girls Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/girls/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:32:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png girls Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/girls/ 32 32 Your Worth Never Wavers by Laura Wifler https://redeemedreader.com/your-worth-never-wavers-by-laura-wifler/ https://redeemedreader.com/your-worth-never-wavers-by-laura-wifler/#respond Sat, 15 Nov 2025 09:14:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45222 Your Worth Never Wavers seeks to reassure young girls of their intrinsic worth as God's handiwork.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/your-worth-never-wavers-by-laura-wifler/feed/ 0 The Green Kingdom by Cornelia Funke and Tammi Hartung https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-kingdom-by-cornelia-funke-and-tammi-hartung/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-kingdom-by-cornelia-funke-and-tammi-hartung/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:36:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44818 Caspia is not excited by an unexpected summer in New York City until she discovers letters that unlock a Green Kingdom in this middle grades realistic fiction.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-kingdom-by-cornelia-funke-and-tammi-hartung/feed/ 0 Cicely Tyson by Renee Watson https://redeemedreader.com/cicely-tyson-by-renee-watson/ https://redeemedreader.com/cicely-tyson-by-renee-watson/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44833 Lyrical prose and vibrant collage illustrations introduce young readers to Cicely Tyson.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/cicely-tyson-by-renee-watson/feed/ 0 *Bee-bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park https://redeemedreader.com/bee-bim-bop-by-linda-sue-park/ https://redeemedreader.com/bee-bim-bop-by-linda-sue-park/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:45:25 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44840 Cheerful rhyming illustrations celebrate the making of Bee-bim Bop!

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bee-bim-bop-by-linda-sue-park/feed/ 0 *Bright Red Fruit by Safia Elhillo https://redeemedreader.com/bright-red-fruit-by-safia-elhillo/ https://redeemedreader.com/bright-red-fruit-by-safia-elhillo/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 08:14:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44775 A beautifully-told cautionary tale about the allure of bright red fruit even when signs of danger lurk alongside.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bright-red-fruit-by-safia-elhillo/feed/ 0 An American Immigrant by Johanna Rojas Vann https://redeemedreader.com/an-american-immigrant-by-johanna-rojas-vann/ https://redeemedreader.com/an-american-immigrant-by-johanna-rojas-vann/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:46:33 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44768 In An American Immigrant, twenty-five year old Melanie makes a pilgrimage to Colombia and discovers more about both herself and her mother, who came to American from Colombia when she was a young woman.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/an-american-immigrant-by-johanna-rojas-vann/feed/ 2 Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo https://redeemedreader.com/raymie-nightingale-by-kate-dicamillo/ https://redeemedreader.com/raymie-nightingale-by-kate-dicamillo/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 20:03:15 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=19118 Three 10-year-old girls cope with life’s ups and downs by learning to rely on each other, in Raymie Nightingale, a story with "magical" elements.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/raymie-nightingale-by-kate-dicamillo/feed/ 3 The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall https://redeemedreader.com/the-penderwicks-by-jeanne-birdsall/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-penderwicks-by-jeanne-birdsall/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:57:25 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14788 The Penderwicks, first in a series, delightfully introduces readers to the four Penderwick sisters, their widowed father, and a hound named Hound.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-penderwicks-by-jeanne-birdsall/feed/ 3 Picture-Perfect Boyfriend by Becky Dean https://redeemedreader.com/picture-perfect-boyfriend-by-becky-dean/ https://redeemedreader.com/picture-perfect-boyfriend-by-becky-dean/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:20:16 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44402 A family trip to Hawaii is complicated for Kenzie Reed by the arrival of her picture-perfect boyfriend -who is supposed to be fictitious!

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/picture-perfect-boyfriend-by-becky-dean/feed/ 0 Love Unmasked by Becky Dean https://redeemedreader.com/love-unmasked-by-becky-dean/ https://redeemedreader.com/love-unmasked-by-becky-dean/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:50:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44350 A fun YA romance about a trip to Venice that will end with Love Unmasked.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/love-unmasked-by-becky-dean/feed/ 0 *Once a Castle by Sarah Arthur https://redeemedreader.com/once-a-castle/ https://redeemedreader.com/once-a-castle/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:34:26 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43898 Readers return to Sarah Arthur's fantasy world with a whole new adventure and cast of characters in Once a Castle.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/once-a-castle/feed/ 0 *The Blossoming Summer by Anna Rose Johnson https://redeemedreader.com/the-blossoming-summer-by-anna-rose-johnson/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-blossoming-summer-by-anna-rose-johnson/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:33:04 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43893 1940, England: as war threatens, one family journeys to Wisconsin for a fresh start in The Blossoming Summer.