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Christian Fiction

The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson

December 1, 2013 by Amy 2 Comments

The  Great Trouble:  A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson is an engrossing middle grade historical/medical mystery novel.  Historical and medical mystery novel, you ask?  Yes.  Set in mid-nineteenth century London, this story uses a Dickens-esque storyline and atmosphere to deliver a story about a very real-life happening–the Broad Street … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Christian Fiction, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Armchair Cybils, Christian Fiction, Juvenile Fiction

Illusion by Frank Peretti

July 17, 2013 by Amy 2 Comments

It has been years since I read a Frank Peretti novel.  I loved This Present Darkness, Piercing the Darkness, and Prophet, but he lost me totally on The Visitation.  (The first three novels even made my 39 books I have loved  list.)  The Visitation was too weird, scary even, for my taste.  (That didn’t keep me from reading it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Fiction, Books, Christian Fiction Tagged: Adult Fiction, Christian Fiction

Read Aloud Thursday–Star of Light by Patricia St. John

July 19, 2012 by Amy 7 Comments

Reading Star of Light by Patricia St. John aloud to my girls was a walk down memory lane for me.  I read all of her books I could get my hands on as a child, and I remember a good bit about the titles that I read.  I chose Star of Light of all the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Christian Fiction, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Christian Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday

Read Aloud Thursday–Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Helen L. Taylor

June 14, 2012 by Amy 6 Comments

Hi everyone!  Welcome to Hope Is the Word.  I hope there are at least a few new Read Aloud Thursday (otherwise affectionately known as RAT) participants this week thanks to this week’s Top Ten {Tuesday}.  To all participants, new and old, I am so glad you’re here this week.  Really–you’re what make RAT so wonderful!  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bloggy Randomness, Books, Christian Fiction, Juvenile Fiction Tagged: Christian Fiction, In Step with the Spirit, Juvenile Fiction, Read Aloud Thursday, Reading to Know 2012 Book Club, Reading to Know Bookclub

City of Tranquil Light by Bo Caldwell

May 9, 2012 by Amy 11 Comments

Last year very early in the year, I made a prediction:  that Unbroken would be my favorite book of the year, and I was right.  It was.  I’m about to make another prediction, and I am just as sure of this one as I was sure of last year’s:  City of Tranquil Light by Bo … [Read more…]

Posted in: Adult Fiction, Books, Christian Fiction Tagged: Adult Fiction, Award Book, Award Winning Books Challenge, Best Books, Christian Fiction, In Step with the Spirit, INSPY Award
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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer


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