Time for a break

I'm ready for a blogging break. 

Other Christian book reviewers you can turn to in the meantime:  

Blogs: Books for Christian Girls // From Our Bookshelf // Gretchen Louise // MadLit Musings // So This is Me // Sonlight (children + homeschool focused) 

Podcasts: Basically Bookish // Because Fiction // Book Talk with Cara Putman // Christian Historical Fiction Talk // Hope Prose (YA-focused) // How to Faith a Life // MadLit Musings // Mysti's Book Nook // Redeeming Lit 

I also like Read-Aloud Revival for clean children's books and I love finding time slip novels via Split Time Fiction That Travels on Goodreads.  

YouTube: All Things Booked // Book Lover Amanda // Cara Putnam // Celestria // Chantel Reads All Day // Christian Faith and Fiction // The Good and the Beautiful (kids + homeschool focused) // Lindsey from BFCG // Oceana- Gotta Read 'Em All // Our Thrifty Homeschool (also reviews clean + Christian fiction each month) // Paperbacks and Ponytails // Sarah Mackenzie // Tyndale House Publishers //  Wandering With Stacy  

If you have other favorite Christian book reviewers, and through any other social media platforms, feel free to leave a comment so people know where to look! 

Christmas fiction by location

I have really loved having a master list of favorite Christian fiction organized by year and location so I thought I'd separate out the Christmas reads. It's a short list this year but fear not- it'll grow! 

🇺🇸 US 🇺🇸  

Arizona- Christmas Joy Ride // The Christmas Pony 

California- The Christmas Blessing 

Florida- Prayers of a Stranger 

Idaho- Bundle of Joy 

Indiana- A Baxter Family Christmas 

Minnesota- One Perfect Day 

Montana- The Christmas Blessing

Missouri- Catching Christmas // Tending Roses 

Nebraska- One Perfect Day 

Pennsylvania- Naomi's Gift 

South Carolina- The Perfect Love Song

Tennessee- Christmas at Carnton // The Wedding Dress Christmas 

Texas- Under the Texas Mistletoe 

Washington- The Christmas Spirit // Christmas in Winter Hill 

🌎 International 🌎 

China- Perfectly Arranged 

England- Once Upon a Dickens Christmas 

Ireland- The Perfect Love Song 

Israel- Prayers of a Stranger 

Picture Books by Location

🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 

Alabama- Let the Children March 

Alaska- Alaska's Three Bears // Arrow to Alaska // Cozy // The Salmon Princess // Sunrise Summer 
Arizona- Grand Canyon // Roxaboxen // The Three Little Javelinas 

California- I Love Saturdays y Domingos // Julia Morgan Built a Castle // Redwoods // The Tree Lady 

Connecticut- Kid Blink Beats the World 

Hawaii- Dear Katie, The Volcano is a Girl 

Idaho- Beauty and the Beak // The Boy Who Invented TV // Skydiving Beavers 

Illinois- Aliens are Coming! The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast // The Fantastic Ferris Wheel // Honest Abe Lincoln // Looking at Lincoln // Mr. Ferris and His Wheel 

Iowa- Dear Librarian // Dewey: There's a Cat in the Library // Dewey's Christmas at the Library 

Louisiana- Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood 

Maine- Circus Ship // Miss Moore Thought Otherwise 

Maryland- The Highest Tribute by Kekla Magoon 

Massachusetts- A Home for Mr. Emerson // Miss Dorothy and her Bookmobile // Toot and Puddle: I'll be Home for Christmas 

Michigan- Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair // An Orange for Frankie 

Nebraska- Elsie’s Bird // The Schoolhouse Blizzard (TGTB)

New Hampshire- The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever

New York- 21 Elephants and Still Standing // Balloons Over Broadway // Dream Big, Little Pig // Grandma Moses // Julia Morgan Built a Castle // A Lady Has the Floor // The Man Who Walked Between the Towers // Ocean Speaks // Planting Stories 