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-blossoming-summer-by-anna-rose-johnson/feed/ 0 *A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim https://redeemedreader.com/a-forgery-of-fate-by-elizabeth-lim/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-forgery-of-fate-by-elizabeth-lim/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:37:55 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43792 Beauty and the Beast, with echoes of other fairytales, is spun together with Chinese folklore in an an excellent YA fantasy: A Forgery of Fate.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-forgery-of-fate-by-elizabeth-lim/feed/ 0 Dragon Slayers by Joyce Denham https://redeemedreader.com/dragon-slayers-by-joyce-denham/ https://redeemedreader.com/dragon-slayers-by-joyce-denham/#respond Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:57:47 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43620 Dragon Slayers is an earnest attempt to capture Christian theology and history as a battle between dragons and dragon slayers.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/dragon-slayers-by-joyce-denham/feed/ 0 Three 2024 YA Romantic Fantasy Novels https://redeemedreader.com/three-2024-ya-romantic-fantasy-novels/ https://redeemedreader.com/three-2024-ya-romantic-fantasy-novels/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:47:26 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42170 Dragonfruit, What Monstrous Gods, and The Hedgewitch of Foxhall: three 2024 YA romantic fantasy novels by authors we have enjoyed in the past. Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier. Clarion Books, 2024. 366 pages.   What is a wish worth? It’s a question that has haunted Hanalei, an exile from the island of Tamarind. In this fantasy…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/three-2024-ya-romantic-fantasy-novels/feed/ 1 Quicksilver by R. J. Anderson https://redeemedreader.com/quicksilver-by-r-j-anderson/ https://redeemedreader.com/quicksilver-by-r-j-anderson/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2023 20:46:52 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15915 In an engaging sci-fi thriller, one girl attempts to outrun her past while discovering her true identity. Quicksilver by R. J. Anderson. Carolrhoda Lab, 2013. 320 pages. Reading Level:  Young Adults, Ages 16-upRecommended For: Ages 16-up On June 7, the year I turned sixteen, I vanished without a trace. On September 28 of the same year I came…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/quicksilver-by-r-j-anderson/feed/ 0 Bookish Gifts for Girls https://redeemedreader.com/bookish-gifts-for-girls/ https://redeemedreader.com/bookish-gifts-for-girls/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:32:54 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=36881 What makes good gifts for book lovers besides more books (and infinite bookshelf space)? Here are some lovely things we've recently discovered for girls that would be perfect to wrap in brown paper and tie up with string.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bookish-gifts-for-girls/feed/ 2 Thornwood by Leah Cypess https://redeemedreader.com/thornwood-by-leah-cypess/ https://redeemedreader.com/thornwood-by-leah-cypess/#comments Fri, 14 May 2021 11:19:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=31330 Thornwood recasts the tale of Sleeping Beauty as a castle-bound mystery, with twists and turns at every corner.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/thornwood-by-leah-cypess/feed/ 2 Bible Review: NLV Brave Boys and Courageous Girls https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-nlv-brave-boys-and-courageous-girls/ https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-nlv-brave-boys-and-courageous-girls/#respond Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:55:07 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=31005 The Bible for Brave Boys (and Courageous Girls) are the first childrens' versions of the New Life Translation.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-nlv-brave-boys-and-courageous-girls/feed/ 0 Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams https://redeemedreader.com/genesis-begins-again-by-alicia-d-williams/ https://redeemedreader.com/genesis-begins-again-by-alicia-d-williams/#respond Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:19:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=25900 Genesis, a black girl, struggles with self-image, much of which is fostered by her own family.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/genesis-begins-again-by-alicia-d-williams/feed/ 0 The Enduring Appeal of Little Women https://redeemedreader.com/the-enduring-appeal-of-little-women/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-enduring-appeal-of-little-women/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2019 21:23:54 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=25763 With the eighth major film adaptation opening on Christmas Day, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on this classic. I read it at the urging of my mother at the age of 13 or thereabouts, and found it boring. I read it again around the age of 27, and couldn’t put it down. Word…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-enduring-appeal-of-little-women/feed/ 0 STEM Girls: a Roundup https://redeemedreader.com/stem-girls-a-roundup/ https://redeemedreader.com/stem-girls-a-roundup/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:51:26 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25157 Three new series for middle-graders seek to encourage girls' interest in the STEM fields.