Left Behind: The Kids – Four kids face Earth’s last days together Ah the 90s. The decade that ate up my childhood with school and games. I remember it fondly, even if it was the period of my life when … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Christian Youth Fiction
Some Summer! by Jean Vandevenne (1987)
When I came across this book in my church’s library last week, a whole flood of memories rushed back to me. I recall having adored this book growing up, thinking it was pretty much a Twilight-Zone biography of me and … Continue reading
The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis (1953)
My family just finished yet another C.S. Lewis tale, and we are a bit bummed that only three remain! The Silver Chair is the fourth installment to The Chronicles of Narnia and we all agree that it’s a bit more … Continue reading
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis (1952)
I feel like my family is burning through these books faster than we ever did The Little House on the Prairie series. I’m only reading them 1-2 chapters per night, but even at that slow rate, we can finish a … Continue reading
Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis (1951)
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It’s amazing to me how quickly we zip through these books of a mere 15-chapters! After reading the Little House on the Prairie series aloud to my family—books with like 42 chapters each!—The Chronicles of Narnia series has been totally … Continue reading
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (1950)
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Following our long foray into the prairies of the American West, our family reading time has made a drastic change: from the Little House books to the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Each night before our Bible reading, I … Continue reading
Chickadee Winter by Dawn L. Watkins (1999)
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Illust. By Gabriela Dellosso I am back into hitting some winter and Christmas books, because ’tis the season. I have had this book in my library for years, yet we left it overseas when we evacuated due to COVID. It’s … Continue reading
The Lost Campers by Paul Hutchens (1941)
The Sugar Creek Gang, Book 04 Another great tale about our pals in the Sugar Creek Gang! This time, they join Barry Boyland—Old Man Paddler’s nephew who was shot by the police in Book 01 and then led to the … Continue reading
The Winter Rescue by Paul Hutchens (1940)
Sugar Creek Gang #3 This story was our favorite yet. Filled with adventure, humor, and budding romances, this third installment to the Sugar Creek Gang series has it all. Narrator Bill Collins takes us from the tail end of that … Continue reading
The Killer Bear by Paul Hutchens (1940)
The Sugar Creek Gang, Book 02 I’m a bit surprised at how much my kids have loved these eighty-year-old books! They were so taken in by the plot and style of Book 01, The Swamp Robber, that they just begged me … Continue reading


