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Book ReviewsThe life of Frederick Douglass
A graphic narrative of a slave’s journey from bondage to freedom by David F. Walker Illustrated by Damon Smyth 2018 / 173 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Frederick…
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Book ReviewsAnimal Farm: The Graphic Novel
by George Orwell (& Odyr) 2019 / 172 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give For those that don’t know the original, Orwell wrote his allegory in World War II…
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Book ReviewsHunger Winter
by Rob Currie 2020 / 236 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Author Rob Currie drops his readers right into the action in the opening scene, with an anxious…
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Book ReviewsThe City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau 2003 / 270 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give 12-year-old Doon wants to save his city but he’s got quite the problem because he has no…
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Adult biographiesThe question of God: C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud debate God, Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life
by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. 2002 / 244 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give While C.S. Lewis was 40 years younger than Sigmund Freud, he was well acquainted with…
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Adult biographiesEight Twenty Eight: When love didn’t give up
by Ian & Larissa Murphy 208 pages / 2014 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give I really enjoyed this book. It is the true story of Ian and Larissa. Soon…
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Children’s picture booksSophie and the Heidelberg Cat
by Andrew Wilson illustrated by Helene Perez Garcia 32 pages / 2019 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give The story, written in engaging rhythm, opens with Sophie crying because her…
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Adult fictionLord Foulgrin’s and Screwtape’s letters: why you should read this devilish correspondence
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis 1942 / 200 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give Lord Foulgrin’s Letters by Randy Alcorn 2001 / 208 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Normally,…
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Book ReviewsThe Giver (the graphic novel adaptation)
by Lois Lowry adapted and illustrated by P. Craig Russell 2019 / 176 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give It’s a hundred or so years in the future. War…
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Adult fictionThe Man in the Dark
by Douglas Wilson 258 pages / 2019 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Some books only merit a quick read, others should be slowly savored, and a select few are…
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Children’s picture booksGod made Me and You: Celebrating God’s design for ethnic diversity
by Shai Line illustrated by Trish Mahoney 32 pages / 2018 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Reformed rapper Shai Linne has written a children’s book about racism and God’s…
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Children’s picture booksDance at Grandpa’s
by Laura Ingalls Wilder illustrated by Renée Graef 33 pages / 1994 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give I’d expect most everyone has heard of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on…
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Book ReviewsFaithfulness Under Fire: the story of Guido de Brès
by William Boekestein 2010 / 32 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give “Church history” and “picture book” are almost mutually exclusive terms, but William Boekestein, author (and URC pastor),…
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Children’s non-fictionA book for children, to help prevent sex abuse
God Made All of Me: A book to help children protect their bodies by Justin S. and Lindsey A. Holcomb 32 pages / 2015 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give…
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Children’s non-fictionThe Sweet Taste of Providence: 74 devotional episodes from history
by Christine Farenhorst 2016 / 296 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Seventy-four! When Christine Farenhorst comes out with a new collection of short stories, the big question I…
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Children’s non-fictionMartin Luther: A Man Who Changed the World
by Paul Maier 32 pages / 2004 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Take a look at your children’s bookshelves. How many of the stories there are about the history…
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Adult biographiesThe life of John Calvin
by Theodore Beza Rating: GOOD/Great/Give This biography has two strengths. First, it is short. Because it was originally written as an introduction to Calvin’s last published…
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Adult biographiesThe Legacy of Sovereign Joy
by John Piper 160 pages / 2000 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Meet the giants! In this slim volume, John Piper tells the tales of Augustine, Martin Luther and John…
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Adult biographiesThis was John Calvin
by Thea B. Van Halsema 224 pages / 1959 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give I’ve read four John Calvin biographies and this is by far my favorite. It is…
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Book ReviewsThe Quest for Comfort: the story of the Heidelberg Catechism
by William Boekestein 2011, 32 pages, $10 US Rating: GOOD/Great/Give A while back I had the privilege of reviewing a previous children’s book by this author…
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Adult non-fictionTHE DISCIPLINE OF GRACE: God’s Role and Our Role in the Pursuit of Holiness
by Jerry Bridges 2006 / 144 pages The title of Discipline of Grace seems to express a contradiction. Isn’t grace a free gift and discipline…
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Adult fictionWhen Crickets Cry
by Charles Martin 2006 / 352 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give He is unkempt, a recluse, and heartsick. She is a pale thin young girl with a very…
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Book ReviewsFish out of Water: Get equipped for college
by Abby Nye 2005 / 229 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Nye wrote Fish out of Water, while in the third year of university, at the suggestion of…