When life seems to be hard both inside school and out of school, books can often help soothe a youngster’s soul as well as open up discussion. This collection of books I have chosen is a perfect segue into helping solve dilemmas that are creeping into your child’s life and are causing angst.
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Latter-day Fiction: For Those Who Enjoy Suspense and Action
Here are two novels readers who enjoy suspense and action will love, set in two different time periods.
Lazy Summertime Picture Books
The “dog days” of summer are upon us, making this the perfect time to enjoy reading picture books with young family members. All of these books are good for ages four through eight, unless otherwise noted.
Latter-day Saint Fiction: Regencies–Sort Of
Strictly speaking the Regency Period in English history was between 1811 and 1820, but Regency authors tend to include stories that transpire during almost any part of the nineteenth century. Two books that fall loosely into the Regency period are Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts by Nancy Campbell Allen and A Foreign Crown by Jen Geigle Johnson.
The Best Fiction for Summer
These summer days are some of the best times to wrap yourself inside a great book. The following books include several genres and should grab your nine-year-old and older and keep him/her interested to the end and likely excited to read!
Latter-day Saint Fiction: Not Your Typical Regency Romance
Though their covers make these two novels appear to be typical Regency Romances, the stories are far from typical. The Heiress of All Things Beautiful by Anita Stansfield reveals a darker side of the Regency era that continues in our day. Esther Hatch in A Proper Charade introduces a lovely young bombshell heroine who sets out to prove she's as capable as her brother.
Celebrate America with Knowledge in Books
These stories will inspire a greater appreciation and respect of our country through history from the beginning with inspired men involved in its inception to wars and great people. The first five books are picture books and good for all ages. All books should be read by all from ages nine through adult, unless otherwise indicated.
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Bringing Holiness Home: When we Can’t Go to the Temple or Meet Together in Chapels
Praying for the Constitution of the United States, as Amended
Socialism Says Must; Christianity Says Should
Your Hardest Family Question: I’m tired of caring for my stepdaughter
Liberty and Justice for All: An Open Letter to Fellow Citizens in Defense of American Institutions
His Yoke and the Electric Bike
For Ruth Bader Ginsburg, oneness never was meant to be sameness