by Laura DeNooyer | Jun 17, 2025 | Book Reviews
The story of God’s prophet Elisha healing Naaman, a great warrior and enemy of God, was one of my Bible favorite stories as a kid. I was always intrigued by the young Israelite girl who was the catalyst in this story. When Naaman was struck by leprosy, she’s the one...
by Laura DeNooyer | Jun 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
If you’re anything like me, your knowledge of the Three Wise Men of the Nativity is limited to children dressing up like them at Christmas pageants. But author Lana Christian’s debut novel, New Star, has opened my eyes to answers of questions I had never asked...
by Laura DeNooyer | May 20, 2025 | Book Reviews
When my girls were young, we read many fantasy kingdom tales, including these: Just Ella by Margaret Peterson Haddix, a novel spinoff of Cinderella Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine, another spinoff of Cinderella The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, Books of Bayern...
by Laura DeNooyer | May 6, 2025 | Book Reviews
In October 2023, my husband Tim and I took a train ride on the Narrow Gauge Railroad from Durango, Colorado to Silverton, an old mining town. The train maneuvered through steep mountains, rocky gorges, and winding rivers. In town, charming nineteenth century...
by Laura DeNooyer | Apr 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
On this blog, I’ve introduced numerous World War II novels, but not one single Civil War story. In trying to recall any Civil War titles I’ve read, only Gone With the Wind comes to mind. And that was decades ago! Of my 109 posts since November 2021, the novel set...
