Honey Bee Animal Rescue: by Peggy McGee Free~July 6th thru 10th~2024

 Learn to count to 10 while taking care of animals in this rescue!

Explore another 'I Can Read It Myself Book' where the young reader can share counting skills.

Join Honey Bee on her adventures in her animal rescue, where she helps care for and heal hurt animals.

Included are other activities to enhance the fun, ending with a special badge to wear for all those who love helping animals!

Author, Peggy McGee, author of "The Psychic Sara Series", the Orphan Train Adventures, and the Wildflower Series (to name a few) taught school, covering many grade levels and college courses in various states, during the first part of her employment years. She has a MS in Education, to include Social Sciences and a Reading Specialty. Most recently, prior to retirement, she was involved with the elderly, providing for their psycho-social needs. During this time, she published many newsletters; however, her ultimate goal was always to become an author. She has three children, five grandchildren and currently lives with her husband in Michigan.

Review

As readers follow Honey Bee's journey, they are encouraged to partake in a sense of responsibility and empathy. Whether it's counting the number of animals, tallying their needs, or identifying various objects, young readers are actively involved in the learning process.

The book concludes with a special badge, rewarding children who have demonstrated their love and dedication to helping animals. This tangible symbol serves as a source of pride and motivates children to continue their compassionate actions.

Moral: The moral of this story is that through active participation and empathy, children learn the importance of responsibility towards animals and develop a sense of compassion. The special badge at the end of the book reinforces these values, encouraging children to take pride in their efforts and continue to make a positive difference in the lives of animals.

Link

Amazon:  https://books2read.com/u/bodPBL

The Regrets of Men: (The Peter Smith Chronicles - American Revolution Historical Fiction Series) by Danny J. Bradbury

Now that the war is over, the real work begins to unify the fledgling country. Peter Smith has survived many harrowing battles against the British. He now faces his biggest challenge, which could determine the future for him and his family. After his parents' death, he receives an assignment from a surprising source. Peter must decide whether to take on this new task or fulfill a promise to stay with his family.

The relief of surviving the war for independence provides Peter with options to live safely back home in Boston. With the support of his wife, Anne, the family embarks on a new challenge to return to South Carolina to take up a different fight. Peter is faced with deep-seated hatred and institutional racism.

Peter takes on a new role as a politician, made possible by his celebrity, to try to end slavery. He is thwarted at every turn by the actions of his neighbors. When he is faced with a brutal attack on his family, he must decide to risk everything to bring the attacker to justice, face possible death or failure, or stay the course to complete his mission.

The Regrets of War is the harrowing third novel in The Peter Smith Chronicles series. You will be drawn in by the dramatic story of one man who tries to make a difference and is tested for his beliefs. Get your copy today.

 

Danny J. Bradbury

About the author

I have been writing historical fiction novels since I retired from the Insurance industry. I have a lifelong love of history and enjoy sharing my accumulated knowledge. I was born and raised in Colorado and Wyoming. I served in the U.S. Navy. My wife and I currently live in South Carolina. We have three grown daughters and four grandchildren.

 

Review

 "The Regrets of Man," the third book in The Peter Smith Chronicles, takes you on a powerful journey through post-war America.

Peter Smith, fresh from the battlefields, now faces the tough task of uniting a divided country and tackling deep-rooted racism. After losing his parents, Peter is caught between staying with his family in Boston or taking on a new mission in South Carolina. With his wife Anne by his side, he decides to fight slavery using his newfound political influence.

The story vividly shows the challenges Peter faces, especially when his family is brutally attacked. He has to make tough choices between seeking justice and sticking to his mission.

This book is an emotional and gripping tale of one man's fight for a better future. It's a must-read for anyone who loves historical fiction.

Content Rating

Drugs: None

 Language: None, 

Violence: Contains violence, depicting battlefield flashbacks, racial attacks, and personal confrontations. It serves to highlight the harsh realities of post-war America and the protagonist's struggle against deep-rooted racism and slavery.