Ohio- Nothing Here but Trees 
Pennsylvania- The Santa Thief 

South Carolina- Bubbles: An Elephant's Story 

Tennessee- Wilma Unlimited

Texas- Armadillo Rodeo // The Gingerbread Cowboy // The Legend of the Bluebonnets // Madeline in America // Opal Lee and what it Means to be Free // The Three Little Tamales 

Virginia- Grandma Moses 

Washington- Ivan  

Wisconsin- Summertime in the Big Woods 

DC- A Lady Has the Floor // Rolling Thunder 

Puerto Rico- Schomburg 

🌎 International 🌎  

Afghanistan- The Library Bus 

Australia- The Leaf Detective  

Canada- Out of the Woods 

Chile- The World's Longest Sock
China- The Empty Pot // Panda Kindergarten // Pi-shu the Little Panda 

Colombia- Waiting for the Biblioburro 

Egypt- Egyptian Cinderella 

England- Katie in London // Katie's London Christmas // Lassie Come Home // Madeline in London // Paddington 
France- Anatole // Chasing Degas // Julia Morgan Built a Castle // Madeline 

Germany- Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot 

Ghana- Emmanuel's Dream 
Holland- Boxes for Katje 

Iceland- The Christmas Book Flood 

Kenya- Mama Panya's Pancakes // A Passion for Elephants // Rhino in the House // Wangari's Trees of Peace 

Malawi- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 

Mexico- Danza // The Mystery of the Monarchs 

Norway- The Christmas Wish // The Reindeer Wish // Christmas Trolls // The Trouble with Trolls // The Wild Christmas Reindeer // Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve 

Pakistan- Free as a Bird  

Scotland- Katie in Scotland // Lassie Come Home // Toot and Puddle: I'll be Home for Christmas 

Syria- Nour's Secret Library 

Tanzania- Elizabeti's Doll // We All Went on Safari 

Middle Grade Books by Location

I love choosing books specific to a location when we're learning about or traveling to that place! Some of these books are completely set in one place and others are only partially set there. Either way, happy reading! 

🇺🇸 USA settings 

Alaska- Sweet Home Alaska (secular)

California- Book Scavenger (secular) // Echo (secular)) // Esperanza Rising (secular) // Lemons (secular) 

Colorado- Haunted Waters (Christian) 

Hawaii- Soul Surfer (Christian) 

Idaho- Running with Wolves (secular) 

Illinois- Danger on the Flying Trapeze (Christian) 

Indiana- Best Family Ever (Christian) 

Kansas- Cherokee Run (secular) // Riddle of the Prairie Bride (secular) 

Maine- Marjorie (secular) // The Sign of the Beaver (secular) 

Massachusetts- Little Women (secular) 

Michigan- American Girl: Melody (secular) // Best Family Ever (Christian) 

Minnesota- American Girl: Kirsten (secular) 

New Hampshire- A Gathering of Days (secular) 

New Mexico- American Girl: Josefina (secular) // American Girl: Saige (secular) 

New York- American Girl: Rebecca (secular) // Cricket in Times Square (secular) // Farmer Boy (secular) // Gone Away Lake (secular) //  June Sparrow and the Million Dollar Penny (secular) // Life With Lily (Christian) // A Little Princess (secular) // Melissa Across the Fence (secular) // My Side of the Mountain (secular) // Stuart Little (secular) // Toliver's Secret (secular) // The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (secular) 

North Carolina- The Night Flyers (secular) 

Ohio- Cabin on Trouble Creek (secular) // Orphan Train Girl (secular) // Sisters in Time: Emma's Secret (Christian)

Oklahoma- Summer of the Monkeys (secular) 

Pennsylvania- American Girl: Addy (secular) // The Angel Tree (secular)  // Echo (secular) // Looking for Home (Christian) // Miracles on Maple Hill (secular) 

South Carolina- The Runaway's Revenge (Christian) 

South Dakota- June Sparrow and the Million Dollar Penny (secular) 

Tennessee- Lizzie by May Justus (secular) // Susie by May Justus (secular) 

