BOOK REVIEW | The Inventor’s Secret by Chad Morris

Title: THE INVENTOR’S SECRET Author: Chad Morris Publisher: Shadow Mountain March 2013 ISBN: 978-1-609073268 Genre: Young adult Imagine a school in the year 2074 where students don't read history, but watch it happen around them; where running in gym class isn't around a track, but up a virtual mountain; and where learning about animals means becoming one through an avatar. Welcome to Cragbridge Hall, the most advanced and prestigious school in the world. Twin siblings Abby and Derick Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | A New Home for Lily

Title: A NEW HOME FOR LILY Authors: Mary Ann Kinsinger and Suzanne Woods Fisher Publisher: Revell January 2013 ISBN: 978-0-8007-2133-6 Genre: young adult New town, new house, new friends, and always lots of fun. Lily Lapp is moving with her family to Pennsylvania to join a new Amish community. In this small town, Lily has to get used to a new school, new friends, and Aaron Yoder the most annoying boy in the world! But some changes are good. Like exploring an attic full of adventures and Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | Night Flight

When CIA Agent Bo Rider adopts a retired law enforcement dog for his family, teenagers Glenna and Gregg are surprised to discover Blaze’s special skills. They put the dog to work solving crimes, but a captured criminal seeks revenge forcing the kids to hide out at their grandparents’ Florida home. In Skeleton Key powerful villains connive to stop the teens from discovering their criminal enterprise. As Glenna and Gregg face high stakes, they find courage to keep pursuing justice. In NIGHT Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door

Do you know what you believe about your faith? Do you know why it’s true? DON’T CHECK YOUR BRAINS AT THE DOOR is a guidebook that has answers you’re looking for to tough questions such as: 1. Does it really matter what you believe as long as you have faith? 2. Are there errors in the Bible? 3. Was Jesus just a good teacher? 4. Can His resurrection be proved, or did he ‘stage’ His death? and many more. Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler use funny (and true) stories to expose common Read more ...

BOOK REVIEW | The Chic Shall Inherit the Earth

The Chic Shall Inherit the Earth is the fifth in the "All About Us" series of books by Shelley Adina. The series involved a group of teenagers who attend Spencer Academy, a private boarding school. Lissa Mansfield enters her senior year with her friendships intact but her future in flux. Lissa's senior year is full of projects and plenty to keep her busy, but her friends are acting weird as they make their final decisions about college and their own futures. Lissa knew she could always count on Read more ...