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Mara, Daughter of the Nile (Puffin Story Books) 158 reviews
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Puffin, 1985
Exciting read!
+ Good read
+ Who doesn't love this novel.
+ A childhood favorite
+ Great Book!!
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Tomorrow You Die: "You are a traitor. . .and traitors are shot." (International Adventures) (International ... 1 review
Reona Peterson Joly
Y W A M Pub, 1996
Reona Peterson Joly, Tomorrow You Die (1997)
This volume of YWAM's International Adventures series was first published in 1976 by then Reona Peterson. The author and a friend, Evey Muggleton (now Evey Muggleton Heckman) smuggled scriptures into Albania during a ten-day tour of that country in 1973. Apprehended, they were threatened, ...
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Stuart's Run to Faith (Arby Jenkins)2 reviews
Sharon Hambrick
Journey Books (SC), 1999
Touching, yet funny, treatment of spiritual struggles
+ Stuart's Run to Faith - turned my grandson on to reading
Hambrick has once again captured both the grief and humor of adolescence. Junior High is riddled with angst, and the daily triumphs and tragedies of the characters are at once painfully real and extremely funny. Stuart's humanity is very believable, making his search for the divine all the more ...
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Morning Star of the Reformation (Light Line Ser.)1 review
Andy Thomson
BJU Press, 1988
good to read when studing Luther/Reformation
I recommend this book for students ages 10-13 who are studying Martin Luther and the Reformation. (I actually read it with my 9 year old, who is pretty bright. But I don't think it will hold the attention of most 9 year olds.) The book gives you a real good feel for how it was for the clergy in ...
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths145 reviews
Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 1992
A great look into ancient Greece.
+ Spellbound
+ As Good as I Remembered
+ Beautiful!
+ Wonderful!
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Trouble at Silver Pines Inn
Gloria Repp
BJU Press, 1998
Nick visits Silver Pines Inn with high hopes for adventure, but he keeps getting into trouble, especially with his bedridden grandfather. Finally he meets Kashi, a Japanese man, and together they fly kites, rescue an injured sea gull, and attempt to befriend Nick's grandfather.
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Spy for the Night Riders: Martin Luther (Trailblazer Books #3) 3 reviews
Dave and Neta Jackson, Julian Jackson
Bethany House, 1992
Inspiring for the whole family
+ Reviewed as a world history teacher
+ Martin Luther
My children, and I are using these books for a time of literature, history, geography, and Devotion. I got into this story just as much as my children. I used a curriculum guide with the book, and we are able to have more of an understanding of our character. Our character was Doctor Martin ...
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The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations? 4 reviews
Donald E. Chittick
Creation Compass, 1998
Excellent Introduction!
+ A valuable reference
+ Lessons From the Past.
"The Puzzle of Ancient Man:" Provides and excellent introduction and overview of OOPARTS (Out Of Place Artifacts), and also shows the accuracy of Biblical timelines.
Dr. Chittick spends some time with the often overlooked subject of artifacts and monuments in South and Meso-America.
Some time ...
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews
Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
One of my all time favorite books
+ the Westing Game Review
+ Childhood Favorite
+ The Westing Game
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Arby Jenkins, Mighty Mustang (Arby Jenkins)1 review
Sharon Hambrick
BJU Press, 1997
great
Well done, Hambrick! great job, once again! Keep it up! We need more arby books!
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Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message)10 reviews
Helen Taylor
Moody Publishers, 2006
Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message) by Helen Taylor
+ Magnificent retelling - no loss of detail
+ Little Pilgrim's Progress
+ Great Book
+ character qualities
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Black Ships Before Troy25 reviews
Rosemary Sutcliff
Laurel Leaf, 2005
Beautifully Conceived
+ Fantastic retelling of the Iliad
+ We love it
+ Great way to introduce the classics and literature to boys
+ Black Ships Before Troy (Hardback edition)
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The Wanderings of Odysseus19 reviews
Rosemary Sutcliff
Laurel Leaf, 2005
Fabulous Classical Literature
+ What a great adventure!
+ Sutcliff Excels
+ A Very Good Choice for 6th-8th Graders, Especially Boys
+ Superb!
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The Puzzle of Ancient Man: Advanced Technology in Past Civilizations?4 reviews
Donald E. Chittick
Creation Compass, 1998
Excellent Introduction!
+ A valuable reference
+ Lessons From the Past.
"The Puzzle of Ancient Man:" Provides and excellent introduction and overview of OOPARTS (Out Of Place Artifacts), and also shows the accuracy of Biblical timelines.
Dr. Chittick spends some time with the often overlooked subject of artifacts and monuments in South and Meso-America.
Some time ...
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Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message)10 reviews
Helen Taylor
Moody Publishers, 2006
Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic (The Message) by Helen Taylor
+ Magnificent retelling - no loss of detail
+ Little Pilgrim's Progress
+ Great Book
+ character qualities
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The Wanderings of Odysseus19 reviews
Rosemary Sutcliff
Laurel Leaf, 2005
Fabulous Classical Literature
+ What a great adventure!
+ Sutcliff Excels
+ A Very Good Choice for 6th-8th Graders, Especially Boys
+ Superb!
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Spy for the Night Riders: Martin Luther (Trailblazer Books #3)3 reviews
Dave and Neta Jackson, Julian Jackson
Bethany House, 1992
Inspiring for the whole family
+ Reviewed as a world history teacher
+ Martin Luther
My children, and I are using these books for a time of literature, history, geography, and Devotion. I got into this story just as much as my children. I used a curriculum guide with the book, and we are able to have more of an understanding of our character. Our character was Doctor Martin ...
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Stuart's Run to Faith (Arby Jenkins)2 reviews
Sharon Hambrick
Journey Books (SC), 1999
Touching, yet funny, treatment of spiritual struggles
+ Stuart's Run to Faith - turned my grandson on to reading
Hambrick has once again captured both the grief and humor of adolescence. Junior High is riddled with angst, and the daily triumphs and tragedies of the characters are at once painfully real and extremely funny. Stuart's humanity is very believable, making his search for the divine all the more ...
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews
Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
One of my all time favorite books
+ the Westing Game Review
+ Childhood Favorite
+ The Westing Game
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Tomorrow You Die: "You are a traitor. . .and traitors are shot." (International Adventures) (International ...1 review
Reona Peterson Joly
Y W A M Pub, 1996
Reona Peterson Joly, Tomorrow You Die (1997)
This volume of YWAM's International Adventures series was first published in 1976 by then Reona Peterson. The author and a friend, Evey Muggleton (now Evey Muggleton Heckman) smuggled scriptures into Albania during a ten-day tour of that country in 1973. Apprehended, they were threatened, ...
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