Texas- The Boy in the Alamo (secular) // The Restorationists (Christian) // Sisters in Time: Rosa Takes a Chance (Christian) 

Vermont- Pollyanna (Christian) // Understood Betsy (secular) 

Virginia- Vanished (Christian) 

Washington- The One and Only Ivan (secular) 

West Virginia- Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key (Christian) 

Wisconsin- Little House in the Big Woods (secular) 

🌎International settings 

Bangladesh- Rickshaw Girl (secular) 

Botswana- Precious Ramotswe (secular) 

Canada- The Adventures of Phillippe (secular) // Anne of Green Gables (secular) // Juddie (secular) // Mystery at Chilkoot Pass (secular) // Owls in the Family (secular) // The Trumpet of the Swan (secular)  

China- Chinese Menu (secular) 

Democratic Republic of the Congo- Mpengo of the Congo (secular) 

Denmark- Winterfrost (secular) 

Egypt- Boy of the Pyramids (secular) 

England- The Door in the Wall (secular) // Jane and Henry // The Railway Children (secular) // The Secret Garden (secular) 

France- Bicycle Spy (secular) // The Family Under the Bridge (secular) // Jeanne Marie and her Golden Bird (secular) // Twenty and Ten (secular) 

Germany- The Clockmaker's Son (Christian, TGTB) // (Christian) Echo (secular) // The Elephant in the Garden (secular) // A Night Divided (secular)  

Holland- The Winged Watchman (secular) 

India- Boys Without Names (secular) 

Ireland- Viking Quest series (Christian) 

Jericho- Tabitha's Travels (Christian) 

Jerusalem- Amon's Adventure (Christian) 

Korea- Seesaw Girl (secular) 

Lithuania- Words on Fire (secular) 

Malawi- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (secular) 

Mesopotamia- The Golden Bull (secular) 

Mexico- Esperanza Rising (secular) 

Nagpur- The Door in the Dragon's Throat (Christian) 

Netherlands- Hunger Winter (Christian) // Shadrach (secular) 

Newfoundland- Star in the Storm (secular) 

Norway- Snow Treasure (secular) // Viking Quest series (Christian) 

Philippines- Tino and the Typhoon (secular) 

Russia- Ivan series by Myrna Grant (Christian) // The House on Walenska Street (secular) 

Scotland- The Inkwell Chronicles: The Ink of Elspet (Christian) 

Sudan- A Long Walk to Water (secular) 

Switzerland- Heidi (secular) // Treasures of the Snow (Christian) 

Thailand- All Thirteen (secular) 

Christian fiction by location

After I made my post on Christian fiction by year I found that I really enjoy going back to it as I'm selecting a book or reflecting on a book and I decided to do the same thing for location. Some of the books listed here are only partially set in the state they are under but it's still a fun way for me to remember. This will be another ongoing list so I still have lots more work to do. I need to branch out in my locations a bit! 

I'll start in the US and then move into international locations. 

Alabama- Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton // Missing Isaac // The Wedding Dress

Alaska- Alaska Twilight // Sunrise 

Arizona- Christmas Joy Ride // The Christmas Pony 

Arkansas- Unveiling the Past 

California- All the Lost Places // Baxter Family books (starting with Fame) // The Choice // The Christmas Blessing // Dark Justice // Eli // The Love Letter // Plot Twist // The Words We Lost

Colorado- Black // A Thousand Tomorrows 

DC- The Harbinger 

Florida- The Enlightenment of Bees // The Key to Everything // Prayers of a Stranger // The Ringmaster's Wife // Strands of Truth // Truth-Stained Lies 

Georgia- Aftermath // Chasing Fireflies (trigger warnings) // The Choice // Intervention (trigger warnings)

Idaho- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) // Before I Called You Mine // Beyond // I'll be Seeing You // A Promise Kept

Illinois- Dear Mr. Knightley // Even Now // Life After // The Ringmaster's Wife // The White City

