Good and Beautiful Stories for Boys
Helmer In the Dragon Tomb had a waiting list as soon as it arrived at my house. Four kids and one adult (me!) devoured and passed on the book to the next with excited discussions with Dad to prevent spoilers.
I’m thankful for this story and your talent as I think this may be one of the best books (alongside the Green Ember series) for boys with a hero’s growth story and what it really takes to grow into one. We need more good and beautiful stories for boys.
Also the game is so well made and perfect to play after reading the book! It’s such a unique way to expand that world and also much needed.
Kelly Keller is the managing editor of Story Warren. She has her BS in Elementary Education from Messiah University and has taught various ages, but her favorite was worldview and literature with high school students. The “gap” in her resume is actually a window of eighteen years of homeschooling, which she recommends as an effective, though demanding, way of expanding one’s home library.
When she’s not behind her laptop, Kelly enjoys live music, baseball, reading great books, and traveling with her husband, David. Kelly hails from beautiful snowy New England, but after two decades in North Carolina, she feels right at home.
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When she’s not behind her laptop, Kelly enjoys live music, baseball, reading great books, and traveling with her husband, David. Kelly hails from beautiful snowy New England, but after two decades in North Carolina, she feels right at home.
She invites you to subscribe to her newsletter, On the Common, or to follow her on Instagram.
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