Webster Bible Church and Webster Christian School Library Blog

“Alisa Stewart, who lost her youngest son to a tragedy, tries to decide whether to keep silent in order to protect her eldest son, Kurt, who checked himself into rehab for drug addiction, when a detective beings asking questions about the murder of a dealer and she finds evidence that links her son to the [...]

“In claiming as his own the magnificent black pearl he finds, a sixteen-year-old youth enrages the sea devil who legend says is its owner.” (CIP) I found the meaning and purpose of this story elusive.  Didn’t really enjoy reading it. Grades 5-8. Awards/Lists:  Newbery Honor Book, 1968.

“Thirteen-year-old Dina emigrates from Germany to America in 1871, her only wish is to return home as soon as she can, but as she survives a multitude of hardships living with her uncle and his young wife and baby, she finds herself thinking of Brooklyn as her home.” (CIP)  Although Dina faced a lot of [...]

“In the early 1960s, twelve-year-old songwriter Livy Two Weems dreams of seeing the world beyond the Maggie Valley, North Carolina, holler where she lives in poverty with her parents and eight brothers and sisters, but understands that she must put family first.”(CIP) I loved this window into the world of a large, loving family living [...]

Adaptation of: Arctic rovings, or, The adventures of a New Bedford boy on sea and land by Daniel Weston Hall, 1861. Fourteen-year-old Daniel joins a whaling ship in 1856 and after two years of cruel treatment, he deserts the ship for the Siberian wilderness. Boys might enjoy this true story of a whaling ship adventure [...]