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True Stories of Survival at Sea True stories of survival? Yes, please. In a graphic-novel style? Absolutely. For kids? If I must. I grabbed this little educational tool from the kids’ section in the library while my daughter attended a … Continue reading
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For the longest time, I’ve had a pretty sizeable collection of Newberry-winning books on my shelf that I’ve always wanted to read but have never taken the time for. As we near the end of our Year of Dahl, we’re … Continue reading
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Adrift: The Curious Tale of the LEGO Lost at Sea by Tracey Williams (2022) It’s rare that a book scratches so many of my itches, but this book certainly did: I don’t know Tracey Williams and I’ve never been to … Continue reading
Few books have been so long on my to-read list as this, Thor Heyerdah’s epic rafting account, Kon-Tiki. Ever since I first caught scent of adventurers’ tales and travelogues back in high school, I have been on the lookout for … Continue reading
With illustrations by Les Kouba As I mentioned recently in my review of The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald, I often enjoy reading books of local color when I travel to a new location. Recently, my family traveled through northern … Continue reading
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We read the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad for our Siblings’ Book Club in 2018. This graphic novel is my first return to the story, and it certainly carries with it the same heat and bleakness of life … Continue reading
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An Christian adult review of the Haus Studio’s graphic novel, I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic by Lauren Tarshis (2020) Continue reading
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A Christian review of this epic story of survival at sea, Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan (1986) Continue reading
Earlier this year, I happened upon a “new” adventure writer through a handful of books sitting on the dusty shelves of a thrift store in Florida. HMS Ulysses now marks the third Alistair MacLean book I’ve finished, after The Black … Continue reading
I first read this book in 2007, sadly several years before I began reviewing books. I recall it came in the wake of reading my all-time favorite book, Alive! by Piers Paul Read. Living as I was on a tropical … Continue reading
