Based on a True Story, Hesh Kestin's collection of fiction set in Africa, Polynesia and Hollywood on the eve of WWII, was recently chosen one of the ten best books of 2008 by the Kansas City Star. Writing in Perigee, Duff Brenna called it "opulent," "heartbreaking" and "masterful," and Cheri Parker in The Lit Life termed the novellas "hip in a manly, intellectual way." According to Linda Rodriguez...

Sarah's Grandma Goes to Heaven is another book in the Helping Kids Heal series. Written by Maribeth Boelts and illustrated by Cheri Bladholm, the book deals with the death of a grandparent. As the story begins, Sarah's grandma has a doctor's appointment because she hasn't been "feeling herself" lately. When Sarah finds out that her beloved Grandma has been diagnosed with cancer...

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...