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This month, I am trying some changes to my blog. Cross Training will post on Mondays. The format will be a devotional or short Bible study with an eye towards adults. I’m including a series of questions you may use for introspection or to spur discussion with your children over the coming week. I plan to drop…

Summer Reading Samples: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells SEAL Warrior by Thomas H. Keith and J. Terry Riebling The 39 Clues Book 1: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan                             Book 2: One False Note by Gordan Korman                             Book 3: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis Sasquatch by Roland…

This month, I am trying some changes to my blog. Cross Training will post on Mondays. The format will be a devotional or short Bible study with an eye towards adults. I’m including a series of questions you may use for introspection or to spur discussion with your children over the coming week. I plan to drop…

Sci-fi fans will love this easy reader by Jane Yolen in Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole. Frog puns and wordplay abound in this deep space adventure. Commander Toad and his crew discover a black hole. When something long, pink, and sticky appears and begins to pull the ship, the crew of the Star…

Sea Song We’re heading for the beach this month and I can’t wait. Sea. Sand. Crabs. Boogie boards.  I love the ocean. The wind and waves remind me of God’s great strength and lead me to praise Him. Psalm 96 calls us to praise Him too. This psalm not only calls on every nation to…

I ran across Erin Hunter’s Power of Three: The Sight and picked it up out of curiosity. I discovered that Erin Hunter is not one author but three and they have written several Warrior series, with Power of Three being the latest. The Sight is the first novel of this series. The novels center on…

Cowgirls and their horses share a special relationship. They work together and play together. Cowgirl Kate ‘s horse Cocoa has a chocolate coat and a mane and tail the color of caramel. That’s a sweet ride for any cowgirl as the two work the ranch, count the cows, and finally bunk down for the night.…

“Zuno, Come!” My dog Zuno is a white Labrador retriever. He likes to run and take naps. He likes people food and rawhide bones. He comes when I call. Unless it’s bath time. Then, he runs. Bath time requires a chase and a firm hand during the bathing process before Zuno finally “escapes” and shakes…

Twists and turns fill this Amazon adventure as Jake Lansa joins his father on a jaguar expedition in Brazil. Roland Smith’s list of characters vary as much as the rain forest creatures around them. Flanna—Jake’s father’s girlfriend that he neglected to mention. Silver—the mysterious boat owner who is a little too eager to help them.…

Tucker Mouse’s love of coins has trapped him in the shoeshine store. How will Harry Cat convince Papa Bellini to open the door? Harry to the Rescue! by Thea Feldman is marked as a Level Two reader and is based on the classic, The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden. Related stories include Tucker’s Beetle Band,…