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Tentacles, Roland Smith’s sequel to Cryptid Hunters, sends the Wolfe team hunting for Architeuthis, the giant squid. However, Noah Blackwood is hunting the Wolfe team and only Grace is safe. Smith’s character, Dr. Ted Bronson, rivals Ian Fleming’s Q as some incredible technology appears in the novel. I love the sonic cannons. What could you…

A, B, C’s—scoot over, as 1, 2, 3 take their turn in Bill Martin, Jr.’s Chicka Chicka  1 2 3. The apple tree provides the setting for this adventure as the numbers climb its sturdy branches. Will Zero get a chance to join the number game? What will the numbers do when the bees claim the tree?…

Unseen Guardians: Part 1 Silent sentinels. Wise watchmen. They guide our steps to the path of right choices. They give wise counsel when a problem confronts us. They stand guard when we sleep. They light our way and steer us back to the right path when we wander. Who are these guiding guardians? These wise…

When the Monroe family discovers a baby rabbit during a scary movie at the theater, life turns into a horror story for family pets, Chester the cat and Harold the dog. White vegetables, drained of all juice, appear in strange places. The fridge opens and closes in the middle of the night. Is the new bunny…

Stuffy nose. Achy head. Know the feeling? In Karma Wilson’s Bear Feels Sick, Bear’s friends do their best to nurse him back to health. Unfortunately, those nasty germs attach themselves to Bear’s friends, too. What can a bear do when his buddies feel blue? Bear care to the rescue. If you’re down with the sniffles,…

Good Vibrations Think of one person you love to be around. What makes this person so special? I think of my friend, Becky. Becky smiles alot and kind, encouraging words flow from her. She is one of the happiest people I know and she brightens my day. Solomon tells us in Proverbs 15:30 NIV, “A cheerful look…

Markus Zusak’s Book Thief holds some of the best writing I have ever read. Each page paints pictures in your mind. Zusak’s novel, a Holocaust story, endeavors to show the good that existed within the Germany of World War II and the country’s struggle to break the oppression of Hitler and the Nazis. In an…

Pinkalicious Pinkerton has lost her tooth—her sweet tooth. Now, everything tastes awful. She asks the tooth fairy to send her something sweet until the new tooth grows, only to find her fairy off on a special assignment. Join Cupid, the Easter Bunny, and Elf #351 as they teach Pinkalicious that true sweetness comes from within.…

Response Time When we call 911, we expect a fast response time. Firemen and police arrive on the scene in a matter of minutes. It’s an emergency and we need help—fast. When we send up a heavenly 911, we expect fast help from God too. God, help me with ______. God, get me out of…

Dicey, James, Sammy, and Maybeth sit, abandoned, in the mall parking lot. Momma had hurried into the mall that morning, but now, night encroaches and the children huddle in the car. Thirteen-year-old Dicey, however, proves resourceful. She washes windows, carries groceries, and counts every penny as she shepherds her family towards their great-aunt’s house in a nearby…