Tag: Books
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Great Books for the Young Teenage Girl
I have had numerous questions about what is ok to let young girls read. Honestly, I have no idea what is ok for your teenager, but I do know that my own mother was fairly open-minded in what she let me read. This list of books may reflect that open-mindedness. I will give you one clue, though. Check…
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The Most Wonderful Reading Time
Some Decembers are really good for reading. But this was not one of them. Most of the family members were home more of the time, some noisy house building going on. So I didn’t do a lot of decking the halls and all was not calm. It was still a wonderful time of the year.…
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Fall Reading Reviews
Hello on this lovely almost winter day. It still seems like the tail end of fall here, but winter is whispering in the trees and honking across the sky in long lines of geese heading south for the cold months. Here are the books we both read for the fall reading inspiration. We would love…
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
This was a most amazing book! When it came in the mail, I wasn’t sure I would get through the whole book. It was thick and had small print! I started in with high hopes and was pleasantly surprised to find that I really liked it! It almost makes me want to plant a vegetable…
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Author Spotlight: Anita Waller (Kat and Mouse)
Anita Waller is a British author who was born in Sheffield, England’s fourth largest city, in 1946. She has lived all her life there. She has three adult children and seven grandchildren. Anita and Dave have been married since 1967. She published her first book at age 67, so no age is too old to…
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4 Books for Eaters
You can pick up a lot of eating advice these days. I don’t want to add to the confusion. These four books simplify the conflicting messages that circulate around food. The study of nutrition can make us aware of how great God is and how little we know; how detailed each body system is and…
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How to Find Books You Will Love
Of all the books out there, why did you choose the ones you do? Maybe you liked the cover or the title. Maybe you read the blurb on the back and thought it sounded interesting. Maybe someone recommended it to you. There are so many choices and happenstances when it comes to reading. That’s the…
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Keep Your Love On
Danny Silk, 2013 Connection, Communication and Boundaries Keep Your Love On explains how you can manage yourself and so build connection with other people. This book was recommended to me from a teacher at Raising Hope Ranch. This book is different from most relationship books I have read. It has a Christian perspective, but doesn’t…
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Kurland St. Mary mystery series (and an explanation of cozy mysteries)
Catherine Lloyd, 2013-2021 Cozy Mystery This series is regency-set historical mysteries. They are all set in the rich countryside out of London. In Death Comes to the Village, the first book of the series, a wounded soldier and the rector’s daughter find strange happenings in the small village of Kurland St. Mary. Major Robert Kurland…
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50 Books with Mature Protagonists
Children typically like to read books with protagonists a couple years older than they are. This hopefully teaches them something about what life will be like as they grow older. I have been a typical reader most of my life, until one day I noticed that the heroines had gotten stuck somewhere under forty, while…
So She Reads 