The Sword by Bryan Litfin. The Sword, The Gift and The Kingdom, make up Bryan Litfin's Chiveis Trilogy. Litfin's series takes place in the future. Survivors of nuclear war and a deadly virus, live primitively with a myriad of religious deities. Automobiles and modern methods of war have been replaced by horses and swords. Christianity and …
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai Inside Out & Back Again sweeps readers away with ten-year-old Ha as she flees Saigon at the time of the Vietnam War (1975). Written in verse, Thanhha Lai creatively shares the emotions and fears of leaving one's home and country and embarking on a new life in …
The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill Along the lines of Hunger Games, the Protectorate sacrifices a baby each year to the forest witch in order to preserve their safety. But the Protectorate is led by a which who is fed and strengthened by the sorrow of others. Xan, the so-called forest witch, saves …
God Bless You & Good Night by Hannah C. Hall When my children were young, they loved when we read (and re-read) stories which engaged their tactile senses – touch and feel books. God Bless You & Good Night is a board book with lovely images of baby animals and their parents putting them to sleep. …
Now that I'm a grandmother, I'm always on the lookout for wonderful books for small children. This board book by Michelle Medlock Adams is delightful and fun. Every page has a rhyming promise from God in Scripture as well as colorful and engaging illustrations. I highly recommend God Loves You for children from birth through …
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