This is exactly the type of book I recommend for mature Christian teens and young adults because it shows a lovable and completely realistic main character navigating the ups and downs, heartaches, and joys of life.
The main character, Emery, faces loss and hurt, stage fright and uncertainty, and along the way, learns to let God map her life.
This is book two in the series, but in the first book Emery dealt with some huge issues, helping a loved one cope with depression and all the heartache that goes with it.
This is an amazing sequel that has me rooting for the trilogy’s upcoming finale. You’ll laugh and cry as Emery’s story builds. Hooray for happy endings!
I would recommend reading this series in order, but I fell in love with these characters and the dual point-of-view!
The story takes place in Russia, which has outlawed the Christian church, so the characters must decide whether to obey God or man. Evgeny's beloved career ends, making him question his worth.
Then, when his new job lands him in a mess of mysterious government work, he learns the hard way what it means to love your neighbor. Neither Sasha nor Evgeny feels worthy of Jesus' sacrifice, and both of these main characters must learn to trust God's promise of forgiveness.
I'm a scaredy cat, and even I was able to handle the intense scenes, but I would say readers should be mature for this book.
This author has vivid world-building and delivers a powerful story where good and evil battle.
Each of the four main characters has internal conflict, and I fully enjoyed the multiple points of view. There are a few gruesome descriptions involving slavery and the evil lord’s torture methods, but overall, the book is very clean.
There is no swearing, which I love. The characters follow God’s design for love and marriage, and the memorable story is a clear allegory to the Bible.
Mature teens and adults who want Christian fiction with themes of forgiveness, faithfulness, and God’s ability to change hearts should check out Shattered Reflection.
Princess Nordica Icerri’s crown will be purchased with blood—her blood. Now the sole heir to the throne, she is determined to be the queen the Snowlands deserve, but that comes with a price: a numbed heart and soul. Only when she meets kidnapped physician Loren Alocer does Nordica allow herself to hope she can become queen without completely losing herself. But not everyone wants what’s best for the Snowlands, and Nordica’s upcoming rule is compromised at every turn. Can the criminal physician—and his faith—thaw Nordica’s heart, or is she destined to be…
When Marlee, her sisters, and the Miles boys first meet Thad, a dehydrated hiker on the trail, they offer first aid to help him recover. Thad seems harmless until he tells them to hike a few extra miles at sunset. When Lydie finds a hand-drawn map that Thad dropped, the group realizes that he is a modern-day treasure hunter – and he decides that they're after his treasure.
As they rush to flee from Thad, they make split-second decisions and find themselves in a unique set of dangers. To make matters worse, Marlee becomes distracted with a nagging worry that Ellie might move away from home.
What is God's plan for the teens? How will they get away from Thad before it's too late?
This is a beloved read-aloud in our family. My 6-year-old loved how Charlotte saved Wilbur’s life and the true, lasting friendship between the two.
She was always entertained by Charlotte’s speeches and extensive vocabulary. The bittersweet ending is more sweet than bitter for young kids, and the beautiful friendship gets a *chef’s kiss*.
Any book that starts with “Where’s Papa going with that axe?” will surely hold readers’ attention!
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child.
On foggy mornings, Charlotte's web was truly a thing of beauty . Even Lurvy, who wasn't particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig's breakfast. And then he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the centre of the web, neatly woven in block letters, was a message. It said: SOME PIG!
This is the story of a little girl named Fern, who loves a little pig named Wilbur - and of Wilbur's dear friend,…
This is a lighthearted, imaginative book that evokes lots of laughter in our house.
Jerry is constantly inventing things, and when his inventions inevitably go awry, he has to patch things up quickly before all the squirrels in Erryville go nuts.
This book is simply for enjoyment and to nurture a love of reading. When read together as a family, laughing at Jerry’s silliness will create fun memories.
Jerry the Squirrel loves inventing… and he’s pretty good at it. What he’s not good at, however, is making sure his inventions only do what he wants them to do.
Join Jerry the Squirrel in this fun set of short stories as his Nut Harvester turns into a Nut Cannon, as his Ear Plugs turn into Megaphones, and as his Automatic Slippers turn on every Squirrel in the village!
Laugh together during bedtime reading or leave your young readers to enjoy these fun, family-friendly stories on their own. These tales are sure to captivate young readers and leave them wanting…
This is a timeless story of friendship and mystery, family legacies, and hidden talents. It’s one of our favorite read-aloud books (although my husband has to read the epilogue because I cry every time), or go for the audiobook to hear all of Alice’s little ditties performed by a beautiful voice.
My 12-year-old checks this out from the library again and again. Get ready to crave pie, find a catnapped pet, strike up an unlikely friendship, and let your individual talents shine.
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From the award-winning author of SO B. IT, a story about family, friendship, and...pie!
When Alice's Aunt Polly, the Pie Queen of Ipswitch, passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily fat, remarkably disagreeable cat, Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice.Suddenly, the whole town is wondering how you leave a recipe to a cat. Everyone wants to be the next big pie-contest winner, and it's making them pie-crazy. It's up to Alice and her friend…
