by Laura DeNooyer | Jul 12, 2022 | Book Reviews
Unlike certain other twigs in my family, I’ve always gravitated to family trees, their roots, and stories of ancestors. I wish I’d heard more family tales growing up. It wasn’t till years later that I missed what I never had. So I had to start digging on my own and...
by Laura DeNooyer | May 10, 2022 | Book Reviews
World War II wrought unspeakable atrocities as well as heroes to fight the odds and overcome them. Here’s a sampling of both: — Marianne Cohn (1922 – 1944), underground activist for the Resistance. Marianne helped to smuggle groups of Jewish children over the...
by Laura DeNooyer | Apr 19, 2022 | Book Reviews
When I picked up The Stones of my Accusers, I had no idea it was the second story in a series of two. But it reads as a standalone—which I discovered firsthand. However, I still recommend reading The Brother’s Keeper first (reviewed last time). The title grabbed me,...
by Laura DeNooyer | Apr 12, 2022 | Book Reviews
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to grow up in Nazareth with Jesus as your older brother? Does anyone ever want a “perfect” sibling? Most people can relate to situations where so-and-so can do no wrong, where goody-two-shoes conquers all...
by Laura DeNooyer | Dec 7, 2021 | Book Reviews
Like millions of others, I long ago fell in love with the book Christy by Catherine Marshall. I read it in middle school about five years after publication (1967). That was my first introduction to the Smoky Mountains, delving into 1912 southern Appalachia,...
