1. The Redemption Series by Karen Kingsbury ~ My best friend loaned me this entire series and I have to say it rocked my world. Even if you just read the first book, Redemption, I promise you will experience every range of emotion...joy, sadness, bitter, hatred..and possibly forgiveness. The characters and writing by this Christian author keep you enthralled and emotionally involved in every page!!
2. The Fives Run North-South by Dan Goodin ~ Ok, so this one has been on my Kindle for awhile but I haven't had the chance to read anything since the end of the school year!! I just picked it up and now (darn it!!) I can't put it down!! OMG--it is so good...I was reading it last night and I had to force myself to put it down at midnight so I could get some sleep!
I guess I will mention it just happens to be written by my good friend's hubby. Geez, I can say I knew them when....! Already has amazing Amazon reviews...i just love finding hidden gems like this one--WOW!
4. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain ~ I love reading to Brooke and Will before bed, but it's really rare when I can read a book that they both enjoy. The kids recently "found" this book at our neighborhood "free" library/book swap and boy, has it been a hit!! I read (parts) of this book when I was a kid, but had forgotten a lot of it. They are both at the edges of their beds when I read all about Tom and his adventures with Injun Joe! We are all loving it! It's one of the few books they have BOTH begged me to read more and more!!
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I love Jesus Calling!! It's simple, easy to read, & filled with such great truths! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteJesus Calling is on my shelf too. I start with good intentions and then forget to read it daily, I need a better routine. Also- love the Tom Sawyer, I may read that to Willis!
ReplyDeletethat's kind of awesome that your friend's hubby wrote that book!! I'll have to check it out, there's nothing like a book you can't put down.
ReplyDeleteHow cool that you know someone that wrote a book! I'll have to check it out. I haven't heard of these books, but will definitely be adding them to my list. So glad we make this a link up so I can just refer back to my post and all of your posts are already linked :) I have too many pieces of paper floating around, haha!
ReplyDeletei love hearing other people's book recommendations esp in the summer! thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading to your babies. Gold star for you. How super exciting to know the author of a book that you love. Has he written other books? Heading to B&N online to download a sample. XO
ReplyDeleteHuh. Thought I left a comment already but the Internet ate it. Please let your author-friend know that I tried to download a sample of his book through B&N for my Nook but they don't offer one. Heading over to Goodreads now to add the title to my to-read list. Gold star for you for reading to your babies. Love Jesus Calling. XO
ReplyDeleteWill definitely add your friends book to my list. I read Jesus Calling every morning - love it!
ReplyDeleteSo funny, we both featured "Jesus Calling"! I would agree with your MIL, it is life changing! I hope you get a chance to experience it. Also, thank you for telling us about the Redemption series. Will have to put that on my to read list.
ReplyDeleteThat's so fun you are reading Tom Sawyer with your kids! You really can't go wrong with classics that everyone can enjoy.
ReplyDeleteHappy to link up with y'all today. I'm loving all the reading lists and getting such good ideas. There's nothing better than a great book on a hot day!
ReplyDeleteYAY Tom Sawyer!! And I am going to put The Fives Run in my Amazon cart right now!!
ReplyDeleteAny book that unpacks redemption has to make it on my list.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Jesus Calling in awehile but definitely should pick it up again!
ReplyDeleteLovely list of inspirational reads.
Rachel xo
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