Charlotte and the Quiet Place
Written by Deborah Sosin
Illustrated by Sara Woolley
Puppy Mind
Written by Andrew Jordan Nance
Illustrated by Jim Durk
Reviewed by Sandy and Tom Farley
Dear Friends: When an angel, according to biblical records, encounters a living human being, the first thing the angel says is. “Fear not!” or “Be not afraid!” or words to that effect.
An angel would be terrifying up close and personal. But listen again. The angel doesn’t say, “Fear me not!” or “Be not afraid of me!” It is a general advice to abandon fear.
Dear Friends: Early Friends thought of themselves as “Publishers of Truth.” Friends were, and are, prolific writers. Today, as self-publication becomes easier, Friends might learn a bit more about publishing.
Miracle Motors: A Pert Near True Story
by Peggy Senger Morrison
Reviewed by Sandy Farley
Dear Friends: I went to a children’s writer’s workshop and read the manuscripts of all the participants. They were exceedingly dark, and the child protagonists were thrust into life and death situations that most of us would never face. The hero or heroine was, without exception, the child of impaired, absent, or dead parents.
