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Count me among those who have long felt a discord with today's churches. I've actually cried in church, not because I was especially touched by God, but because all the hypocrisy and fake holiness made me truly sad. 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Falling in the category of what I would ordinarily call \"chick lit\" I didn't expect to enjoy much less finish this book so quickly. 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I can't stress that enough. This book is far more than Bible stories. It contains questions and activities that engage young girls in a way that I haven't seen with other Bibles for young children. My daughters best friend had this Bible and for the past couple of years they've been talking about it. 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Each month starts off with a bible verse followed by a month's worth of devotional reading. 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Back when I was in middle school, I used to go to the school library and read the reference books on religion. I became fascinated by the beliefs of others and wanted to know more. 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The author did a wonderful job of explaining the past through photographs, excerpts of correspondence, and generational storytelling passed down from his grandmother and mother."},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/awriterspen.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1863990030266372901\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/awriterspen.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/stalins-children-by-owen-matthews.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9220167820488157929\/posts\/default\/1863990030266372901"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9220167820488157929\/posts\/default\/1863990030266372901"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/awriterspen.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/stalins-children-by-owen-matthews.html","title":"Stalin's Children by Owen Matthews Review"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220167820488157929.post-6174677949293359848"},"published":{"$t":"2009-01-06T00:27:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-01-06T00:42:24.955-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Wisdom of Solomon by Wanda E. 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Occasionally an Amish word is used in a story, but the English word is always parenthesized for easy "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/awriterspen.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6174677949293359848\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/awriterspen.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/wisdom-of-solomon-by-wanda-e.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9220167820488157929\/posts\/default\/6174677949293359848"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/9220167820488157929\/posts\/default\/6174677949293359848"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/awriterspen.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/wisdom-of-solomon-by-wanda-e.html","title":"The Wisdom of Solomon by Wanda E. 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Although I am long past high school, I did find Cathy's read to be a short book that kept my attention from beginning to end. Illustrator Cathy Brigg did an outstanding job with the illustrations throughout the book. They were very clever, eye-catching, and artisic. 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