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/stem-girls-a-roundup/feed/ 1 What Makes a “Strong Girl Character”? Thoughts and a Podcast https://redeemedreader.com/what-makes-a-strong-girl-character-thoughts-and-a-podcast/ https://redeemedreader.com/what-makes-a-strong-girl-character-thoughts-and-a-podcast/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:15:26 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25034 Does rejecting gender stereotypes mean there are no distinctions between strong girls and strong boys?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/what-makes-a-strong-girl-character-thoughts-and-a-podcast/feed/ 6 Eventown by Corey Ann Haydn https://redeemedreader.com/eventown-by-corey-ann-haydn/ https://redeemedreader.com/eventown-by-corey-ann-haydn/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:38:57 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24804 Eventown is a place of forgetting, but how much forgetting does that take before you forget yourself?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/eventown-by-corey-ann-haydn/feed/ 1 The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu https://redeemedreader.com/the-lost-girl-by-anne-ursu/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-lost-girl-by-anne-ursu/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:49:15 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24802 Identical twins struggle to re-define themselves in The Lost Girl, a fantasy for middle-grade readers.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-lost-girl-by-anne-ursu/feed/ 0 Amal Unbound by Alisha Saeed https://redeemedreader.com/amal-unbound-by-alisha-saeed/ https://redeemedreader.com/amal-unbound-by-alisha-saeed/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:50:52 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23057 Amal, a Pakistani girl with dreams of an education, finds her dreams derailed in this engaging story for middle graders. Amal Unbound by Alisha Saeed.  Penguin (Nancy Paulsen), 2018, 226 pages Reading Level: middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 Maybe, if Amal’s mother had given birth to a boy instead of a fifth…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/amal-unbound-by-alisha-saeed/feed/ 0 Disenchanted by Megan Morrison https://redeemedreader.com/disenchanted-by-megan-morrison/ https://redeemedreader.com/disenchanted-by-megan-morrison/#comments Thu, 31 May 2018 12:47:55 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22764 Readers eager for more tales from Tyme will be disappointed by a story that is for more political than its precursor.   Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison.  Arthur A. Levine Books, 2016.  416 pages. Reading Level: teen, ages 10-12 While Grounded was a fairytale romp with thought-provoking themes and engaging characters, Disenchanted tackles weightier…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/disenchanted-by-megan-morrison/feed/ 4 A School for Brides by Patrice Kindl https://redeemedreader.com/a-school-for-brides-by-patrice-kindl/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-school-for-brides-by-patrice-kindl/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 12:58:32 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22688 A fun romantic read for Jane Austen fans, A School for Brides is also very positive about marriage.  Ages 12-18  A School for Brides by Patrice Kindl.  Viking, 2015, 250 pages. Reading Level: Young adults, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-16 (especially girls) Winthrop Hopkins Female Academy in Lesser Hoo, Yorkshire, exists to “finish” young…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-school-for-brides-by-patrice-kindl/feed/ 0 The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill https://redeemedreader.com/lost-girl-of-astor-street-by/ https://redeemedreader.com/lost-girl-of-astor-street-by/#respond Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:30:25 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22665 Watch out Chicago, there’s a new amateur sleuth in town for this jazz age mystery!     The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill.  Blink, 2017. 352 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult (15 & up)         Piper Sail, independent and privileged, is enjoying her senior year of high school in 1920s Chicago.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lost-girl-of-astor-street-by/feed/ 0 Roll by Darcy Miller https://redeemedreader.com/roll-darcy-miller/ https://redeemedreader.com/roll-darcy-miller/#respond Sat, 09 Dec 2017 03:30:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22335 In rural Minnesota,  friendship and rolling pigeons combine in an enjoyable middle grade debut novel.   Roll by Darcy Miller.  HarperCollins, 2017, 224 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10 & up   Ren’s parents have moved to the country, 8 miles away from their small town in Minnesota, and 8 miles…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/roll-darcy-miller/feed/ 0 Cruel Beauty: a Redeemed Reader Discussion https://redeemedreader.com/cruel-beauty-redeemed-reader-discussion/ https://redeemedreader.com/cruel-beauty-redeemed-reader-discussion/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:30:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21723 Some of the staff here at Redeemed Reader decided to discuss Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge as it relates to the story of Beauty and the Beast. The novel is promoted as a retelling of the classic fairy tale. If you are unfamiliar with the premise of Cruel Beauty, please read Janie’s review of the…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/cruel-beauty-redeemed-reader-discussion/feed/ 0 *A Little Taste of Poison by R. J. Anderson https://redeemedreader.com/a-little-taste-of-poison-by-r-j-anderson/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-little-taste-of-poison-by-r-j-anderson/#respond Fri, 24 Feb 2017 04:43:04 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21588 The stakes are higher than ever for Isaveth Breck, plucky heroine of A Pocketful of Murder, when the future of her city is threatened.    