Wisdom & Wonder, Week 5: Work and Words
Introduction: Our two Wise Up chapters for this week are “Looking to the Ants” (Week 8, p. 87) and “Honesty is the Best Policy” (Week …
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Beyond the Bright Sea
An isolated girl, raised by an adoptive father on a remote island, uncovers clues to her origins while learning more about the world and herself. …
The Battle of Seattle by Douglas Bond
A little known slice of American history comes to life in this Christian middle grades historical fiction novel about the Battle of Seattle. The Battle of …
Storm Horse by Nick Garlick
Storm Horse pits a boy and a horse against a greedy land developer in the modern-day Netherlands. Storm Horse by Nick Garlick. Scholastic, 2017, 242 …
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
Winner takes all in a bet between siblings Jessie and Evan Treski as they battle it out lemonade-stand style in this realistic fiction novel for …
The Sweetest Sound by Sherri Winston
A shy ten-year-old comes to recognize that both talents and personality are gifts of God and not to be disparaged. The Sweetest Sound, by Sherri …
Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel by Kimberly Willis Holt
In this likeable middle-grade novel, a grieving 13-year-old builds a new life in a new place with extended family. Blooming at the Texas Sunrise Motel …
Kentucky Derby Book List: A Bakers Dozen
Calling all horse lovers! The Kentucky Derby runs this Saturday like it does every first Saturday of May. Will there be another Triple Crown winner …