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Review: Food, Faith & Fun: A Faithgirlz Cookbook
Food, Faith & Fun: A Faithgirlz Cookbook by Various Authors Reviewed by Lori Twichell Genre: YA Cookbook Publisher: Zonderkidz Publication Date: 10/9/2012 Food, Faith and Fun: A Faithgirlz Cookbook intrigued me from the second I read the description in my inbox. I have two daughters. One is a tween and one is a freshly minted teen – and both of them love to cook and spend time in the kitchen. So a cookbook that would appeal to all of us is a no-brainer and it didn’t take me long to get in touch with the publicist and say that we’d love to review it! I was delighted to see the bright cheery graphics…
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Review: Paladins by Matthew Christian Harding
Paladins: Book 2 of the Peleg Chronicles, by Matthew Christian Harding Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Zoe & Sozo Publishing Publication Date: 5/3/2010 With Paladins, we once again find ourselves in the company of Lord McDougal, Fergus Leatherhead, Gimcrack the Dwarf, Thiery and Suzie, the delightful little girl who entrances them all with her pure heart, precious songs and praise for the One True God. This time, our intrepid heroes are out and about when the Death Hunt begins. And yes, that’s as frightening as it sounds. Thiery must find his way through a new culture, Gimcrack and Suzie need to pull a household together, and Fergus Leatherhead has been put…
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Review: Loresmen by Matthew Christian Harding
Loresmen by Matthew Christian Harding Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Zoe and Sozo Publishing Publication Date: July 21, 2011 Who is Thiery? Where will Suzie end up? Is Lord McDougal alive or dead? Will Lady Mercy be spared? These are some of the questions that Matthew Christian Harding left us to ponder in his previous book, Paladins. In this final chapter of the Peleg Chronicles, Matthew Christian Harding has set up myriad questions that need to be answered. People must be saved. Battles must be fought. And more than that, we learn the back stories to some of our favorite characters. Stories that have been hinted at, danced around,…
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Review: The Sanctuary by Ted Dekker
The Sanctuary, by Ted Dekker Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Thriller, Mystery Publisher: Center Street Publication Date: 10/30/2012 Danny Hansen used to be a Priest. He would listen to people’s confessions, help some through their difficulties, and preach the gospel of God’s word the best way he knew how. He also used to be a murderer. Now he’s in prison, serving a fifty year term for the murder of two abusive men. He spends his days observing people (as he always did), listening to everyone’s troubles, and learning how to survive the prison system. He’s pretty much a model prisoner until he gets sent to a brand new type of prison. At Basal,…
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Review: Like Moonlight at Low Tide by Nicole Quigley
Like Moonlight at Low Tide by Nicole Quigley Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, drama Publisher: Zondervan Publication Date: September 4, 2012 Missy Keiser isn’t thrilled about moving back to Florida. She lived there when she was thirteen and it wasn’t a pleasant time. Nicknamed Messy, everything about Missy was fodder for the bullies in her class. When her mother met a man and moved to Pennsylvania with him, it gave Missy a chance to escape the horrific situations she was in at school and start fresh. Now, three years later, she’s back again and praying that people don’t remember Messy. Unfortunately, it doesn’t turn out quite that easy. She soon runs into the…
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Review: The Soul Saver by Dineen Miller
The Soul Saver, by Dineen Miller Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Supernatural Drama Publisher: Barbour Publication Date: May 1, 2012 Lexie Baltimore is a sculptor with a mission from God. Each time she dreams a face she goes to her studio, sculpts that face into a bust and then watches for where and when she will meet that person. God nudges her to the right place at the right time and then her mission is done. This time though, things get a little more personal. The face that she sculpts is that of a handsome man name Nate who is a pastor of a local church. When she meets Nate, it’s…