A Little Taste of Poison (Uncommon Magic, #2) by R. J. Anderson.  Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016, 359 pages.   Reading Level: Middle Grades, 12-15  Recommended for: ages 12 and up *Spoiler Alert…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-little-taste-of-poison-by-r-j-anderson/feed/ 0 *A Pocket Full of Murder by R. J. Anderson https://redeemedreader.com/a-pocket-full-of-murder-by-r-j-anderson/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-pocket-full-of-murder-by-r-j-anderson/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:19:47 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21586 A plucky girl sets out to prove her father’s innocence —aided by a street boy— in this magical murder mystery.   A Pocket Full of Murder (Uncommon Magic, #1) by R. J. Anderson.  Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2015, 352 pages.   Reading Level: Middle Grades, 12-15  Recommended for: ages 12 and up Isaveth Breck is not one…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-pocket-full-of-murder-by-r-j-anderson/feed/ 4 If the Magic Fits by Susan Maupin Schmid https://redeemedreader.com/if-the-magic-fits-by-susan-maupin-schmid/ https://redeemedreader.com/if-the-magic-fits-by-susan-maupin-schmid/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:00:26 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21555 This light-hearted fantasy mystery is perfect for girls who like spunky housemaids, personable princesses, and delightful dresses. If the Magic Fits (100 Dresses #1) by Susan Maupin Schmid.  Random House, 2016, 296 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, 10-12 (especially girls) Recommended for: ages 10-14 Darling Dimple, age 10, was born in the castle to a…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/if-the-magic-fits-by-susan-maupin-schmid/feed/ 2 Spindle by Shonna Slayton https://redeemedreader.com/spindle-by-shonna-slayton/ https://redeemedreader.com/spindle-by-shonna-slayton/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2017 16:26:04 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21417 New England mill girls, fairies, suffragettes, and a curse reaching across the years blend together in this retelling of Sleeping Beauty. Spindle by Shonna Slayton.  Entangled: Teen, 2016, 4oo pages Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 15 and up Recommended for: ages 15 and up With her 17th birthday approaching, Briar Rose has plenty on her mind.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/spindle-by-shonna-slayton/feed/ 0 *Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larsen https://redeemedreader.com/hattie-big-sky-by-kirby-larsen/ https://redeemedreader.com/hattie-big-sky-by-kirby-larsen/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2016 14:29:44 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14822 Hattie Big Sky draws upon the experience of the author’s own grandmother to create this enthralling story of hard-won optimism and frontier grit. a review from our archives, first appearing on April 13, 2012 *Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson. Delacorte, 2006.  283 pages Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-15 and up…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hattie-big-sky-by-kirby-larsen/feed/ 1 The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick https://redeemedreader.com/the-mother-daughter-book-club-by-heather-vogel-frederick/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-mother-daughter-book-club-by-heather-vogel-frederick/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:00:10 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=19432 In this series opener, four sixth-grade girls discover that reading the classics can change contemporary attitudes.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-mother-daughter-book-club-by-heather-vogel-frederick/feed/ 1 The Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick https://redeemedreader.com/the-mother-daughter-book-camp-by-heather-vogel-frederick/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-mother-daughter-book-camp-by-heather-vogel-frederick/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:53:14 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=19434 The Mother-Daughter Book Club series wraps up with all five members of the club serving as camp counselors together before launching their adult lives. The Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick.  Simon & Shuster, 2016, 321 pages Reading Level: Middle Grade, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 11-16 (especially girls) Emma, Jess, et al., take one…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-mother-daughter-book-camp-by-heather-vogel-frederick/feed/ 0 Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee https://redeemedreader.com/under-a-painted-sky-by-stacey-lee/ https://redeemedreader.com/under-a-painted-sky-by-stacey-lee/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:23:10 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16268 In Under a Painted Sky, the events of one day change Sammy from a moody teenage girl to a fugitive striking out into the west. Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee.  G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015,  370 pages  Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 15 – 18 Recommended for: Ages 16 and up When her father…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/under-a-painted-sky-by-stacey-lee/feed/ 1 *Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace https://redeemedreader.com/demily-of-deep-valley-by-maud-hart-lovelace/ https://redeemedreader.com/demily-of-deep-valley-by-maud-hart-lovelace/#respond Fri, 20 Nov 2015 15:30:19 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16666 Coming-of-age, romance, and historical fiction is combined in a little-known novel, Emily of Deep Valley, by a classic American author. *Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace. William Morrow Paperbacks, 2010 (Reprint, orig. 1950). 