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SHINE A LIGHT TODAY. AKA: SALT

The Christian & Faith-Based go-to media review series that spotlights faith-driven books, films, and podcasts worth your time.

Tina (2024)
Movies, Drama Ang Reynolds Movies, Drama Ang Reynolds

Tina (2024)

Tinā is a 2024 New Zealand choral-themed drama film set three years after the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake. In it, Mareta Percival must struggle to survive in the wake of losing her only daughter in a building collapse. Shut down from the world around her, Mareta finds herself working at a substitute teacher in a snobbish boarding school, wrangling kids that may seem perfect on the outside, but underneath are dealing with a variety of their own traumas and pains.

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Paintball with Dragons
Books, Middle Grade, Contemporary Fantasy Ang Reynolds Books, Middle Grade, Contemporary Fantasy Ang Reynolds

Paintball with Dragons

Paintball with Dragons is a heartfelt, semi-fantastical MG novel by novelist Hope Bolinger. The story features Xander who’s first day of school involves him seeing dragons everywhere — and he seems to be the only one who can see them. From there, well-meaning shenanigans ensue as Xander tries to figure out why he can see dragons and what he’s supposed to do with this knowledge. There’s a medieval history club that needs members, weirdoes that need to be befriended, and faith that needs a little rekindling.

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