Christmas Eve in our home is usually a silent night. After a special dinner and sampling of Christmas goodies, we head into the family room and gather around the tree to read our favorite Christmas stories. When the children were young, my husband and I did all the reading. But now we all take turns. …
The fourth in the series of Advent books by Arnold Ytreeide following: Jotham’s Journey, Tabitha’s Travel’s, and Bartholomew’s Passage. Each night throughout Advent, the stories build momentum culminating at the manger in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve. Join the adventure in Ishtar’s Odyssey. Ishtar is a ten-year-old son of a wise man. His father and uncles convince …
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By Tyler Whitesides (Book 1 of 5) Spencer Zumbro began seeing the strange creatures after he washed his face with some soap he found in the boy's bathroom. The problem is no one else in sixth grade can see them. Slimy lizards, dust ball rodents, and bat-birds are everywhere! When the Bureau of Educational Maintenance …
By Brandon Mull First in the Sky Raiders series by Brandon Mull, I just finished Five Kingdoms. I must admit, the story was well-written and kept my interest throughout. A timely book as it begins on Halloween night when Cole Randolph and his friends check out a haunted house in their neighborhood. Their expectation of …
So many of my favorite home school memories involve reading good books aloud. For many years we began our days with me reading both devotional books and historical fiction to the children and ending the days with Daddy reading classics to all of us. When the books were riveting, the children often persuaded me to …
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