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Linda Finlayson

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May 17

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There is an odd notion among school children that history is boring, just full of dates and events. But in fact history is really about people and their stories. Their stories range from dramatic adventures to examples of quiet courage, from those who chose to pursue the good and those who did not. What a treasure chest for a writer to choose from, especially for children.

I write biographies and true adventure stories for children partly to entertain and partly to teach. There's nothing wrong with a fast-paced tale to keep a child focused on a book, and if they can be learning about their Christian heritage at the same time, all the better. There are many men and women in church history who can act as inspiring examples to our children, and ...more

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	God’s Timeline: The Big Book of Church History 4.39 avg rating — 59 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God’s Bible Timeline: The Big Book of Biblical History 4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guarding the Treasure: How God's People Preserve God's Word 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary of Orange: At the Mercy of Kings 3.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wilfred Grenfell: Courageous Doctor 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fearless and Faithful 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	William Carey: Expecting Great Things 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wilfred Grenfell Arctic Adventurer 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1969	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventure and Faith 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strength and Devotion (Risk Takers, Vol. 2) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Linda Finlayson rated a book really liked it A Play of Piety (Joliffe the Player, #6) by Margaret Frazer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I enjoyed learning about medieval hospitals and found the mystery to be secondary, which was okay with me.
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Linda Finlayson rated a book really liked it A Play of Lords (Joliffe the Player, #4) by Margaret Frazer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Linda Finlayson rated a book it was ok These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I'll give this book 2 stars, one for an interesting idea, and the other for effort. This book consists of a number short stories revolving around the totalitarian government and society of Qin. The stories are loosely connected and in an odd order. T ...more
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Linda Finlayson liked Linda Grace's review of A Play of Knaves (Joliffe the Player #3): "I am on a roll, reading all of Margaret Fraser’s books because she is so good. It’s an unbeatable combination of very good writing - which subtly hints at that period of history of the mid 1400’s - stellar storytelling and accurate historical context" Read more of this review »
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Linda Finlayson rated a book really liked it A Play of Knaves (Joliffe the Player, #3) by Margaret Frazer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The reason I reread Margaret Frazer's mystery series every few years is that there is more than just accurate historical detail and an interesting mystery to solve. I keep running across gems like this rumination of the main character Joliffe: Had he ...more
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Linda Finlayson wants to read The Warrior Queen: The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great by Joanna Arman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Linda Finlayson rated a book really liked it A Play of Dux Moraud (Joliffe the Player, #2) by Margaret Frazer	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The consequences of sin are far and unpleasantly reaching.
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