historical fiction
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Book ReviewsI survived the Nazi invasion, 1944 (8 books recommended)
by Lauren Tarshis art by Alvaro Sarraseca 2021 / 158 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Gift Max and Zena are two Polish Jewish children who, at the time…
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Adult fictionThe White Rose Resists: a novel of the German students who defied Hitler
by Amanda Barratt 2020 / 320 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give In Amanda Barratt’s novel The White Rose Resists, a candle is being lit in the midst of…
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Adult fictionThe Battle for Seattle
by Douglas Bond 2016 / 303 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give Even Canadians have probably heard of Paul Revere’s daring midnight ride to Lexington, Massachusetts…but have you heard…
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Book ReviewsSnow Treasure
by Marie McSwigan 1942 / 196 pages Rating: GOOD/Great/Give In 1940, shortly after the Germans invaded Norway, a Norwegian freighter arrived in the US city of…
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Adult fictionThe Last Disciple
by Sigmund Brouwer and Hank Hanegraaff 2004 / 428 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give It’s the year 65 AD, and Gallus Sergius Vitas is one of the…
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Adult fictionA better brand of Christian historical fiction
As a history buff, historical fiction has long been one of my favorite genres. Unfortunately, I rarely read fiction anymore, as much of modern historical…
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Adult fictionThe Auschwitz Escape
by Joel C. Rosenberg 2014 / 461 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give Joel Rosenberg is a fantastic writer, a New York Times best-seller, but his political thrillers…
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Adult fictionHidden: Stories of War and Peace
by Christine Farenhorst 303 pages / 2020 Rating: GOOD/Great/Give “I was a Stranger” is reason enough to pick up Christine Farenhorst’s newest short story collection. The…
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Book excerptsWhen C.S. Lewis was an atheist…
An excerpt from Douglas Bond’s novel War in the Wasteland Editor’s note: This excerpt takes place during a prolonged Germany artillery barrage that has the…
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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 excerptsThe Reformation comes to Strasbourg
This past year we celebrated the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and with the focus on Luther, but also other big names like Calvin, Knox…
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Book lists3 great Christian novels
If the fiction section in your local Christian bookstore is all-Amish all the time, then here are 4 recommendations of a very different sort: a…
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Adult fictionKatharina, Katharina: the story of Katharina Schutz Zell
by Christine Farenhorst 328 pages / 2017 Rating: Good/GREAT/Give In the past year, inspired by the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing up his 95…
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Book lists5 fun preteen/teen fiction titles
Today’s library is very different from the one we all grew up with, and nowhere is that difference more noticeable than in the teen section….
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Book ReviewsWings of Dawn
by Sigmund Brouwer 1999 / 456 pages Rating: Good/GREAT/Give Why would anyone go through all the trouble of building an immensely strong castle in the…