Adult: No sexual content

Moral: It underscores the importance of standing up against injustice and adversity, despite the personal sacrifices and difficult choices that may accompany such actions.

Links 

Amazon:  https://books2read.com/u/3n9xjB

 Twiiter:  @DanBradbury52

Clement: The Green~by Craig Hipkins

Normandy. The year 1161. King Henry ll sends the 14 year old Clement, Count of la Haye on a secret mission. The young count and his friends travel in the wake of the mysterious mariner known only as Sir Humphrey Rochford. Their destination? The legendary land of Vinland, known only from the Norse sagas. The journey is full of adventure and intrigue. Clement battles with a tyrannical Irish king and then finds his vessel attacked by a massive monster from the deep. The Green Ship sails to the sparse and barren land of Greenland where more trouble awaits.

About the author

Craig R. Hipkins grew up in Hubbardston Massachusetts. He is the author of medieval and gothic fiction. His novel Adalbert is the sequel to Astrolabe written by his late twin brother Jay S. Hipkins (1968-2018)

He is an avid long distance runner and enjoys astronomy in his spare time.

Review 

Fourteen-year-old Clement, Count of la Haye is sent off on a top-secret assignment in the wake of the enigmatic seafarer Sir Humphrey Rochford. Clement and his pals’ destination will be the land of Vinland.

Clement fights the evil Irish king and later discovers his vessel struck by a gigantic brute of the sea. Then more misfortune and mishaps occur when the Green Ship navigates to the scant and desolate Greenland.

Clement: The Green Ship is book 2 in the Clement series. Book 1 was excellent and book 2 was just as or even better. There are time-period maps, an index of word meanings, and character descriptions. Also wonderful writings of sea monsters and maritime and nautical tellings.

Author Craig Hipkins’ love of and knowledge of mythology, fairy tales, and fantasy shines in his writing which is intriguing, witty, humorous, and suspenseful.

Teens and adults alike who enjoy fantasy will love this tale jam-packed with escapades, battles, mystery, and phenomenal sea creatures.

Content rating

Drug Con

Drug Content: G - Casual drinking occurs in a few places.

Violence: PG - unfortunate accidents, people may be left somewhat injured. There is no deliberate harm intended, and graphic descriptions are also absent.

Language: PG - Mild expletives scattered here and there.

Adult Content: G - Some kissing and romance are depicted.

Christian content: In this book, the characters wrestle with the question of God's role in their suffering while holding steadfast to their faith. They attend church regularly and engage in nightly prayers as a family on occasion. Prayers for healing and safety are common, as are discussions about the afterlife. The protagonist's intense inner conflict, acts of self-sacrifice, and subsequent development of character are exceptionally compelling.

Links 

Amazon: https://books2read.com/u/3kXjxO

X: @CraigHipkins

tent: G - There is a little casual drinking in a few places. Violence: PG - Tragic accidents leave people somewhat mangled. There is no intentional harm done here. No graphic descriptions either. Language: PG - There are a few scattered mild expletives. Drug Content: G - There is a little casual drinking in a few places. Violence: PG - Tragic accidents leave people somewhat mangled. There is no intentional harm done here. No graphic descriptions either. Language: PG - There are a few scattered mild expletives. Adult Content: G - There is romance and some kissing. Christian content: The characters in this book struggle with where God is in their suffering but remain steadfast in their faith. Church attendance is encouraged, and nightly prayers with the family are present occasionally. Prayer for healing and safety are not uncommon. Discussion is made about people being in heaven when they die. The raw conflict, self-sacrifice, and ensuing depth of character in the protagonist is stunning.Drug Content: G - There is a little casual drinking in a few places. Violence: PG - Tragic accidents leave people somewhat mangled. There is no intentional harm done here. No graphic descriptions either. Language: PG - There are a few scattered mild expletives. Adult Content: G - There is romance and some kissing. Christian content: The characters in this book struggle with where God is in their suffering but remain steadfast in their faith. Church attendance is encouraged, and nightly prayers with the family are present occasionally. Prayer for healing and safety are not uncommon. Discussion is made about people being in heaven when they die. The raw conflict, self-sacrifice, and ensuing depth of character in the protagonist is stunning.AduDrug Content: G - There is a little casual drinking in a few places. Violence: PG - Tragic accidents leave people somewhat mangled. There is no intentional harm done here. No graphic descriptions either. Language: PG - There are a few scattered mild expletives. Adult Content: G - There is romance and some kissing. Christian content: The characters in this book struggle with where God is in their suffering but remain steadfast in their faith. Church attendance is encouraged, and nightly prayers with the family are present occasionally. Prayer for healing and safety are not uncommon. Discussion is made about people being in heaven when they die. The raw conflict, self-sacrifice, and ensuing depth of character in the protagonist is stunning.lt Content: G - There is romance and some kissing. Christian content: The characters in this book struggle with where God is in their suffering but remain steadfast in their faith. Church attendance is encouraged, and nightly prayers with the family are present occasionally. Prayer for healing and safety are not uncommon. Discussion is made about people being in heaven when they die. The raw conflict, self-sacrifice, and ensuing depth of character in the protagonist is stunning.