336 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12 and up While all her classmates are going off…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/demily-of-deep-valley-by-maud-hart-lovelace/feed/ 0 Reading Outside Your Preferred Genre https://redeemedreader.com/reading-outside-your-preferred-genre/ https://redeemedreader.com/reading-outside-your-preferred-genre/#respond Fri, 06 Nov 2015 19:17:15 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16596 As a teacher, I’ve had various conversations with parents about how to get their children engaged in reading.  The flip side of that conversation comes when a student is interested in reading, but won’t venture outside a specific genre. Now, at first, this might not seem like a concern. If the student is reading, isn’t…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/reading-outside-your-preferred-genre/feed/ 0 Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George https://redeemedreader.com/d-sun-and-moon-ice-and-snow-by-jessica-day-george/ https://redeemedreader.com/d-sun-and-moon-ice-and-snow-by-jessica-day-george/#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:00:22 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16424 Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George. Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2009. 352 pages Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 16-up Bottom Line: A problematic retelling of a Nordic fairy tale “East of the Sun, West of the Moon” which explores the story of a nameless young woman and an ice bear…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/d-sun-and-moon-ice-and-snow-by-jessica-day-george/feed/ 0 *Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw https://redeemedreader.com/mara-daughter-of-the-nile-by-eloise-jarvis-mcgraw/ https://redeemedreader.com/mara-daughter-of-the-nile-by-eloise-jarvis-mcgraw/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:00:09 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16237 *Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw.  Puffin, 1985, 288 pages   Bottom Line:  Ancient Egypt comes alive through historical fiction when romance and intrigue meet in the life of a slave girl. As Mara, Daughter of the Nile opens, Hatshepsut is pharaoh.  While Hatshepsut pours money into lavish projects, the army is neglected and unrest…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/mara-daughter-of-the-nile-by-eloise-jarvis-mcgraw/feed/ 0 Just Jump! (Double Dutch Series #1) by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary https://redeemedreader.com/d-just-jump-double-dutch-series-1-by-mabel-elizabeth-singletary/ https://redeemedreader.com/d-just-jump-double-dutch-series-1-by-mabel-elizabeth-singletary/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:40:13 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16080 Just Jump! (Double Dutch Series #1) by Mabel Elizabeth Singletary. Lift Every Voice Books (a Moody Imprint), 2007. 160 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended For: Ages 8-10, especially girls Bottom Line: A realistic fiction series about a multicultural group of friends who form a strong Double Dutch (jump rope) team. Nancy is from…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/d-just-jump-double-dutch-series-1-by-mabel-elizabeth-singletary/feed/ 1 *The Golden Plate by Bernadette Watts https://redeemedreader.com/the-golden-plate-by-bernadette-watts/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-golden-plate-by-bernadette-watts/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2015 13:00:25 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16074 The Golden Plate is a picture book about Isobel, who struggles to hide her sin, and the relief of confession in restoring her friendship with Elisabeth. *The Golden Plate written and illustrated by Bernadette Watts. NorthSouth, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture books, Ages 4-8Recommended For: Ages 4-8 When Isobel sees a golden plate in…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-golden-plate-by-bernadette-watts/feed/ 0 Salamandastron (Redwall series, Book 5) by Brian Jacques https://redeemedreader.com/salamandastron-redwall-series-book-5-by-brian-jacques/ https://redeemedreader.com/salamandastron-redwall-series-book-5-by-brian-jacques/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:01:29 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15901 This review is brought to us by Malachi Stade, who just finished a semester internship with Redeemed Reader.  Thank you, Malachi!   Salamandastron (Redwall series, Book 5) by Brian Jacques. Firebird, Reissue edition, 2003 (originally published 1992).  400 pages.    Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10 and up Bottom Line: In a stirring…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/salamandastron-redwall-series-book-5-by-brian-jacques/feed/ 0 Goblins by Philip Reeve https://redeemedreader.com/goblins-by-philip-reeve/ https://redeemedreader.com/goblins-by-philip-reeve/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2015 21:00:07 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15895 Goblins by Philip Reeve.  Scholastic Press, 2012.  340 pages.  Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12 and up Bottom Line: The Hobbit meets Septimus Heap, with a dose of Lloyd Alexander-esque unlikely hero added. Old Breslaw, the hatchling master, recognized something different about Skarper.  While treasure-loving Goblins have no use for “white crinkly stuff, covered in little wriggly…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/goblins-by-philip-reeve/feed/ 0 The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine Coville https://redeemedreader.com/the-cottage-in-the-woods-by-katherine-coville/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-cottage-in-the-woods-by-katherine-coville/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 12:00:43 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15734 The Cottage in the Woods by Katherine Coville. Knopf,2015. 