The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
By: Brian Kennelly
4.40
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Best explanation: https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/bible-religion/cu…
Want to Read $ 9.99If you liked the religion plot in The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament by Brian Kennelly , here is a list of 8 books like this:
1. A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
By: C.S. Lewis , Sheldon Vanauken
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
A heart-rending love story described by its author as “the spiritual autobiography of a love rather… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
"Death is no respecter of love."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"Corruption is never compulsory."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"Honesty is better than any easy comfort."-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
"A longing for eternity is built-in to us all"-C.S. Lewis, A Severe Mercy: A Story of Faith, Tragedy, and Triumph
2. The Wind in the Willows
By: Kenneth Grahame , Gillian Avery
4.02
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he… read more
Want to Read $ 2.98Similar categories in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"...Absorbed in the new scents, the sounds, and the sunlight..."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"Badger hates Society, and invitations, and dinner, and all that sort of thing."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"There’s nothing––absolutely nothing––half so much worth doing as messing about in boats."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
"After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working."-Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
3. The Reed of God
By: Caryll Houselander
4.59
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
First published in 1944 and now a spiritual classic for Catholics across the globe, The Reed of God… read more
Want to Read $ 10.49Similar categories in Caryll Houselander's The Reed of God book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
"The sense of the joy in anything is the sense of Christ."-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God
"Powerful to alleviate, to delay, to camouflage, though money is, in the end it lets us down."-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God
"Most people know the sheer wonder that goes with falling in love, how not only does everything in heaven and earth become new, but the lover himself becomes new. It is literally like the sap rising i…"-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God
"... those who seek the lost Lord will find traces of His being and beauty in all that men have made, from music and poetry and sculpture to the gingerbread men in the pâtisseries, from the final calc…"-Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God
4. Pinocchio
By: John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi
3.85
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
A timeless classic to be read over and over. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowi… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in John Boyne's Pinocchio book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"Hunger is the best cook."-John Boyne, Pinocchio
"A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to."-John Boyne, Pinocchio
"Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!"-John Boyne, Pinocchio
"Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."-John Boyne, Pinocchio
5. Four Quartets
By: T.S. Eliot
3.67
Format: 230 pages, Paperback
The Four Quartets is a series of four poems by T.S. Eliot, published individually from 1936 to 1942… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
6. My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1)
By: Ruth Stiles Gannett
3.70
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Elmer Elevator (narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Ruth Stiles Gannett's My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1) book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
7. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
8. Crito
By: Plato , Chris Emlyn-Jones
5.00
Format: 160 pages, paper
Plato's Socrates, in prison and being urged to flee execution, raises in acute form, and for the fi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Plato's Crito book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
9. The Door in the Wall
By: Marguerite de Angeli
4.88
Format: 242 pages,
The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Marguerite de Angeli's The Door in the Wall book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
10. Maniac Magee
By: Jerry Spinelli
4.00
Format: 222 pages,
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
11. Where the Red Fern Grows
By: Wilson Rawls
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann—a boy and his two dogs... A loving threesome, they ranged the dar… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Wilson Rawls's Where the Red Fern Grows book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over."-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too."-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it woukdn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too"."-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
"What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had come back…"-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
12. Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
2.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Meet Laura Ingalls . . . . . . the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. P… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
13. Homer Price
By: Robert McCloskey
4.09
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Robert McCloskey's Homer Price book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
14. Lord of the World
By: Robert Hugh Benson
4.60
Format: 431 pages, Paperback
Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914) was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbur… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Hugh Benson's Lord of the World book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
15. The Practice of the Presence of God
By: Brother Lawrence
4.32
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence of God book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God
16. A Little Princess
By: Frances Hodgson Burnett , Nancy Bond
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
Sara Crewe, an exceptionally intelligent and imaginative student at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
17. Heidi
By: Johanna Spyri , Beverly Cleary , None
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness t… read more
Want to Read $ 2.85Similar categories in Johanna Spyri's Heidi book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"...if you take big steps and climb with all your little might!"-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"Let's enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"we could not pray for anything any more, because we would feel that He always knows of something better."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"God does not give us what we ask for, even when we pray and pray and pray, if He knows there is something better for us."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
18. Ivanhoe
By: Walter Scott
3.55
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Ivanhoe(1819) was the first of Scott's novels to adopt a purely English subject and was also his fi… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Walter Scott's Ivanhoe book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
19. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
By: Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline
4.38
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bag… read more
Want to Read $ 7.01Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"I have been loved said Edward to the stars."-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
"Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart..."-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
"He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35)"-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
"But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?"-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
20. Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims
By: Clyde Robert Bulla , None
4.00
Format: None pages,
Tells of the adventurous life of the Wampanoag Indian, Squanto. read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Clyde Robert Bulla's Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
21. The Ghost Keeper
By: Natalie Morrill
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Winner of the HarperCollins/UBC Prize for Best New Fiction, this powerful, sweeping novel set in Vi… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Natalie Morrill's The Ghost Keeper book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
22. Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
By: Evelyn Waugh
4.00
Format: 452 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here. The most nostalgic and reflective of Evely… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"Here my last love had died."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
"No one is ever holy without suffering."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
"I had been there before; I knew all about it."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
"So through a world of piety I made my way to Sebastian."-Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
23. The Sign of the Beaver
By: Elizabeth George Speare
3.87
Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition
Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Sign of the Beaver book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
24. Bridge to Terabithia
By: Katherine Paterson
4.05
Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition
The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine… read more
Want to Read $ 7.49Similar categories in Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
"Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
"Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
"It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
"You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like."-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia
25. The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind
By: Jason M. Baxter
4.51
Format: None pages, Audio CD
C. S. Lewis had one of the great minds of the twentieth century. Many readers know Lewis as an auth… read more
Want to Read $ 15.19Similar categories in Jason M. Baxter's The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis: How Great Books Shaped a Great Mind book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
26. Beautiful Eucharist
By: Matthew Kelly
4.39
Format: 126 pages, Paperback
Nothing will transform your life quite like a personal encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist. When … read more
Want to Read $ 8.49Similar categories in Matthew Kelly's Beautiful Eucharist book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
27. The Story of Civilization: VOLUME I - The Ancient World
By: Phillip Campbell
4.38
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Children should not just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization , t… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Phillip Campbell's The Story of Civilization: VOLUME I - The Ancient World book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
28. The Restoration of Christian Culture
By: John Senior
4.37
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A sequel to The Death of Christian Culture , this spiritual treatise covers social, cultural, and p… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in John Senior's The Restoration of Christian Culture book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
"People who care for nothing but themselves inevitably lose to those who, capable of sacrifice, will fight for something more than themselves,"-John Senior, The Restoration of Christian Culture
29. The Death of Christian Culture
By: John Senior
4.35
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
First published in 1978, this hard-hitting exposition discusses the root causes of how and why Chri… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in John Senior's The Death of Christian Culture book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
30. The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
By: Brian Kennelly
4.40
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
Best explanation: https://cathyduffyreviews.com/homeschool-reviews-core-curricula/bible-religion/cu… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament book and Brian Kennelly's The Story of the Bible: Volume I - The Old Testament
- religion
