{"product_id":"matthew-moves-ahead-paperback","title":"Matthew Moves Ahead - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlenda Faye Mathes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter three long years of waiting, Matthew Vos is finally going to the Cadet International Camporee  He's earning money to buy supplies, but the lawnmower slips from his grip and cuts through a customer's garden. Matthew's hopes wither like the sheared-off plant tops. What more could possibly go wrong? And will the Camporee turn out to be all he's imagined?\u003cbr\u003e\"I love this kid. Of course, I love Matt's fondness for The Accidental Detectives books, but I also love his humorous voice, active imagination, and fledgling faith. Glenda Faye Mathes crafts vivid scenes and authentic dialogue that draw me into the story and into Matt's head. Because \u003ci\u003eMatthew Moves Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e in realistic ways that reflect universal childhood disappointments and joys, readers will love Matthew, too.\" -\u003cb\u003eSigmund Brouwer\u003c\/b\u003e, best-selling author of over 40 novels, including many series for young readers and \u003ci\u003eThief of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Year Christy Award 2015\u003cbr\u003e\"'He leaned over the table and contorted his face like speckled Silly Putty.' This playful line (one of so many) from \u003ci\u003eMatthew Moves Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e aptly demonstrates how well the author pegs fun, insightful, and altogether natural word pictures. Reading through a brief period of Matt's everyday life is much like living a brief period of your own. The young boy in the heart of Glenda Faye Mathes is us-and he comes to life with rich and believable detail, warmly testifying to God's love in real time.\"-\u003cb\u003eNorm Bomer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod's World News\u003c\/i\u003e, Senior Editor (retired) and author of \u003ci\u003eSons of the River: A Nebraska Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What an adventure  \u003ci\u003eMatthew Moves Ahead\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful story and a great addition to the library of any young boy, especially a Cadet who has actually participated in an International Camporee. Glenda Faye Mathes has obviously done a lot of research and accurately portrays Kamp Kananaskis details, even down to menus and devotions. The characters develop well as the story progresses, and the reader will see Matthew's cadre grow into a unit of close friends by the week's end. All in all, it's a tale well told.\"-\u003cb\u003eG. Richard Broene\u003c\/b\u003e, Executive Director, Calvinist Cadet Corps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlenda Mathes is a scribe (writer), speaker, editor, and poet who blogs (glendafayemathes.com), while trying in all she does to ascribe glory to God. She and her husband have no greater joy than seeing their children and grandchildren walking in the Lord. She regularly contributes to \u003ci\u003eChristian Renewal\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and is the Contributing Editor for \u003ci\u003ethe Messenger\u003c\/i\u003e, the newsletter published by Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Her published books include \u003ci\u003eA Month of Sundays: 31 Meditations on Resting in God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Delight: 31 Meditations on Loving God's Law\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle One Lost: Living with Early Infant Loss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNot My Own: Discovering God's Comfort in the Heidelberg Catechism\u003c\/i\u003e (the first volume of the Life in Christ catechism curriculum), as well as \u003ci\u003eMatthew Muddles Through\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMatthew Makes Strides\u003c\/i\u003e (Books 1 \u0026amp; 2 of the Matthew in the Middle juvenile fiction series).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47301477335289,"sku":"9781516995882","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NjVmZlNBWUtzd0pzMUhSNUhjdU51Zz09.webp?v=1769267545","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/matthew-moves-ahead-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}