389 pages Reading Level: Young adult,ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12 and up (especially girls) Bottom Line: This clever fairy tale/Jane Austen mashup retells the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears from the point of view of an ursine governess. Ursula Brown, an unassuming young…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-cottage-in-the-woods-by-katherine-coville/feed/ 1 *Red Butterfly by A. L. Sonnischen https://redeemedreader.com/red-butterfly-by-a-l-sonnischen/ https://redeemedreader.com/red-butterfly-by-a-l-sonnischen/#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 12:10:53 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15593 *Red Butterfly by A. L. Sonnischen. Simon & Shuster, 2015, 392 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 Bottom line: In Red Butterfly, a Chinese girl raised by American parents must figure out who she really is after discovering she has no official identity. Kara, age 11, speaks English as well…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/red-butterfly-by-a-l-sonnischen/feed/ 0 Paper Things by Jennifer Jacobson https://redeemedreader.com/paper-things-by-jennifer-jacobson/ https://redeemedreader.com/paper-things-by-jennifer-jacobson/#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 11:05:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15596 Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson. Candlewick, 2015, 376 pages Reading Level: Middle grades ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 (especially girls) Bottom Line: The protagonist of Paper Things struggles to be loyal to her brother and her guardian as she endures a season of homelessness. For four years, ever since Arianna’s mother died, Ari…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/paper-things-by-jennifer-jacobson/feed/ 0 Queen of the Diamond by Emily Arnold McCully https://redeemedreader.com/queen-of-the-diamond-by-emily-arnold-mccully/ https://redeemedreader.com/queen-of-the-diamond-by-emily-arnold-mccully/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:39:44 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15506 Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story by Emily Arnold McCully. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2015. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 4-8, especially girls Baseball is the all-American sport. And great picture book biographies of famous baseball players are in good supply. Understandably, many biographies of early baseball players…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/queen-of-the-diamond-by-emily-arnold-mccully/feed/ 0 Audacity by Melanie Crowder https://redeemedreader.com/audacity-by-melanie-crowder/ https://redeemedreader.com/audacity-by-melanie-crowder/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:43 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15195 Audacity by Melanie Crowder. Philomel, 2015. 389 pages, including historical notes. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Young Adults, ages 15-18 Bottom Line: Audacity tells the story of union organizer Clara Lemlich from her point of view, in a way that communicates her strength and her vulnerability. In 1904 Clara Lemlich reached New…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/audacity-by-melanie-crowder/feed/ 0 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis https://redeemedreader.com/10-ultimate-truths-girls-should-know-by-kari-kampakis/ https://redeemedreader.com/10-ultimate-truths-girls-should-know-by-kari-kampakis/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:06:10 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15250 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis. Thomas Nelson, 2014. 197 pages. Reading Level: 12-15 Recommended for: 15-18 Bottom Line: Blogger Kari Kampakis frankly and warmly addresses teen girls about what’s most important for personal growth, relationships, and a life centered on Christ. This book grew out of a speech leading to a…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/10-ultimate-truths-girls-should-know-by-kari-kampakis/feed/ 0 Faithgirlz! Big Book of Quizzes https://redeemedreader.com/faithgirlz-big-book-of-quizzes/ https://redeemedreader.com/faithgirlz-big-book-of-quizzes/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2015 13:00:17 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15251 Big Book of Quizzes: Fun, Quirky Questions for You and Your Friends (Faithgirlz!) Zonderkidz, 2014. 127 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages: 12-15 Bottom Line: Faithgirlz! Big Book of Quizzes can be useful for helping preteen girls figure out who they are but comes with some cultural baggage. Around the ages of…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/faithgirlz-big-book-of-quizzes/feed/ 0 Bible Review: God Girl Bible ESV https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-god-girl-bible-esv/ https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-god-girl-bible-esv/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:03:36 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15127 God Girl Bible ESV and God Guy Bible ESV edited by Michael and Hayley DiMarco. Crossway, 2014 (latest edition). 