


Things finally seem to be falling into place for Sadie. As everything swirls around her, Sadie must learn what it means to have faith when you don’t have all the answers. Sadie’s art instructor encourages her to explore her beliefs and express herself through her sketchbook, and things improve after Sadie befriends a kind girl from school and a researcher’s son-but she can’t stop worrying about the bears. In this divided town, Sadie’s father’s job mediating between bear hunters and researchers doesn’t help her social life. Sadie thought she’d have a perfect fresh start when she moved to Owl Creek, Michigan, but finding her place in her new school proves harder than she expected. Publisher: Zonderkidz, a division of Zondervan Genre: Tween Christian Fiction – Ages: 9-12 Both books teach tween readers what it means to have faith when one doesn’t have all the answers. Recently uprooted from California to Owl Creek, Michigan, Sadie experiences ups and downs as she navigates her place within her changing world.

SHADES OF TRUTH and FLICKERING HOPE (Zonderkidz December 2011 $7.99 each) are the first two books in a series named, “From Sadie’s Sketchbook.” They follow the life of twelve-year-old, high-spirited Sadie Douglas. Award-winning author and playwright Naomi Kinsman is making her debut in the tween market with an inspirational new series in the popular Faithgirlz brand.