IN SEARCH OF TRUTH: Thy Word have I Hid in my Heart by Rachel Jamerson

 

How often have you looked beyond your field of vision and imagined what is out there? You are just a single drop in the middle of a vast ocean. What on earth leads us to believe we are in control of anything!
We work desperately to achieve those things we feel we must have. While we climb the ladder of our ambitions, children grow up, we get old, and suddenly life is not so shiny anymore. Then one day you answer the door to find the grim reaper standing there. It doesn’t matter who you are everyone will experience these things. It will eventually end for all of us.
So why are we here? What is the creator's plan? What has happened in the past? What does the future hold?
Hopefully this narration will offer a glimpse of light and understanding. The basis for this literary offering is the Holy Scriptures.
Discover who God designed you to be, where he gifted you to serve, and the confidence to pursue that course.

About the author

I have been writing for twenty-five years. My favorite resource is scripture. A hunger for God’s Word took me to the campus of Precepts International in Chattanooga, Tennessee. There I learned the Inductive Bible Study method, which completely changed the way I view scripture.

I served for five plus years in a local chapter of CONTACT USA. While there I served on the board of directors and as a crisis line specialist. In addition I am certified by the American Association of Christian Counselors in Caring for People God’s Way. I remained an active member until 2005. I am currently retired.

After becoming a Christian, my desire to write and quest for answers were dedicated to understanding God’s message to man. What exactly was He saying and why were there so many different interpretations? As a result, I became an avid student of scripture. My book ‘Spiritual Compass’ contains excerpts from various articles written over the years. It also takes the reader on a simple walk through the Word of God and offers insights derived from the personal journey of others.

I am a widowed grandmother of eight, retired and living in Southwestern Virginia.

Review 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading In Search of Truth by Rachel Jamerson. The book is interspersed with vivid narration and biblical quotes. The author does a great job documenting the history of the Jewish people along with their trials and tribulations. She backs up her views with strong examples of Scripture. It's an interesting study of both faith and the historical events of the time. She even spells out the events yet to come. I have to admit that I learned more in depth facts about events that I thought I had a good understanding of.

I highly recommend reading this book.

Content Rating 

Drug-0 

Language -PG 

Violence - None

Adult - None 

Moral - This book emphasizes the importance of understanding our place in the world and the insignificance of our individual desires and pursuits in the face of the vastness of existence. It encourages introspection, reflection on our purpose, and the recognition of divine guidance in finding fulfillment through service aligned with our inherent design.

Link 

https://books2read.com/u/bMAwWv 

Norma Elliot's Secret Journal: Spring Fever

Norma Elliot's Secret Journal: Spring Fever  

by Victoria Simcox

It's me again, Norma Elliot. I'm still ten years old and sharper than a tack, as my dad likes to say.

"Spring Fever" is my second book, about what I did last spring—mostly learning life lessons again and talking to God in my secret journal. The title is a great big hint of how I felt for at least part of the season.

