Review: Degrees of Guilt: Miranda’s Story by Melody Carlson

Review by Gigi Hoffman
 
Miranda Sanchez is (what she thinks) a boring high school senior—honor student, editor of the school paper, athlete. She decides to stop being so stuffy and loosen up a little. Her mom, who prefers to be called Shelby, is always telling Miranda to lighten up and have some fun, so Miranda sets [...]

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Review: The Door in the Dragon’s Throat by Frank Peretti

Review by Jill Williamson
 
Jay and Lila Cooper travel to Nepur with their archaeologist father to uncover the truth behind an ancient legend. The people of Nepur fear a dark cavern called the Dragon’s Throat. Deep under the earth the Coopers discover a bronze door that is said to bring death to any who tries to [...]

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Review: Beyond the Reflection’s Edge by Bryan Davis

Review by Gigi Hoffman
 
Sixteen-year-old Nathan Sheppard’s exciting life involves traveling the world with his father, an investigator, and mother, a renowned violinist. He has a personal tutor, is an acclaimed violinist himself, and loves adventure. Then he finds his parents murdered.
 
Nathan goes into hiding at the country house of his father’s friend, Tony, and [...]

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Review: Red by Ted Dekker

Review by Jill Williamson
 
Thomas Hunter lay sleeping in a hotel room in Bangkok. Just as he’d predicted, the deadly The Raison Strain virus had been released into the world. His sister lets him sleep, though, for now.
 
In another reality, Thomas rides a black steed over a sandy valley, leading his Forest Guard to war against [...]

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Review: Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney

Review by Jill Williamson
 
Jared is annoyed. He gets that people like to be do-gooders in the world, but why his family? And why dangerous African refugees? As he understands it, there are no good guys in a civil war, so how was he supposed to get excited about sharing his bedroom with a teenage soldier [...]

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Review: My Hands Came Away Red by Lisa McKay

Review by Gigi Hoffman
 
Eighteen-year-old Cori wanted to get away after her high school graduation. Things were complicated and confusing with her boyfriend, Scott, so she signed up to go on a ten-week missions trip to build a church on a small island in Indonesia.
 
After several weeks on the island, the church is completed, but an [...]

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Review: Seek Ye First My Heart by Kimberlee R. Mendoza

Review by Jill Williamson
 
Cassi Russell can’t wait to start high school. She’ll get to run with the popular crowd and date the best guys. But when her friend, Beth, snubs her, Cassi decides to get even. She devises a plan to steal Beth’s boyfriend, the quarterback. But as Cassi is working on her plan, she [...]

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Review: Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

Review by Jill Williamson
 
Asta’s son has never had a name. But now that his mother has died, a priest tells him his name is Crispin. Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Crispin flees his village home. On his journey he meets a juggler named Bear, who teaches him the ways of entertaining, self defense, [...]

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Review: Skinny by Laura L. Smith

Review by Jill Williamson
 
Melissa Rollins has everything under control. She has a lot on her plate with the dance team, high school homework, staying in shape, eating healthy, and balancing her new boyfriend. But if one thing is out of order in her highly-organized day, everything spirals out of control. Melissa struggles to make her [...]

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Review: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Review by Jill Williamson
 
When Rachel Lynde sees Matthew Cuthbert wearing his best suit of clothes and driving his buggy out of Avonlea at three in the afternoon she knows something it going on. Why, Matthew should be out in the fields sowing his turnip seed. She hustles over to her neighbors’ house immediately to ask [...]

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