The cover of this book captivated me—those apples, all the greenery, the twigs and leaves on the ground. I was surprised to find, however, that the main character, Jane, was a New York career woman. How does the English countryside displayed on the cover connect with a city-based, career-driven woman like Jane? Jane herself could […]
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Review: Shadowed by Grace by Cara Putman
Rachel Justice, an American photographer, is thrilled to get a newspaper assignment to Italy during World War II. She needs the money her photos will earn to fund medical treatment for her dying mother. However, she’s not counting only on her own photography; she’s also hoping to find her Italian artist father, a man she’s never known and […]
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 […]