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Posted: Dec 14 2013 at 11:37am | IP Logged Quote pumpkinmom
I'm looking for a (chapter) saint book for my 9 yo boy. Saint stories with lots of action keeps his attention. Any suggestions? We are in the Renaissance in history if that helps with suggestions.

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Posted: Dec 14 2013 at 1:01pm | IP Logged Quote Mom21
A book about Saint Ignatius comes to mind.
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Posted: Dec 14 2013 at 2:39pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
We have enjoyed these three... brave men!

Saint Francis of the Seven Seas

St. Isaac and the Indians

Fr. Marquette and the Great River

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Posted: Dec 14 2013 at 7:13pm | IP Logged Quote SallyT
We've liked those particular three as well. And my 11-year-old son as a general rule does not like saint stories. He likes saints, just not novelized stories about them. He's reading Fr. Marquette right now with nary a complaint, however.

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PS: Is Fr. Marquette actually a saint? I rather think he must be, but officially, is he? Anyway, good book.

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The Eva K Betz books are good. Not sure if Father Farmer in Priest On Horseback is officially a saint, but we also liked The Man Who Wrestled With the Devil about St. john Vianney.

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Saint Louis and the Last Crusade
King St. Louis IX actually lived in the century prior to the beginning of the Renaissance, but he is a great saint and this is a good book for boys (and girls).

St. Thomas More of London
This is another Vision Book. St. Thomas More lived during the 15th and 16th centuries, during the time of the Renaissance, and is another great saint for boys (and girls).

My children like the Vision Books, and so do my husband and I. Melinda's and Lindsay's recommendations are great too.

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Posted: Dec 17 2013 at 11:57am | IP Logged Quote pumpkinmom
Now I really can't decide! I may let ds pick from this list though. Thanks everyone!

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