Posted in Book Reviews Why We Homeschool

Discover the Homeschool Advantage

Colleen Kessler, M.Ed., has four children, a background in traditional education, and has been homeschooling for over fifteen years. In The Homeschool Advantage: A Child-Focused…

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Posted in 7th grade 8th grade Book Reviews High School

The Devil’s Ransom (Book 6 of the Harwood Mysteries)

The Devil’s Ransom – Antony Barone Kolenc Kolenc wraps up the six-book Harwood Mysteries series set in the time of the Crusades with this thrilling…

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Posted in Book Reviews Religion

My True Love Gave to Me: A Catechism for the Twelve Days of Christmas

My True Love Gave to Me: A Catechism for the Twelve Days of Christmas, written by Katie Warner and illustrated by Elizabeth Zelasko, is a…

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Posted in Book Reviews Social Studies / History

Historical Fiction for Teens

Waiting With Elmer by Deanna Klingel Review: I’ve read several stories by this author and have always enjoyed them, so when I came across this…

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The Sacraments in Action
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The Sacraments in Action by Sophia Institute Press

The Sacraments in Action Review: I’ve enjoyed The Saint Chronicles graphic novel collection by Sophia Press, so when I discovered they offered a similar book…

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Posted in 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade Book Reviews History

Book Review – Crossbows and Crucifixes

This historical fiction for teens focuses on the persecution of Catholics in England during the late 1500s.

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Posted in Book Reviews Religion

Help Your Children Love the Eucharist

The lives of the saints can help demonstrate the truth of the Eucharist and help foster devotion in both children and adults.

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The Gift and Grace of Homeschooling

In The Gift and Grace of Homeschooling: A Gift to Homeschooling Mothers, Michelle Heekin shares what she has learned through her twenty-five years of marriage and parenting/homeschooling four children. In a series of twenty letters, she provides information and encouragement to other homeschooling mothers.

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Penny and the Stolen Chalice
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Book Review – Penny and the Stolen Chalice

There were many enjoyable aspects to this story. As a mystery-lover, I always enjoy a good whodunnit. So, the storyline of the missing chalice lured me right in and kept me guessing until the end.

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Book Review – Centurion’s Daughter

Centurion’s Daughter is a thoughtful and compelling journey to a little-known period of history when an empire fell and the foundations of Christendom were laid.

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