June Reads

Different is a manual for parenting an out-of-the-box kid. Sally and Nathan share honest and raw feelings and reflections on the years Sally and her husband Clay spent raising Nathan, who suffers from clinical OCD and other difficulties in is childhood. Despite the delicateness of this topic, this book left me feeling challenged and full of hope. Nobody has promised us a care-free easy life. Far from it. On the contrary, God allows bumps and storms, and different relationships into our lives to mold us into the person He wants us to be. I loved listening to mother and son share their real-life struggles, perhaps normalizing some of those deep insecurities all of us parents have felt from time to time.    

Boundless was a non-stop action packed adventure story aboard the railroad. A father and son are on the train's maiden trip across Canada and get tangled up in a plot falling victim to real bad guys and risking their lives to expose the truth. I liked this book except that I wouldn't recommend it without cautioning the reader of some language among the villains. And there are a few fairly descriptive violent scenes. Overall, the story moved well, and it held my interest throughout.

The War I Finally Won is the sequel to The War That Saved My Life. Ada, the main character, continues to tell her story, and through a series of events she learns to grow in her new life with a repaired clubfoot, the death of her mother who caused her so much pain, and to trust in those around her that truly care and love her.