written story. Little Nat Bowditch is part of a seafaring family that has hit upon hard times, but he […]
Review: Awakening Faith by Bell and Kelly
Imagine understanding how the ancient Christians lived and thought. Imagine spending time with them. Imagine learning about our faith from them, day after day. With Awakening Faith, all these are possible. The authors have collected 366 writings from people like Augustine, Polycarp, Ambrose, Boniface, Gregory the Great, and even Macrina just before her martyrdom. Each […]
Review: Canal Boy by Marion Greene
Waiting in Colonel By’s office, sixteen year old Sean O’Dare was mesmerized by the wondrously-carved matched pistols in a box on the desk. Colonel By took a long time to arrive, held up on Rideau Canal business most likely, for he was in charge of the huge project of building a canal from Bytown (now […]