Passport to the World is a book on culture and language written by Craig Froman. The book is an excellent resource for homeschooling families or for any family, for that matter. Each country (one listed for each letter of the alphabet) includes a description of their population size, literacy percentage, number of internet users, their spot on the map, fun facts about the country, and how to pronounce "goodbye", "hello", "peace", and "thank you" in each specific language. Inside the book is a ...
The Clouds Roll Away – a Litfuse Review
The Clouds Roll Away, written by Sibella Giorello, was an awesome book. It was a thriller mystery with a hint of romance thrown in. At a little over 300 pages, this book was a pretty quick read for the most part. At first, I had a hard time sorting through all of the characters in the story, but after going over some of the story again, I was good to go. It could've been the fact that I've been interrupted multiple times during the reading of this book, so I won't put Sibella at fault for my ...
Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor – a Waterbrook Multnomah Review
Sir Quinlan and the Swords of Valor, written by Chuck Black, is a YA fantasy book. It's published by Waterbrook Multnomah, a Christian publishing company. The novel is 176 pages in length, with discussion questions and answers following. Also in the back is a scoresheet of a song entitled Ride of the Valiant written by Emily Elizabeth Black, Chuck's talented daughter. (Also if you go to the series' website, Arrethtrae, you will find a CD of music written and performed by Emily that you can buy! ...
The Secrets Beneath – a BookSneeze Review
The Secrets Beneath, written by Kathleen Fuller, is the second book in The Mysteries of Middlefield series. At 271 pages, this YA novel is a good read. The setting is in the town of Middlefield, and young Amish girl Rebekah Yoder finds herself plunged into a mystery that would rival the stories from her Nancy Drew books that she enjoys. When Bekah discovers an old man mysteriously searching on the property of an empty home, her curiosity is piqued.Bekah's family has their own mystery to solve ...
Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball – a Waterbrook Multnomah Review
Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball by Donita K. Paul is a novella about two people who work at the same place but who really don't know each other at all. Through a little act of mystery and magic, the two end up bumping into each other quite frequently, even being invited to a mysterious Christmas Ball that no one else in town seems to know anything about.The two main characters in this book, Cora Crowder and Simon Derrick, will make you smile. The supporting characters, Simon's sister Sandy, ...
Son of Hamas – a Tyndale Review
Son of Hamas, the story of Mosab Hassan Yousef, is a gripping story of the eldest son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding leader of Hamas.Mosab starts his story with a little history of Islam and the founding of Hamas. He talks about being raised under his father's belief in and devotion to Allah and his care for the people. Mosab has a high respect for his father, a caring man whose love and compassion for others rubbed off on Mosab. However, as Hamas' reputation for violence grew, Mosab became ...
