Alien Invasion in My Backyard: An EMU Club Adventure

I loved it and my eight year old will too. This story reminds me of Phineas and Ferb. We have three kids and a dog having a crazy adventure. Of course a problem will come up and the trio must band together to solve it. This story is full of surprises. It's a fun read that I would suggest to all young chapter book readers who love adventures.

Treasure Town

Treasure Town by Doug Wilhelm is a playful tale of three children and two accident prone stowaways who are searching for pirate treasure in a small Florida town. Some of the characters have fun names like Speedup and Bug Luck. I appreciate the playful names because they hold my daughter's interest and she can pronounce them.

For me the two men stole the show. No matter what they did or where they went, a mishap was sure to follow. And of course they couldn't do something little with small repercussions. No, they must start a little something and before you know it the whole town is living with the immediate fallout. Can you say T-R-O-U-B-L-E?

I read the book first and then had my eight year old read it to me. She quickly go into the story and read for almost 40 minutes before I realized it was past bedtime. She enjoyed it so much she begged to keep reading. She loved both the riveting story and the illustrations. We both give the book two thumbs up!

Covering Home

Covering Home is a whirlwind love story that crosses the globe. Caleb and Britt are quickly off again - on again while sharing passionate kisses and debating if what they have can even last. Now mix in careers that are pulling them different directions and you have a full blown drama on your hands.

This book took me a while to finish because I was uncomfortable with the level of intimacy shown so early on in the relationship. After knowing each other a couple days they are locking lips in what's described in such passionate detail I expected them to go back to one of their hotel rooms. Shortly after the kissing scenes the two are back to debating their relationship. Drunk driving is mentioned at one point, but it doesn't stop anyone from drinking. Thankfully they mostly have someone else driving. God, church, or anything spiritual are hardly mentioned which makes me question this book being placed in Christian fiction. There never seemed to be a spiritual awakening.

An Amish Cradle

An Amish Cradle is a four part novella made up of all the good parts of a normal Amish novel that we don't normally get to read. I really enjoyed this twist on the typical Amish story. It's not boy meets girl, but now that they're married and having a baby real life's problems are crashing in around them. The stories deal with step children, life after loss, special needs, and financial struggles. These novellas were so well written two of them were hard for me to read because they hit so close to home. The emotions portrayed were spot on.

I recommend this book to anyone who loves Amish fiction and wonders what happened after the wedding.

Murder Tightly Knit

Murder Tightly Knit is an intriguing suspense novel. First off Vannetta Chapman  leaves behind the sneaky murder in book one by outright murdering her victim in book two. Suddenly we have English and Amish people all trying to figure out who's the killer. As a side note, I love that Vannetta blends the two worlds; it's not Amish in one corner and English in the other. Both worlds may worship separately, but they work together as friends. When the blended group of friends decide to look into the murder they find themselves in danger, building new friendships, and breaking sterio types. Overall, the book is a wonderful read that at times will leaving you guessing. If you're like me there will also be times you want to pop some of the characters in the back of the head. Why do they all feel they must touch and move evidence? To the Murder Tightly Knit characters, don't touch anything just call the police!

Uncharted Redemption

Author Keely Brooke Keith, has once again delivered a riveting tale of the Colburn family that is chopped full of danger, death, and love. In this novel we learn more about the mysterious island and the link of where and when people have stumbled upon The Land. We're also reminded to take what we can from a bad situation; that might mean changing our perspective or actions.


Personally, I enjoyed the book right up till the end. I felt drawn into the characters lives and like always, I wanted to know more. Because I was no longer questioning the where, why, and how's of the island, like in book one, I enjoyed it so much more.


Come on summer 2015 so we can get the rest of the story!