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Book Thoughts: Return to Gone-Away (Enright)

Return to Gone-Away (Enright) | keenlykept.com

Type: chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: Elizabeth Enright It would be so fun to buy an old house with forgotten treasures inside! My kids and I enjoyed this book much more than the first one, which is rare for a sequel. They laughed frequently, and…

Book Thoughts: Quintus (Weerstand)

Quintus (Weerstand) | keenlykept.com

Type: chapter bookAges: 11+ (parent discretion advised)Author: R. Weerstand *CONTENT WARNING: There are many mentions and sometimes vivid descriptions of how Christians were slaughtered in the evil days of Nero’s reign. It ranges from being burned, caged in with wild…

Book Thoughts: Hittite Warrior (Williamson)

Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 10-15Author: Joanne Williamson Books like these help reduce the temptation to separate biblical history with the histories of other ancient people groups. The story is set in the time of the Judges and adds a…

Book Thoughts: The Puritan Path (Beeke, McCaskell)

Type: large “coffee table size” picture bookAges: 5+ Authors: Joel R. Beeke, Stephen McCaskell This book was written more for adults but can certainly be shared with children. I appreciated the beginning pages that expelled some negative myths about Puritans while…

Book Thoughts: Against the World (Coray)

Type: non-fiction chapter bookAges: 11+Author: Henry W. Coray The cultural context in which Athanasius lived was riddled with sinful corruption. It’s truly amazing that he wasn’t drawn into it but, rather, remained diligent in both his studies and his faithful…

Book Thoughts: Hostage Lands (Bond)

Type: chapter bookAges: a mature 10 and upAuthor: Douglas Bond *The Christians were murdered in front of crowds in various ways: burned alive on hot iron, stabbed with fire forks, a 7-year-old boy is whipped to death with a cat-of-nine-tails,…

Book Thoughts: The Secret Garden (Burnett)

Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Allow me to begin with compliments–most readers will adore this story, as is apparent by its endurance through a few generations so far. The story begins with nasty children and ends up with…

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