Dallas and Florida are called the “trouble twins” at the orphanage. When an elderly couple takes them in for the summer, they find a loving home where they are allowed to run and yell and play, unlike the abusive foster homes they have had in the past. The twins were planning to run away on the next freight train, but they gradually settle into the rhythm of life at the old cabin in Ruby Holler and discover that they are truly home.
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From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics
by Louis A. Markos
Christians can look back on the pagan classics from Homer and Virgil and see the universal human longing for a Savior. As Achilles and Odysseus struggle through their heroic adventures, the Christian can draw parallels to Christ’s own heroic deeds, finding the completion of every myth in the person of Christ. In the Bible, God often uses pagan kings to reveal His truth and further His kingdom. The truth of Christ can be found reflected in all of creation and especially in the greatest creative literature of the ancient world.
The author says that “…the great, overarching symbols of literature can function as they do only because history and the universe are inherently meaningful and moving toward a purposeful end.”pg. 133
The pre-Christian myths of the Greeks and Romans include the same symbols and themes that are present in the Bible, and which find their final fruition in Christ.
Reunited (Reawakened, #3)
by Colleen Houck
3.5 out of 5 stars
Lily has lost all memory of her Egyptian prince, Amon, and all the adventures she had in the netherworld with his brothers, Asten and Ahmose. But she still has supernatural abilities as a sphinx, and voices in her head that she doesn’t recognize. Seth, the god of chaos, has begun his final battle against the Egyptian gods and the battle is not going well. A goddess has hidden all three Egyptian princes away so that Seth can’t find them, and now only Lily has a heart connection that could trace them and bring them back. Lily sets off through the cosmos to find her beloved prince and her lost memories.
The Lost Library
by Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass (Goodreads Author)
Evan is intrigued when someone starts a Free Little Library and the books all appear to be old books from the library that burned down years ago. Evan begins to investigate who could have started the library fire and why these particular books were the only ones that survived the fire. He soon learns that many people in the town are unwilling to talk about the old library fire, and he wonders what they could be hiding.
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Recreated (Reawakened, #2)
by Colleen Houck (Goodreads Author)
In this second book of the series, Lily must venture into the underworld to save her beloved Amon. She begs the ancient gods to help her, knowing they will use her strength for their own purposes to keep the god of chaos at bay. But Lily is willing to sacrifice anything to help Amon, even her own sanity.
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Our Marvelous Memory (How Your Brain Works)
by Helena Haraštová
Different parts of the brain work together to create our memories. Some memories are saved for the long-term, and some things we forget within minutes or days. Memories of physical motion are stored in the cerebellum, and the amygdala helps to store memories of emotions. There are explicit memories like facts and dates, and implicit memories like how to swim. The more often you recall a memory, the stronger it will be and easier to recall the next time.
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This Book is Too Quiet!: You add the noise…
by Cristina Cubells, Joana Casals (illustrator)
In this book about sounds, the reader has to add all the sound effects! We visit a busy kitchen where cooks are whisking and popping corks and slurping spaghetti. A plate breaks, the water faucet gushes, and the reader has to create all the sounds!
We make sounds for rainstorms, fireworks, insects, and animals. But some of the sounds have to come from our own imagination. What would a fantastical cloud factory sound like? What would sound be like in outer space?
The Fire-Breathing Duckling
by Frank Cammuso (Goodreads Author)
A dragon egg ends up in the nest with the duck eggs. When the baby dragon hatches, the mother duck raises him along with all the other ducklings. But this odd duckling can’t swim. He wonders if he might be more of an “oinking” duckling, so he tries to wallow in the mud with some pigs. He wonders if he might be a “mooing” duckling or a “clucking” duckling, so he tries to do what cows and hens do. When a predator threatens his family, this little dragon discovers that he is actually a Fire-Breathing Duckling!
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The Dragon of Cripple Creek
by Troy Howell
When Kat falls down a mine shaft during an Old West tour in Colorado, she discovered a hidden cavern where a dragon is living on a pile of gold. She pockets a nugget of gold, but feels guilty about stealing from the dragon when he was so kind to show her the way out of the caves. Her family have called the police and rescue workers to search for her in the mines, and when they find her safe and sound, she accidentally drops the golden nugget in front of all the reporters. The story gets blown out of proportion and a new Gold Rush begins. Kat is afraid that she has put the dragon in danger, now that everyone wants a piece of the gold.
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The Hammer of Thor (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #2)
by Rick Riordan
Magnus and his friends are tasked with finding Thor’s missing hammer, but as usual, Loki has his own mysterious plans for them. They receive a tip that the hammer might be buried in a Viking barrow, so they decide to track it down. Loki is up to his old tricks and it will take all of Magnus’ courage and resourcefulness to retrieve the hammer and hopefully not get killed by giants.
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