Young Jack travelled to Armenia with his beloved father who hoped to find ancient manuscripts, a passion that resurfaced after his wife died. Father and son, Christians, took rooms with Armenian Christian families who nursed them when the dreaded fevers struck. Jack became one of the family, in sorrow as well as joy. His English […]
Reviews: Fiction
Review: The Czar by Deborah Alcock
Twelve year-old Ivan, disputing with Michael over the privilege of swinging with pretty Anna Popovna, was abruptly put face to face with his past. Who was he? Why did all the villagers treat him differently? And what could he do to win Anna’s favor? As Ivan set out on a mission to surpass his rival, […]
Review: An Unlikely Suitor by Nancy Moser
When the Scarpelli family’s rickety tenement building is slated for destruction, widowed Mama prays while Lucy ventures forth to find a home the family can afford on sweatshop wages. She finds not only an apartment, but also positions—for Mama, Lucy, and teenaged Sophia—in Madame Moreau’s Fashion Emporium. A wealthy client, Rowena Langdon, befriends Lucy, […]
Review: A Pioneer Story by Barbara Greenwood
Here’s one book no homeschooling family should miss: A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840. It combines heartwarming stories of a busy pioneer family with the background information and hands-on activities of a unit study. Truly, it is a winning combination. You can read the rest of my review over […]
Review: A Bunny, a Case and a World of Taste
This delightful and informative romp through the world, written by young Hayley Nevitt, is full of recipes from around the globe, collected during the travels of Serena, the word’s foremost food critic. Long-haired Serena’s mission is to find the best recipes from around the world to be used in the world-famous Nevitt restaurants that are […]