1488 pages. Reading Level: ages 12-14 Recommended for: ages 12-14 and up Bottom Line: God Girl and God Guy, ESV Bibles for young adults, include devotional features of unusual depth. The difference between the girl and…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-god-girl-bible-esv/feed/ 0 Bible Review: God’s Word for Boys (and Girls) https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-gods-word-for-boys-and-girls/ https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-gods-word-for-boys-and-girls/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:00:16 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14894 God’s Word for Boys and God’s Word for Girls. Larry Richards, general editor. Baker, 2014 (latest edition), 1713 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 7-12 Bottom Line: Though not the best translation for accuracy, this God’s Word edition for children has some outstanding introductory features. This is the children’s Bible format…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-gods-word-for-boys-and-girls/feed/ 0 Bible Review: God’s Little Princess Bible https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-gods-little-princess-bible/ https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-gods-little-princess-bible/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:05:25 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14896 God’s Little Princess Holy Bible, NKJV. Sheila Walsh, ed. Thomas Nelson, 2014. 1216 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, 8-10 (study material), Middle Grades, 10-12 (text) Recommended For: ages 7-11 (girls, of course!) Bottom Line: The God’s Little Princess Bible boasts more crowns than the Tower of London, but even hardcore princess fanatics will soon outgrow…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-gods-little-princess-bible/feed/ 0 Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman https://redeemedreader.com/shadow-scale-by-rachel-hartman/ https://redeemedreader.com/shadow-scale-by-rachel-hartman/#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2015 07:00:16 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14775 Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman. Random House, 2015. 610 pages. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 15-18 Bottom Line: Seraphina, a half-dragon, half-human ityasaari, is desperately trying to rally her fellow ityasaari to the aid of her country, Goredd, but must first face her own personal nemesis. Three years ago, a debut fantasy novel about a young girl gained national…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/shadow-scale-by-rachel-hartman/feed/ 0 The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall https://redeemedreader.com/the-penderwicks-on-gardam-street-by-jeanne-birdsall/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-penderwicks-on-gardam-street-by-jeanne-birdsall/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:00:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14790 The Penderwick girls return for more good-natured family adventures, this time involving a touch of romance and a dollop of deceit.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-penderwicks-on-gardam-street-by-jeanne-birdsall/feed/ 1 An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund https://redeemedreader.com/an-uncertain-choice-by-jody-hedlund/ https://redeemedreader.com/an-uncertain-choice-by-jody-hedlund/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:00:05 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14173 An Uncertain Choice by Jody Hedlund. Zondervan, 2015. 249 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 15 – 18 Maturity Level: 6 (ages 15 – 18) and up Bottom Line: A beautiful maiden, an unbreakable vow, a mysterious sickness, and a sudden change of events are all parts of Jody Hedlund’s Christian historical romance. Lady Rosemarie Montefort is content to enter…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/an-uncertain-choice-by-jody-hedlund/feed/ 0 *Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink https://redeemedreader.com/caddie-woodlawn-by-carol-ryrie-brink/ https://redeemedreader.com/caddie-woodlawn-by-carol-ryrie-brink/#respond Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:00:21 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14521 Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink. Aladdin, 2006 (reprint; originally published 1935). 288 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-12Recommended for: ages 8-12, especially girls Bottom Line: Caddie Woodlawn, one of America’s favorite pioneer girls, turns 80 this year; her adventurous story of growing up on the frontier continues to delight young readers. Based on Carol…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/caddie-woodlawn-by-carol-ryrie-brink/feed/ 0 Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel https://redeemedreader.com/absolutely-truly-by-heather-vogel/ https://redeemedreader.com/absolutely-truly-by-heather-vogel/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2015 22:00:51 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14478 Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick. Simon & Shuster, cheap 2014. 354 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ed ages 10-12 Recommended For: ages 10-12 and up Bottom Line: Absolutely Truly begins a fun and wholesome mystery series for middle graders set in Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire. If you live in Austin, Texas, where the sun…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/absolutely-truly-by-heather-vogel/feed/ 0 Running Lean By Diana Sharples https://redeemedreader.com/running-lean-by-diana-sharples/ https://redeemedreader.com/running-lean-by-diana-sharples/#respond Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:53:28 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14392 Running Lean by Diana Sharples.  Zondervan/Blink, 2013.  400 pages. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 15-18 Recommended For: ages 16 and up Bottom Line: Running Lean deals sensitively with teen love and the complications brought to it by anorexia. Calvin Greenlee, 17, suffered the worst blow of his life when his brother Michael was killed in…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/running-lean-by-diana-sharples/feed/ 0 *The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Pope https://redeemedreader.com/the-sherwood-ring-by-elizabeth-pope/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-sherwood-ring-by-elizabeth-pope/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:00:17 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14359 The Sherwood Ring by Elizabeth Pope.  