As the heat kicks in and school goes out, now is a great time to pick up some extra reading. It is a great time to try out some new genres, commit to some more difficult reads, and reap the benefits. Here are a few suggestions that I will be featuring in posts this summer.
#1 A Cry From Egypt
“Adventure, excitement, love, and faith come together when Jarah and her family, Israelite slaves in ancient Egypt, find themselves at the culmination of four hundred years of history.”
#2 America’s Favorite Daughter
In a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s eldest daughter, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph–a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.
#3 The Christy Miller Series
The delightful coming-of-age Christy Miller Series takes you on a journey of self-realization and faith. It has been one of my favorites for a while. It carries such a great message of hope and redemption and is relatable for anyone who reads it.
#4 A Thousand Splendid Suns
A story full of pain and suffering, it outlines the lives of two Afghan women who live in Afghanistan’s capital as the height of the conflict is progressing in Afghanistan.
#5 Jacob Have I Loved
Jacob Have I Loved is a fascinating story of places and emotions that are hard and truly startling. It pulls you in and has you hanging on every word. In the end, you leave feeling unsettled and desperate for the spirits of the characters.
#6 Journey to the Center of the Earth
From a scientific point of view, this story has not aged quite as well as other Verne stories, since most of his ideas about what the interior of the Earth contains have since been disproved, but it still manages to captivate audiences when regarded as a classic fantasy novel.
#7 Listen to the Moon
Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo is war story and a tragic sea ship story, inspired by the sinking of the Lusitania during World War I.
#8 The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 gothic and philosophical novel by Irish writer and playwright Oscar Wilde. First published as a serial story in the July 1890 issue of Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine, the editors feared the story was indecent, and without Wilde’s knowledge, deleted five hundred words before publication.
