Inspiring christian biographies

My freshman English teacher, Mrs. Horner, introduced me to the wonderful world of biographies. After my first book report (which I failed), she pulled me aside and asked, "Can I recommend a book I think you'll like?" Yes, please!

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Then she placed this book (this very copy) into my hands. She recognized that my failure was not academic, it was only that I had not learned how find a good book.⁠⁠
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I devoured Christy, a novel based on the author’s real-life mom—a narrative nonfiction type of book.⁠⁠ I recently re-read it because I was curious if it would be good for my 11-year-old daughter.

(Answer: yes.) I had forgotten many lovely details like how Christy took a baby step of faith believing God could bring her a blessing even through the annoyance of a girl who prattled. Oh, and how tenderly she washed and dressed a dead baby girl before her burial—an act which showed love for the mother who couldn’t believe her baby would be buried with a pretty ribbon.

And then there’s the part that made me laugh—Christy hadn’t read her Bible before

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