I'm still not a perfect angel kid; actually, the more I write in my journal, the more I realize I'm surely not perfect.

Working at my first job, planting a garden, dealing with an annoying drunk slug, as well as annoying people, are some of the things you'll read in this book.

If you liked my first story, "’Tis the Season," then I hope you'll like "Spring Fever." I think, I mean, I hope you'll like it just as much or maybe even more.

Latest Customer Review

A Great Pre-teen Book

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2023

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Having read Norma Elliot's T'is the Season', I could not wait to read the sequel 'Spring Fever'. What began to be a 'Journal to God' as a Christmas gift expanded to a secret diary about Norma's 'mis'-adventures growing up as a ten-year-old. Somehow with every little thing, some kind of disaster occurred that included some learning experience she would share with God. In a typical family, relationships with her siblings, best friend Taylor, and boy-pests in her class, nothing turned out as she had envisioned. Seeing life through the eyes of a ten-year-old provided much reminiscing of my own youth, now looking at it with a sense of humor. Most enjoyable, very funny book that both the young and old will find extremely entertaining.

Content:

Drug Content:

G - There is a neighbor, Mr. Porgy who drinks a beer. Also, beer is used to kill slugs. Norma’s aunt Gail asks for a wine spritzer but is given ginger ale instead.

Violence:

G – No violence

 Language:

G – No bad language

 Adult Content:

G - There is no adult content.

Christian content:

There are elements of Christian faith, moral lessons, and conversations with God in a journal. Also, each journal entry has a scripture reflected on by Norma.

About the Author:

Victoria was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, to an Austrian immigrant mother and a Dutch immigrant father. She now calls Western Washington home. Besides her writing career, Victoria taught elementary-school art for several years. Her past times are writing, reading, painting watercolors. She likes to read theological as well as some fantasy genres. Two authors she is fond of are R.C. Sproul and C.S. Lewis.

Blog: victoriasimcox.blogspot.com

Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/victoriasimcoxauthor

Visit & contact her through her website https://victoriasimcox.wixsite.com/mysite-1

 

A Fire in the West: Stonegate Book 3

Life was not fair. Then things got worse!

The award-winning Stonegate series continues.

Secrets emerge from the past to change the lives of everyone, and the False Prophet returns, stronger than ever.

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Peace in Stonegate is Ending!

From author Harry James Fox, and co-author, Lucia Mudgway, comes an epic Christian fantasy, third in the Stonegate saga. In this gripping finale, Donald of Fisher and Rachel of Westerly as well as Carla and other favorite characters return to face another attempt by the evil False Prophet to overwhelm the free towns of the East. However, this tale centers around Donald and Rachel’s son, Robby, as he confronts all of his demons— his forbidden love for Ari, his cousin, and his conflicts with his father, Donald. Ari, Carla’s daughter, also finds herself in the heat of battle and is tested as she had never imagined. Family secrets emerge amid the threat of war, but courage, duty, and love become more important than ever. Will the False Prophet finally succeed in stamping out freedom, or will good finally triumph over evil? Will Robby find redemption for his decisions, and will the shocking truth about his past set him free to be with Ari?

About Harry James Fox

Harry James "Jim" Fox has ridden horseback over much of the landscape that appears in his novels, since he was born and raised on a ranch in western Colorado. His love of horses and ancient/medieval weapons, as well as his military training (US Army Command and General Staff College, Air Force War College) make his discussion of military matters (ancient and modern) gripping and credible.

His first book, "CrossCurrents" was a finalist in the International Book Awards competition.
His novel, "The Stonegate Sword" was an Award-Winning Finalist in the 2015 International Book Awards Competition. It also is a 5-Star rated book by Reader's Choice.

He has a B.S. and M. S. from Colorado State University, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, a Ph.D. in Theology, and has served as an army officer, natural resource manager, counterintelligence agent, pastor, missionary and seminary teacher. He currently serves as an elder of Calvary Baptist Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Jim was raised in a Christian home. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior in 1949 (age 7) at an old-fashioned tent revival. A few years after his marriage to Carroll, his wife of nearly 47 years, both became active in a small church in Arizona, and have actively served Christ together ever since.