Indiana- Baxter Family books // The Italian Ballerina // Lifemark 

Iowa- Where the Road Bends 

Kansas- Roots of Wood and Stone // The Tapestry of Grace 

Kentucky- The Moonlight School // The Ringmaster's Wife // When the Meadow Blooms 

Louisiana- Love Story 

Maine- Whose Waves These Are 

Massachusetts- House of Secrets // Plot Twist

Michigan- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) // Rock Harbor series // Stories That Bind Us // The Words Between Us 

Minnesota- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) // One Perfect Day // The Promise of Dawn // Someday Home 

Mississippi- That Dog Won't Hunt

Missouri- Catching Christmas // The Divine Proverb of Streusel // The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip // Mind Games // Tending Roses // Though I Stumble

Montana- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) // The Alliance (trigger warnings) 

Nebraska- One Perfect Day 

Nevada- Even Now // A Thousand Tomorrows // Unveiling the Past 

New Jersey- The Ringmaster's Wife

New York- Baxter Family books (starting with Remember) // The Harbinger // Long Way Home // The Love Letter // A Novel Proposal // The Ringmaster's Wife // The Story Keeper

North Carolina- Bookshop by the Sea // A Hundred Crickets Singing // A Long Time Comin' // The Prayer Box // The Witnesses

North Dakota- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) 

Ohio- Hidden Among the Stars // The Ringmaster's Wife // To the Moon and Back 

Oklahoma- To the Moon and Back 

Oregon- Deadline (Trigger warnings) // The Lines Between Us // More Than We Remember // The Shack // Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor // The Way it Should Be // What Happens Next // The Winter Rose

Pennsylvania- The Amish Midwife // The Harbinger // The Midwife // Naomi's Gift // The Shunning // The Tinderbox // What I Would Tell You 

South Carolina- Because You're Mine // The Dead Don't Dance // The List // The Love Letter // A Novel Proposal // The Perfect Love Song 

South Dakota- Laura's Shadow // A Life Once Dreamed

Tennessee- Christmas at Carnton // Under the Tulip Tree // The Wedding Dress Christmas

Texas- Beneath the Seams // The Delusion // Love and a Little White Lie // Shadow in Serenity // Tacos for Two // Under the Texas Mistletoe 

Virginia- All Things New // Fireflies in December

Washington- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) // The Christmas Spirit // Christmas in Winter Hill // Echo Island // The Enlightenment of Bees // House of Secrets (trigger warnings) // The View from Rainshadow Bay // The Words We Lost 

West Virginia- The Promise of Jesse Woods // The Right Kind of Fool  

Wisconsin- All That Fills Us (trigger warnings) // The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus

Wyoming- Never Let Go

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Afghanistan- Even Now

Austria- Hidden Among the Stars

Bangladesh- Beneath the Seams 

Belgium- Catching the Wind // Long Way Home 

Belize- A Distant Shore (trigger warnings) 

Canada- The Meeting Place // No Ocean Too Wide

China- Perfectly Arranged

England- 12 Days at Bleakly Manor // A Castaway in Cornwall // Catching the Wind // Fawkes // A Hundred Crickets Singing // The Italian Ballerina // The Merchant's Daughter // No Ocean Too Wide // The Ringmaster's Wife // Set the Stars Alight // Shadows of Ladenbrooke Manor. // Shadows of Swanford Abbey // A Tale of Two Hearts

France- A Picture of Hope // Until Leaves Fall in Paris // The Winter Rose // The Witnesses

Germany- Catching the Wind // The Healer's Apprentice // Long Way Home // When Twilight Breaks // The Witnesses

Greece- What I Would Tell You 

Hungary- The Enlightenment of Bees

India- The Enlightenment of Bees

Ireland- The Perfect Love Song 

Israel- Prayers of Stranger 

Italy- All the Lost Places // The Italian Ballerina // Plot Twist // The Witnesses

Mexico- some of the Baxter Family books, starting in the Firstborn series // Remember Me (trigger warnings) 

Norway- The Promise of Dawn 

Spain- Remember Me (trigger warnings) // The Winter Rose  

Switzerland- The Witnesses