I have been bothered for some time by what appears to be a phenomenon among the major bookstores. Several months ago, I was in a major bookstore chain with my son, and we were looking on the teen aisle. I couldn’t help but notice the “dark” nature of the books. Books about wizards, vampires, witches and evil all seemed to jump off the shelf at me. As I looked closer, those topics seemed to overwhelm the shelves. I left that day feeling like there was something really wrong with our culture when darkness was portrayed in such a popular light.
Now to be fair, I haven’t read any of the books on wizards or vampires, and really am not interested in them. My kids haven’t read them either. They have never given me that warm fuzzy feeling. (The wizard and vampire books, not my kids!)
I say all of that to say this: I am thrilled with a book that I received as part of the TOS Homeschool Crew reviews. Media Angels, Inc. is a “publishing company that is dedicated to serving the needs of Christian parents, students and teachers.” Media Angels sent us a copy of “The Missing Link: Found” which was written by a mother and daughter team, Christina and Felice Gerwitz. Christina was just 12 yrs. old when she began writing this book, (which is part of a three book set, the Truth Seekers Mystery Series).
I’m excited for a couple of reasons: The first is that it was written by a homeschooler. I love to see the success of students who are homeschooled and homeschooling families. Secondly, the content of the book is adventurous, entertaining, educating and captivating. There were no dark overtones to the book, such as the ones mentioned at the beginning of my post.
There are three books in this series, and I intend to purchase the other two at some point. The author has also created literature guides to go along with all three books.
You will not be disappointed when choosing these adventure books for your family. Check out other reviews on Missing Link: Found at the TOS Homeschool Crew blog!
Now to be fair, I haven’t read any of the books on wizards or vampires, and really am not interested in them. My kids haven’t read them either. They have never given me that warm fuzzy feeling. (The wizard and vampire books, not my kids!)
I say all of that to say this: I am thrilled with a book that I received as part of the TOS Homeschool Crew reviews. Media Angels, Inc. is a “publishing company that is dedicated to serving the needs of Christian parents, students and teachers.” Media Angels sent us a copy of “The Missing Link: Found” which was written by a mother and daughter team, Christina and Felice Gerwitz. Christina was just 12 yrs. old when she began writing this book, (which is part of a three book set, the Truth Seekers Mystery Series).
I’m excited for a couple of reasons: The first is that it was written by a homeschooler. I love to see the success of students who are homeschooled and homeschooling families. Secondly, the content of the book is adventurous, entertaining, educating and captivating. There were no dark overtones to the book, such as the ones mentioned at the beginning of my post.
There are three books in this series, and I intend to purchase the other two at some point. The author has also created literature guides to go along with all three books.
You will not be disappointed when choosing these adventure books for your family. Check out other reviews on Missing Link: Found at the TOS Homeschool Crew blog!
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