*This book was given as a complimentary copy to Mama Buzz Reviewers by David C. Cook and Mike Mason, for blog tour and promotion purposes.

The Blue Umbrella: retails for $14.99

Ages 9-12

Enjoy a free excerpt of this book at Mike Mason’s website.

The Blue Umbrella, by Mike Mason from David C. Cook on Vimeo.

My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed reading this book.  It will definately keep my boys attention when they read it.  The characters are very imaginative and you start to feel as if you know them.  Even as an adult I loved how the story hit so many emotions.  The book has a lot of good vs. evil content without it being graphic and harsh.  Because of the length (425 pages) of the book it will be a good read for the student who reads quickly and loves a challenge.  However, if your child is a struggling reader this is a great book to read with them as both of you will enjoy the plot.  The book resembles The Unfortunate Events series but is much better.  You really need to put this book in the hands of a child somewhere!

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Summary:
Pastor Jason Faircloth knows what he believes. His clear faith, in fact, is why he is one of the most prominent pastors in Atlanta . He relies on it to discipline his daughter, his wife, his church. He prays daily that others would come to see God’s ways as he does.

And it is about to cost him everything.

Groping for answers in the face of tragedy, Jason begins a search for the only family he has left: the granddaughter kept hidden from him. Soon he finds himself on an international adventure that will take him straight into the depths of his soul. He is determined not to fail again.

A fast-paced suspense novel rich in spiritual depth, Wisdom Hunter explores what it means to break free of Christian legalism—and discover why grace can mean the difference between life and death.

Author Bio:
Randall Arthur is the bestselling author of Jordan’s Crossing and Brotherhood of Betrayal. He and his wife have served as missionaries to Europe for over thirty years. From 1976 till 1998, he lived in Norway and Germany as a church planter. Since 2000, he has taken numerous missions teams from the United States on trips all over Europe . Arthur is also the founder of the AOK (Acts of Kindness) Bikers’ Fellowship, a group of men who enjoy the sport of motorcycling. He and his family live in Atlanta , Georgia .

My Thoughts:
I do a lot of reading and this book amazed me.  I do enjoy a good suspense book but this one tops my expectations.  I had a difficult time putting this book down and I have already seen my husband fall asleep with it in his hands because he was staying up way too late trying to get more of it read not because he is bored.  I love the way that this book shows how we sometimes put God in a box and don’t allow him to work through us because of our own ideas.  This would be a great gift for a dad or a mom who loves a little action.

An ultra-secret global elite, functioning as a very real shadow government, controls technology, finance, international law, world trade, political power, and vast military capabilities. These unnamed, unrivaled leaders answer to no earthly authority, and they won’t stop until they control the world.

In Shadow Government, prophecy expert Grant Jeffrey removes the screen that, up to now, has hidden the work of these diabolical agents. Jeffrey reveals the biblical description of Satan’s global conquest and identifies the tools of technology that the Antichrist will use to rule the world.

Readers will have their eyes opened to the real power that is working behind the scenes to destroy America and merge it into the coming global government. Armed with this knowledge, readers will be equipped to face spiritual darkness with the light of prophetic truth.

Author Bio:
Grant R. Jeffrey is the internationally known prophecy researcher, Mideast expert, and author of Countdown to the Apocalypse, The New Temple and the Second Coming, The Next World War, and twenty other best-selling books. He is also the editor of the Prophecy Study Bible. His popular television program, Bible Prophecy Revealed, airs weekly on TBN. Jeffrey earned his master’s and PhD degrees from Louisiana Baptist University . He and his wife, Kaye, live in Toronto .

My Thoughts:
This book talks about a lot of biblical prophecies and how they relate to our government.  The era of being watched is here and this book provides a lot of interesting facts on current and past events.  This book would be good for a tech loving person or anyone who is interested in the antichrist.

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* Copies of these books were provided by Waterbrook Multnomah for review