by Laura DeNooyer | Jul 15, 2025 | Book Reviews
The Wings of Poppy Pendleton by Melanie Dobson introduced me to the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River between New York and Ontario. I’d never been there in person or in fiction. Since this is a dual timeline story, I received a double portion of the immersive...
by Laura DeNooyer | Jul 1, 2025 | Book Reviews
Living in a Victorian home in a small town made me particularly interested in reading Ellen E. Withers’ novel Show Me Betrayal—a dual timeline mystery set in a Victorian home in a small town. However, mine is in Wisconsin while hers is in Mexico, Missouri. And my...
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...
