CREATIVE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

 


During the sixteen years I have served as an adjunct professor for Liberty University Online I have guided several thousands of students through the Bible Survey course. Recently, one of those students named Emani Edwards reached out to let me know that she completed her degree in Creative Writing and has published two books. She is a faithful reader of the Christian Creativity Blog and thought you might be interested as well.

“When I was a child, all the way to a teenager, I had trouble finding good fiction in the library aligned with my beliefs,” writes Emani. “I would like my books to lead young people closer to Christ.”

Through the Flames is set in Hawaii. Kai Aka, a twelve-year-old boy struggles with being afraid of everything from surfing to singing in public to swimming in the ocean. But when the wildfires threaten his home, he discovers that true courage comes only from God. The second novella, Above the Ashes, explores the aftermath of the fires and Kai’s journey back to Maui to find his lost loved ones.

The scriptures which inspired Emani to write these books come from I Chronicles 28:30 and Romans 8:28. Both books are available from Amazon.

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