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Who knew I’d care so much about Australian shipwrecks in the 19th century!? Continue reading
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson (1977)
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This 1978 Newberry Winner teaches a great deal about friendship, belonging, and loss. Continue reading
Frozen Fire by James Houston (1977)
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A Tale of Courage After reading The Last Giant of Beringia about the geology of the Bering Strait, I was drawn to read a bit more about the frozen frontiers of Alaska. Someone gave this book to our family recently, … Continue reading
The Plague Dogs by Richard Adams (1977)
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It’s been a few years since I read Watership Down by Richard Adams, but recently had a hankering for another epic adventure in the style of that bunnies’ tale. This story about two dogs and a fox on the run … Continue reading
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl (1977)
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The World’s Most Scrumdiddlyumptious Storyteller There probably aren’t too many adults out there in the Western world who haven’t experienced at one time or another the wacky imagination of Roald Dahl. Perhaps his most popular works of fiction, those about … Continue reading
Hostage: London by Geoffrey Household (1977)
This novel is not my first Geoffrey Household rodeo, and each time I read something from him, I’m captivated by the intricacies of his imagination. In fact, this is my sixth Household read so far (see links below). What sets … Continue reading
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Frederick Stonehouse (1977)
Something I like to do when I’m traveling is to read books set within the context of the locality where I’m staying, or at least that were written by folks from the area. I did this by reading Shipwrecks, Monsters, … Continue reading
Lords of the Earth by Don Richardson (1977)
Another incredible-but-true story from the stone-age hell of Irian Jaya’s jungles How do you start reviewing such a story as this? Like Through Gates of Splendor, this unbelievable recounting of martyrdom and missions is a flawless modern classic based upon … Continue reading
Heidi adapted by Deidre S. Laiken (1977)
Illustrated Classic Editions. Original story by Johanna Spyri. Heidi is one of those classic novels that was made into a movie long, long ago and no one has bothered to attempt a remake since, not because the original movie was so great, … Continue reading
More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell (1977)
The first time I read this book was nearly twenty years ago. As a Christian student in a Christian university, I definitely believed the claims of Jesus to be God’s Son, resurrected and alive. But then again, I had never … Continue reading