Special Friends at Home by Sara J. Yoder. I read the first couple chapters of this while grading a braille document. It’s a fun children’s Amish story about a family on a farm. I didn’t get to read the whole book, but it looks like fun. The children get to meet interesting friends, and their parents teach them that God loves everyone and wants them to love people too.
Drums of change: the story of Running Fawn by Janette
Oke. In 1870s Canada, the Blackfoot tribe finally has to settle on a reserve
when the buffalo are gone. A young missionary joins a small band, offering
stories of God’s love and education to children. Eventually the two best
students are sent to a mission school. The young man soaks up the education and
pays close attention to the teaching about Jesus. The young lady resists
leaving behind the Blackfoot ways and returns early to her tribe to care for
her ill father after her mother dies. She continues to stubbornly refuse to
listen to the Christian faith, though she is friends with the local missionary.
When her father tells her that he has chosen the Christian faith, I found
myself crying.
Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie. This book was
originally published in 1933. I enjoyed reading this good old fashioned mystery
featuring investigator Hercule Poirot. I love to try to figure out a good
mystery, and I was delighted not to know for sure whodunit until almost the
end.
This Promised Land by Cathy Gohlke. This is a golden
story. A number of family members find their way home, some who have never met
before. They struggle against their past, struggle with the conflicts between
them. Then together, and with the grace of God, they work against those who attack
them from outside, until they come together in a wonderful, surprising kind of
new family.
'Twas the night before Christmas in Missouri by Jo
Parry. A fun retelling of the story for young Missourians.
Millie’s Christmas by Kathy McKinsey.
https://www.amazon.com/Millies-Christmas-Kathy-McKinsey/dp/B09HQBTL7J
A sweet story about family gathering close to support each
other, told in the voice of the family cat.
No comments:
Post a Comment