By Jan Pease
From time to time Raechel, a delightful young friend who is
only seventeen, quietly hands me reviews of books. Usually the books are new to
me, and I always promise Raechel that I’ll include her reviews in an
article. So thanks, Raechel, for helping
on this column.
Raechel read Kisses
from Katie, by Katie Davis.
Here are Raechel’s thoughts:
“Kisses from Katie is
an amazing book; it challenges and encourages me each time I read it. In her book, Katie Davis shared about her
growing experiences in Uganda, Africa, where she is following God’s leading for
her life. She is a young woman who left
the comforts of her American life-style to live in Uganda, where poverty and
sickness abound, to share the love of Christ with the people there. She has 13 adopted girls, and is the founder
and director of her ministry in Uganda, called “Amazima.”
"I believe so many could benefit from reading Katie’s story;
she shares so many ways God has turned a disastrous situation into a miracle
from Him. She helps us to recognize that
God can shine brighter than ever, even in the darkest times, when we just come
to Him, and I personally find it so uplifting.
We are so blessed, and this book is a good reminder of that and how
absolutely magnificent our God is. He
can do amazing things through us, if we just allow Him, and Katie, I believe,
is allowing Him to do many things through her.
This book truly is an awe-some read." (Raechel’s hyphenation.) She rates
it five stars.
Raechel also read North and South, by Elizabeth
Gaskell. Her review:
“This is a classic I have been meaning to read for a while,
having seen the BBC 2004 movie of it many times and loving it. I was not disappointed with the book at all; it was
excellent and matched my love of the movie, being pretty close in accuracy,
too. The movie adaptation was very well
done, and allowed you to know the characters well, but the book really made you
understand and love them even more.
Although the main character’s father, Mr. Hale, was a
parson, the movie sadly left out many of the religious points that the book
covered. I was very pleased that the
book did include such vital parts of faith and their belief in God, showing the
reality that the Lord was, and is, in our daily lives.
The book ending was a little different than the movie, but
it was still excellent. The movie, and
now the book, are great favorites of mine, and for the review of
the book I definitely give it five stars.”
It’s always nice to receive book reviews from readers. I’ll
have forms available for reviewers this summer, so read a book and tell us what
you think. See you at the library!
