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DianaC
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This is a spin-off of the thread about movies with a Catholic Slant.
We're finishing The Trees Kneel at Christmas and have loved reading about how this Catholic family lives out their faith at Christmas.
Can we start a list of other books with this type of setting?
So far, our favorites have been Devotional Stories for Little Folks and Devotional Stories for Little Folks, Too from Catholic Heritage Curricula. These are actually short stories about real incidences in the life of a Catholic Homeschooling family. It's beautiful to read about how they carry out their activities in the context of their faith.
Any others?
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Hilda Van Stockum's books, particularly The Winged Watchman, include details about each family's Catholic faith. (The Borrowed House, while excellent, is more suited for older children, by the way.)
Sadly, many books I loved as a girl (Margaret Leighton's Journey for a Princess, for ex.) in which the Catholic protagonist's faith plays an important role in her life are now out of print.
I'm looking forward to some new book ideas!
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Outlaws of Ravenhurst is the first that comes to mind.
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The Boy Knight of Reims.
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The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon. About a nun and her relationship with a potential Rockefeller Center tree.
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I really like The Village that Slept, which is out-of-print. It probably would appeal to ages 7-10, about the same age group that enjoys Boxcar Children type stories, but the reading level is a little higher. I think it would be available in many libraries. It is a beautiful story of three survivors of an airplane crash in the Pyrenees, a boy of about 13, a girl about 11 or 12, and a baby. They are unrelated, but they band together to survive. They find an abandoned house in an abandoned mountain village, and much of the book centers on how they find food, water, etc. There is a lovely scene in the book when, after their first winter, they find a chapel (clearly Catholic) which has been abandoned and clean it up and thank God for saving them. Just very sweet. In the end, they are rescued and the village becomes a home for orphaned children.
Everyone I've ever convinced to read this book, loves it. It is a great read-aloud as children of a wide range of ages love the "survivor" aspect of the story.
This book, while not super "Catholic" (for instance, they don't say the Rosary or anything like that), still has a "Catholic" feel because of the rescue of the baby, the gratitude to God of the children, and the idea of helping other orphans at the end of the book.
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Topic: Books with a Catholic Setting
