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BOOK REVIEWS: J-Titles |
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Click on the reviewer's name below each title to access reviews THE JADE BRACELET Laura V. Hilton 06/2007 A heartfelt story of three women, bound together by family ties, yet torn apart by conflicts and differences. Will a trip back to China and a long-lost jade bracelet bring reconciliation for them? (Inspirational/Women/Fiction) JESUS AND THE 12 DUDES WHO DID Linda Mae Baldwin 05/2004 A long time ago, 12 simple guys heard Jesus call their names. They dropped what they were doing, followed Him, and their lives were never the same. They witnessed His miracles and learned how to love and serve God. Jesus and the 12 Dudes Who Did shows young ones who each disciple was and what they did as they followed Jesus. It teaches them what it means to be a disciple today and how they can live for Jesus the same way as the 12 Dudes Who Did. (Biblical/Children/Nonfiction) JOY FOR MOURNING Laura V. Hilton 02/2006
In a move that shocks 19th-century Philadelphia society, wealthy widow Laina Brighton turns her grand home into an orphanage. With the support of handsome doctor Thaddeous Allen, Laina is determined to give these waifs a better life. (Inspirational/Historical/Romance) JOURNEY TO ZIGAMAZOO Jason McDonald 05/2004 A children's story about a young boy's adventure into a land called Zigamazoo--a fictitious place filled with unique characters where wishes come true, or do they? (Children/Fiction) JULIA'S HOPE Laura V. Hilton 11/2003 They Needed a Home. She Needed a Family. What They Found Was a Miracle. After the great market crash of 1929, families everywhere are falling on desperate times. Raised by a grandmother who instilled a love for simple pleasures and the good, wild things growing on God's earth, Julia Wortham is determined to make a decent life for her children. Her husband, Samuel, carries the shame of losing his job, their home, and Julia's savings. Circumstances force the family to seek shelter in an abandoned farmhouse--and to find mercy in a stranger's heart. Emma Graham, the elderly owner, is indeed merciful. But there are others who will stop at nothing to drive the family from the farm. Meanwhile, Sam and Julia's fears could compel them to abandon the one place they and their children long to call home. (Inspirational/Historical/Women/Fiction) JUST AS I AM Laura V. Hilton 10/2006 Barbara Warren 04/2006 When purple-haired Mayla Strong struts down the center aisle of Salliesburg Independent Christian Church, the bug-eyed congregation strains to get a peek at her pierced nose and lip. Determined to make her heavenly Father proud, Mayla's sincere and often hilarious attempts to let Him change her from the inside out take her into some difficult places, all the while growing in faith and wisdom. Guaranteed fiction! (Inspirational/Contemporary/Fiction) JUST A SISTER AWAY Laura V. Hilton 07/2006 The timeless connection between today's women and their biblical sisters--and how to live a better life because of it. (Inspirational/Nonfiction/Devotional) JUST BEYOND THE CLOUDS Laura V. Hilton 10/2007 Cody Gunner can't bear the thought of letting go of his Downs Syndrome brother, Carl Joseph. Cody wants his brother home not out on his own in a world that can be heartless and insecure. When Carl Joseph's teacher, Elle, begins championing his independence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even as these two battle it out, they can't deny the instinctive connection they share. (Inspirational/Romance) JUST JAZZ Laura V. Hilton 02/2007 Jasmine “Jazz” Fletcher sees beauty and art where others see nothing. But if she doesn’t come up with a commercially successful “masterpiece” soon, her parents may make her drop what they consider an unprofitable hobby. JUST THINK Joyce Handzo 01/2004 Nancy Nordenson encourages women to increase their vision and expectations of how to use their minds in and beyond everyday life. She explains how to engage ideas, plans, questions, study, dreams, and more--thoughts that feed the soul and lead to growth, that bring us closer to wisdom and make life richer and more expansive. Just Think is packed with inspiring quotes and thought-provoking concepts that are worthy of savoring one at a time. It guides women to ask good questions and wrestle with difficult ones, become more observant of the " little things," take note of their own growth, seek truth and enhance their faith, interact with books and people, and overall, continue to learn and prepare for new opportunities ahead. (Inspirational/Women/Nonfiction) |