A Complicated War: A Review of ‘A Long Walk to Water’
“I didn’t understand this complicated war, how it mortally devoured the land and left it so full of skeletons.”– Benson Deng, They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky Reading Levels Interest Level: 6-9 Reading Level: 3-8 Review and Comments When I was teaching high school, I taught the book They Poured Fire on Us...
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Fill Us With Joy: A Review of ‘The Most Beautiful Christmas Story’
“And in the end, everything else will turn out to be unimportant and inessential; except for this: Father, Child, and Love.” – Pope Saint John Paul II Interest Level 3 years+ Review and Comments The Most Beautiful Christmas Story is a wonderful book for young children about Jesus’ birth beginning with the Annunciation...
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Pray and Hope: A Review of ‘Padre Pio: Saint Pius of Pietrelcina’
“Pray and hope. God is merciful and He will hear your prayer.”–Padre Pio Reading Level: To be read with children at 5 years old. To be read independently at 8 years and up. Review and Comments: As All Saint’s Day approaches, we are reminded of the great opportunity to learn about all of...
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Enveloped in Heavenly Grace: A Review of ‘Our Lady’s Message to Three Shepherd Children and the World’
“My Immaculate Heart will triumph.” – The Blessed Mother Interest Level Ages 8+ Review and Comments There are many books available about Fatima, especially during the 100th year anniversary. Our Lady’s Message to Three Shepherd Children and the World is written in such an excellent way that it is my choice for teaching...
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Know That You Are Not Alone: A Review Of ‘The Secret of the Shamrock’ (Chime Travelers #1)
“I arise today, through God’s strength to pilot me, God’s might to uphold me, God’s wisdom to guide me, God’s eye to look before me, God’s ear to hear me, God’s work to speak for me, God’s hand to guard me, God’s shield to protect me, God’s host to...
Read MoreAn Interview with Catholic Author, Leslea Wahl
I’m so excited to get to share my interview with Leslea Wahl with you all today! I am a little star struck, I have to admit, whenever I get talk to someone I really admire. Ms. Wahl is one of those people! Not only is she a great young...
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A Beautiful Adventure: A Review of ‘An Unexpected Role’
“The most beautiful and stirring adventure that can happen to you is the personal meeting with Jesus, who is the only one who gives meaning to our lives.”–St. John Paul II Reading Level Grades 7-12 Review and Comments Sixteen-year old-Josie has left her family to spend the summer with her Aunt Lily after...
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So Wonderfully You Made Me: A Review of ‘Miraculous Me’
“You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13-16 Interest Level 2-7 years Review and Comments Miraculous Me is a story told from the perspective of an unborn child who knows it is cherished even in its mother’s womb. The child describes itself as “a hidden miracle,...
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He Advanced in Wisdom and Age: A Review of ‘When Jesus Was a Little Boy’
“The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.”– Luke 2:40 Interest Level: 2-6 Review and Comments: When Jesus Was a Little Boy is a story that describes what Jesus might have done as a child. Each page shows Jes
Fight Courageously: A Review of ‘The Shadow of His Wings: A Graphic Biography of Fr. Gereon Goldmann’
”And of what should we be afraid? Our captain on this battlefield is Christ Jesus. We have discovered what we have to do. Christ has bound our enemies for us and weakened them that they cannot overcome us unless we so choose to let them. So we must fight...
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