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Book Review: Epic

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Epic by John Eldredge

Epic: The Story God Is Telling
by John Eldredge

4 out of 5 stars

The story of reality is the story of how God created a universe with love and gave mankind free will. The villain of the story is at war with mankind and tries to defeat each human heart with sin and deceit. But God sent Himself as a Hero to the rescue, who gave His Life on a cross to redeem lost humanity and set us free. Right now, we are in the middle of a spiritual battle, but someday the happy ending will come where, if we have accepted His rescue, we will live happily ever after in heaven with Him.

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Book Review: The Good Soldier

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The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford

The Good Soldier: A Tale of Passion
by Ford Madox Ford

1 out of 5 stars

DNF at page 62.
John Dowell tells the story of how he discovered that his wife had been having an affair with another married man for years. Mr. Dowell and his wife, Florence, meet Mr. and Mrs. Ashburnham at a European spa where they strike up a casual friendship that continues for nine years. They meet again each summer in Europe and spend their vacation together. Edward Ashburnham seems like a good fellow, trustworthy and decent, but he has a history of adultery and debauchery that he keeps secret.

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Book Review: Joseph: A Man of Integrity and Forgiveness

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Joseph by Charles R. Swindoll

Joseph: A Man of Integrity and Forgiveness (Great Lives from God’s Word, #3)
by Charles R. Swindoll (Goodreads Author)

3 out of 5 stars

This book takes a close look at the history of Joseph, and how his faith in God shaped his life and saved his family. Although Joseph endured terrible injustice, abuse, and trauma, he trusted that God was with him in every situation. God worked in every circumstance to bring joy and prosperity to Joseph and his family.

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Book Review: The Secret of White Stone Gate

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The Secret of White Stone Gate by Julia Nobel

The Secret of White Stone Gate (Black Hollow Lane, #2)
by Julia Nobel

3 out of 5 stars

Emmy is back for her second year at the exclusive Wellsworth boarding school, and she’s eager to reconnect with her friends Lola and Jack. She quickly develops a crush on Jack’s new roommate, Sam, but worries that Sam will get involved in the dangers surrounding the mysterious Order of Black Hollow Lane. When the Order frames Lola for stealing and gets her expelled, they tell Emmy that they will bring Lola back to school if Emmy tells them where to find her father. The problem… Emmy doesn’t know where her father is. Emmy has to decide if she can trust Sam to help with their plans to circumvent the Order and get Lola back in school.

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Book Review: The Wheel on the School

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The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong

The Wheel on the School
by Meindert De Jong, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)

5 out of 5 stars

Lina is the only girl at the village school. She starts asking why storks don’t come to nest in their seaside village, and all the other schoolchildren begin to wonder why as well. They notice that other villages have old wheels on their roofs, so that the storks have a place to build their nests. They start asking around to see if they can find an old wheel to put on the roof of the schoolhouse, but it’s more difficult than they imagined to get a wheel. Most wheels are being used on wagons, not sitting around to be bird nests. As the obstacles against them continue to grow, the children refuse to give up, and soon the whole village is helping them, hoping to attract the good luck that storks bring with them.

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Book Review: Paul Faber, Surgeon

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Paul Faber, Surgeon by George MacDonald

Paul Faber, Surgeon
by George MacDonald

4 out of 5 stars

Paul Faber is an atheist, but still remains friends with Thomas Wingfold, the curate. The two have lively discussions about God and Christianity, but Paul still continues to deny the existence of God even though he respects Thomas as a person. Paul is called to the bedside of a young woman and, with his skill as a doctor, brings her back from the edge of death. Juliet is a lukewarm Christian at best, and she soon comes to think that Paul might have the truth on his side. Their romance is shadowed by secrets from their past. They try to create a perfect dream of love and happiness together, but they don’t trust each other with their darkest secrets until they begin to seek healing from Christ.
Juliet befriends Dorothy, the daughter of a local minister who has fallen into poverty and begins to doubt his faith when he feels that God has forsaken him. Dorothy also has her doubts about Christianity and feels miserable until she can find her faith again as she sees how God is working in her father’s life.

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Book Review: Can You Forgive Her?

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Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

Can You Forgive Her? (Palliser #1)
by Anthony Trollope

5 out of 5 stars

Alice breaks off her engagement with John Grey and considers the proposal of her cousin George Vavasor instead. She vacillates between these two men as she vacillates with her own character. She considers what her life would be like with each of them, and has to decide what kind of person she wants to be. She worries that she will be stuck in a boring country life with John Grey, and longs for more political excitement as her cousin George is up for election and hopes to gain a seat in Parliament. Alice is confused and can’t sort through her true feelings and she has no one to guide her in making these decisions.

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Book Review: Death on the Nile

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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by Agatha Christie

5 out of 5 stars

Hercule Poirot is on vacation in Egypt, taking a boat trip down the Nile. Linnet Doyle, a young bride on her honeymoon, asks for Poirot’s help. She has stolen her new husband from her former best friend, Jackie, and now Jackie is following them everywhere they go, pestering them with her very presence. Poirot agrees to talk with Jackie and try to persuade her to leave them alone. He warns Jackie that if she continues on her present course, she will invite evil into her heart. And yet, the next day she is there on the boat, following the newlyweds once again. As he observes their behavior, Poirot begins to worry that some drastic violence will tear apart this love triangle… ending in murder.

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Book Review: The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane

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The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane, #1)
by Julia Nobel

4 out of 5 stars

Emmy discovers that her dead father left behind a mysterious box of medallions with a note urging her to keep them safe. When her mother sends her to boarding school in England, Emmy thinks the medallions have some connection to the old school. Perhaps her father was a student there at some point and copied the odd symbols that are engraved on library books and wall carvings about the school. Emmy enlists the help of her new friends, Jack and Lola, and they investigate the existence of an underground society that will go to any lengths to hide their secrets. Now Emmy isn’t even sure if her father is really dead, or if the secret society is hiding something even more dastardly.

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Book Review: Giant Pumpkin Suite

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Giant Pumpkin Suite by Melanie Heuiser Hill

Giant Pumpkin Suite
by Melanie Heuiser Hill

4.5 out of 5 stars
Rose is a 12-year-old prodigy studying for a Bach Cello Competition, hoping to win a scholarship with a famous cello teacher. Her twin brother Thomas is helping their neighbor to grow a giant pumpkin in the backyard. As Rose becomes hyper-focused on the music competition, her teacher encourages her to pursue other interests like helping out with the gardening for the pumpkin. Rose and Thomas are very different, but they come together to research how to grow giant pumpkins. They might even have a pumpkin large enough to win a blue ribbon at the State Fair. Rose suffers a setback in her music goals, and the pumpkin becomes more important than ever.

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