His novel, The Stonegate Sword, wan the bronze medal in the "Fiction: Fantasy/Alternate History" category of the 2016 Global eBook Awards.

Amazon https://tinyurl.com/y35ttngw

Twitter:@hjimfoxy

Re-release of Stopped Cold

Re-release of Stopped Cold

What inspired you to write Stopped Cold?

As a college student then later as a young Mom, I knew of children, teens and young adults affected in a devastating way because they didn’t always excel. The results ranged from heartache in children over not winning a race or making all As to suicide attempts and suicide in young adults. I’m not sure if these sad situations crossed my path more than they did that of others or not, but the more pain I witnessed, the more I wished these children, teens and young adults had believed they did not have to be the best, but do their best. Even though the drive seemed to originate from different sources - parents, siblings, peer pressure or within - I wanted to tell them that God had given each of them a gift or gifts to use for Him, and they didn’t need to be #1. The theme rattled around in my head for years until finally, I put it in Stopped Cold.

Synopsis

Things aren't what they seem in peaceful Mistville, North Carolina.

Margaret McWhorter enjoys a laid-back Freshman year in high school swimming and hanging out with friends—until the day her brother, Sean, suffers a stroke from taking steroids. Now he's lying unconscious in a hospital.

Anger sets a fire for retribution inside her, and Margaret vows to make the criminals pay. Even the cop on the case can't stop her from investigating. Looking for justice, she convinces two friends, Jimmy and Emily to join her in a quest that takes them through a twisted, drug-filled sub-culture they discover deep in the woods behind the school. Time and again they walk a treacherous path, and come face-to-face with danger.

All the while Margaret really wants to cure Sean, heal the hate inside, and open her heart to love.

What people are saying.

From a review by Diane

Wow! This book had my attention from the first page! I read this book in one evening! Even though this is a young adult book, I really enjoyed it. It is told from the first person point of view which is my favorite way to tell a story. It is written from Margaret, a teenager's point of view. It has a little suspense and a little romance in it. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone!

From a review by Donna

I loved this story. Took me only 1 1/2 days to read. The book contains romance, mystery, love of family and also family problems, drug abuse and peer pressure. Told from a teenagers perspective and how she deals with a family crisis. She has a strong love for her brother and will stop at nothing to help him.

Well written and held my interest all the way. Good read for any age but especially for teenagers and parents.

From a review by a teen on Madi’s Musings

Stopped Cold captured my attention right from the start. Showing the dangers of drugs, Stopped Cold is a book that all teens should read.

The way the book is crafted makes it extremely easy to connect with the characters. I loved the way the suspense is built. And as for the ending, well, God often uses the bad to draw people closer to him, as Margaret discovers in this adrenaline building tale.

Bio: Award-winning author Gail Pallotta’s a wife, mom, swimmer and bargain shopper who loves God, beach sunsets and getting together with friends and family. She’s a former regional writer of the year for American Christian Writers Association, a 2013 Grace Awards finalist and a 2017 Reader’s Favorite Book Award winner. She’s published six books, poems, short stories and two-hundred articles. Some of her articles appear in anthologies while two are in museums. To learn more about Gail and her books visit her website at http//gailpallotta.com. and her Amazon author page at amazon.com/author/gailpallotta.

Buy links: Amazon short link - Amazon.com/dp/B07R7RHF5K

Amazon long link -https://www.amazon.com/Stopped-Cold-Gail-Pallotta-ebook/dp/B07R7RHF5K/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_8?keywords=Barely+Above+Water+by+Gail+Pallotta&qid=1558049626&s=books&sr=1-8-fkmrnull

Available in E-book and print on Barnes and Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stopped-cold-gail-pallotta/1117352035?ean=9781522398578

Kobo -https://www.kobo.com/us/en/search?query=Stopped+Cold+by+Gail+Pallotta

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