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On Wings of Song
Connie Jensen can't wait to turn her first graders into enthusiastic readers. Her principal, Maury Donovan, in no uncertain terms let Connie know that there is no place for her innovative teaching methods.
Yet despite his stern, gruff manner, he has a charming and attractive side that no one sees. That is until Connie discovers his love of music and skydiving.
Why can't he experience the same freedom in the classroom that he does in the clouds? Connie needs the answers to this exam before others discover the truth behind her principal.
Yet despite his stern, gruff manner, he has a charming and attractive side that no one sees. That is until Connie discovers his love of music and skydiving.
Why can't he experience the same freedom in the classroom that he does in the clouds? Connie needs the answers to this exam before others discover the truth behind her principal.
170 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Brenda Knight Graham
11 books1 followerBrenda Knight Graham has entertained audiences of both adults and children with her romances, adventure stories, and non-fiction. Brenda, born in 1942 near Clarkesville, Georgia, moved to Cairo, Georgia in 1968 where she and her husband Charles, a veterinarian, still live. They have two children and five grandchildren as well as one little great-granddaughter.
Though seven of Brenda's books have been published, the newest one, One Brown Cow, is her only full color children's picture book. The story idea of the lonely little girl and a lonely cow was inspired by her grandson Charles Douglas who lives with the Grahams.
Works by Brenda include her most popular Stone Gables,a non-fiction work;The Patterson Series, novels for children; and inspirational romances: Juliana of Clover Hill; On Wings of Song; and Her Name Was Rebekah.
The Grahams raise goats and sheep. Brenda enjoys making jams and jellies to give away at Christmas.
Though seven of Brenda's books have been published, the newest one, One Brown Cow, is her only full color children's picture book. The story idea of the lonely little girl and a lonely cow was inspired by her grandson Charles Douglas who lives with the Grahams.
Works by Brenda include her most popular Stone Gables,a non-fiction work;The Patterson Series, novels for children; and inspirational romances: Juliana of Clover Hill; On Wings of Song; and Her Name Was Rebekah.
The Grahams raise goats and sheep. Brenda enjoys making jams and jellies to give away at Christmas.
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June 23, 2018
That know-it-all man! That infuriating, egotistical man! Why did I have the rotten luck to fall in love with someone I don't even like?
Although her particular batch of students comes with quite a set of challenges, Connie is determined to teach these children to read. But the school's principal, Maury, has problems with Connie's methods in On Wings of Song by author Brenda Knight Graham.
I first read this novel maybe over a decade ago, and it's got a mash-up of themes going on. Teaching, troubled kids, foster care. Tragedy, singing hymns, skydiving. Though Maury is rather uncommunicative through parts of the book (probably one crucial part too many), Connie's not a woman who'll always take any bone he tosses her way. The book has good messages about doing what we're meant for and what happens if one's cause—for people, supposedly—becomes more important than the people themselves.
While the story has a couple of references to (nearly) being in the twenty-first century, the style sometimes has a rather old-fashioned feel, in a Grace-Livingston-Hill-era kind of way. As characters would "cheerily" say this and "merrily" do that, and Maury would say, "Oh, dear," I almost expected someone to do something "gaily." The story's flow and timing is awkward in places, and the use of exclamation points is a little excessive at times, particularly when they come from the narrator.
Nevertheless, this is an easy and fairly quick read for fans of Christian romance.
Although her particular batch of students comes with quite a set of challenges, Connie is determined to teach these children to read. But the school's principal, Maury, has problems with Connie's methods in On Wings of Song by author Brenda Knight Graham.
I first read this novel maybe over a decade ago, and it's got a mash-up of themes going on. Teaching, troubled kids, foster care. Tragedy, singing hymns, skydiving. Though Maury is rather uncommunicative through parts of the book (probably one crucial part too many), Connie's not a woman who'll always take any bone he tosses her way. The book has good messages about doing what we're meant for and what happens if one's cause—for people, supposedly—becomes more important than the people themselves.
While the story has a couple of references to (nearly) being in the twenty-first century, the style sometimes has a rather old-fashioned feel, in a Grace-Livingston-Hill-era kind of way. As characters would "cheerily" say this and "merrily" do that, and Maury would say, "Oh, dear," I almost expected someone to do something "gaily." The story's flow and timing is awkward in places, and the use of exclamation points is a little excessive at times, particularly when they come from the narrator.
Nevertheless, this is an easy and fairly quick read for fans of Christian romance.
February 3, 2026
A faith-filled romance about a young teacher whose patience, integrity, and prayer lead to real change in the lives around her. The character growth and spiritual themes were beautiful, but the pacing felt slow at times, which kept it from being a five-star read for me.
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