About the Books
1. Starlighter (Zondervan/HarperCollins, Spring 2010), by Bryan Davis
It’s a kidnapping plot no one thought possible: Dragons snatching humans and enslaving them on an alternate planet.
Bryan Davis is a bestselling teen fantasy author, with over 1,000 teen fans on Facebook. He is currently on a stunning 50-city book tour to promote his third dragon fantasy series, where two young teenagers must work together to rescue the world – before the unthinkable happens. www.starlighterbook.com
2. The Prophecy (Zondervan/HarperCollins, May 2010), by Dawn Miller
A freak hailstorm during the Mardi Gras parade. Strange pockets of wind smashing into revelers. A sudden jump in crime across the city. But Jonah Becker and his ragtag friends would remember it as something else: the night of the curse – or gift – each are now destined to carry.
They are The Watchers: Witnesses to the epic and otherwise invisible battle for souls that rages around us. Jonah, the handsome musician who lives from one party to another; Sam Becker, kickboxer, and artist, whose tortured visions lead him into a fatal web of deceit; Carly Hagan, successful young entrepreneur and rebel, who will have to see with her own eyes that her father’s faith is not so blind; Jenna Moore, a young single mother who has made some dangerous mistakes; and Jeremiah Harvey, known ominously as “Big J.”
A thrilling fantasy novel for young readers, The Prophecy releases this May by Dawn Miller, acclaimed filmmaker. She is currently working on both a graphic novel and film version of this book. http://tinyurl.com/
3. Never Blame the Umpire (Zondervan/HarperCollins, Spring 2010), by Gene Fehler
Baseball, tennis, poetry classes: Eleven-year-old Kate is having the best summer a kid could have. And in her close-knit family, Kate has always felt God’s love and protection. But when her mother is suddenly diagnosed with cancer, where can she turn? Do sports or poetry matter when tragedy strikes?
Gene Fehler, an award-winning and widely published poet, is the author of ten published books and over eighteen hundred published poems, stories, and articles. His poetry has featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” as well as the HBO production When it Was Just a Game II. www.genefehler.com
My Take on the Books
I am always on the watch for books that have great messages within them and that are spiritually based and these three novels do all three. I found all three books to be engaging in their own distinct ways and found myself easily getting through them all as they were quite engaging and page turners!
I would recommend all three of these books to teens that are looking for some quick, fun and meaningful reads that will keep them on the edge of their toes as well as keeping them engaged with the material in general.
My Take On The Book
As a part of the award winning Chicken Soup for the Soul books, this book does a great job at continuing the tradition of great motivational and inspiring stories that readers have come to expect within these books.
I enjoyed reading this collection of stories. As a father I am always looking for stories to inspire and give me ideas for being a better father myself, and this is filled with over 100 of them!
The stories were humorous, heartfelt and inspiring and I found that the different authors bring a great mis and variety to what being a father means. In reading the book I found that my favorites were:
“Crazy Curtains” and
“A Real Dad”
This is a great gift for any father out there!
If this book sounds like something that you are interested in, you can find it over at Amazon!
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