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001.  272 pages Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Maturity Level: 5 (ages 12-14) and up Bottom Line: In this classic YA novel originally published in 1958, four ghosts from Revolutionary War days teach a lonely young woman about romance. Peggy Grahame, latest in an unbroken…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-sherwood-ring-by-elizabeth-pope/feed/ 3 Fairest by Marissa Meyer https://redeemedreader.com/fairest-by-marissa-meyer/ https://redeemedreader.com/fairest-by-marissa-meyer/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2015 10:51:02 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14368 Fairest by Marissa Meyer. Feiwel and Friends, 2015. 220 pages.  Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 15-18 Maturity Level: 6 (ages 15-18) and up Bottom Line: In an originally unplanned prequel, readers are given the backstory for Queen Levana, a tale that mirrors the darkness of its protagonist. If the title hasn’t already triggered a fairytale memory, think of an evil stepmother and a mirror.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/fairest-by-marissa-meyer/feed/ 0 *The Green Ember by S. D. Smith https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-ember-by-s-d-smith/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-ember-by-s-d-smith/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:00:07 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14121 The Green Ember is animal fantasy at its best, filled with gripping action and heartwarming rabbits, all deeply informed by the Christian worldview of its author. *The Green Ember by S. D. Smith, illustrated by Zach Franzen.  Story Warren Books, 2014.  368 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 9-12 Recommended for: ages 9 and up…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-green-ember-by-s-d-smith/feed/ 10 First Date by Melody Carlson https://redeemedreader.com/first-date-by-melody-carlson/ https://redeemedreader.com/first-date-by-melody-carlson/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:03:31 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14031 First Date (Dating Games #1) by Melody Carlson. Revell, 2013. 212 pages. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Maturity Level: 6 (ages 15-18) Bottom Line: The first volume in the Dating Games series by Melody Carlson has fun with the burning issue of dating and Christian girls but feels underdeveloped in some areas. It was…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/first-date-by-melody-carlson/feed/ 4 Pack of Dorks by Beth Vrabel https://redeemedreader.com/pack-of-dorks-by-beth-vrabel/ https://redeemedreader.com/pack-of-dorks-by-beth-vrabel/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2014 15:00:25 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13757 Pack of Dorks by Beth Vrabel. Sky Pony Press, 2014. 213 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Maturity Level: 3 (ages 8-10) One-line Summary: For the 10-year-old protagonist of Pack of Dorks, becoming a victim of bullying in middle school is an opportunity to learn acceptance of others. Lucy and Becky are queens of…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/pack-of-dorks-by-beth-vrabel/feed/ 0 Pathfinder by Angie Sage https://redeemedreader.com/pathfinder-by-angie-sage/ https://redeemedreader.com/pathfinder-by-angie-sage/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:00:58 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13677 Pathfinder by Angie Sage. Katherine Tegen Books, 2014. 460 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 4 (age 10 and up) Pathfinder brings middle-grade fantasy lovers back to the world of Septimus Heap. But instead of the lively Heap family, readers are introduced to Alice TodHunter Moon. Tod, as she prefers to be called,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/pathfinder-by-angie-sage/feed/ 2 Lulu and the Hedgehog in the Rain by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-hedgehog-in-the-rain-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/ https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-hedgehog-in-the-rain-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:28:52 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12835 Lulu and the Hedgehog in the Rain by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. Albert Whitman and Company, 2014. 112 pages. Reading Level: Chapter Books, ages 6-10Recommended for: Ages 4-10 In this latest Lulu installment, Lulu bravely rescues a forlorn hedgehog during the “wettest [day] in sixty-four years.” Her love for animals drives the series,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-hedgehog-in-the-rain-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/feed/ 0 Lulu and the Cat in the Bag by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-cat-in-the-bag-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/ https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-cat-in-the-bag-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:26:55 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12848 Lulu and the Cat in the Bag by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. Albert Whitman and Company, 2013. 112 pages. Reading Level: Chapter Books, ages 6-10Recommended for: Ages 4-10 Lulu and Mellie’s grandmother (Nan) is staying with them while their parents are away, and the book opens with the three of them pondering…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-cat-in-the-bag-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/feed/ 0 Lulu and the Dog from the Sea by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-dog-from-the-sea-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/ https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-dog-from-the-sea-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:25:34 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12843 Lulu and the Dog from the Sea by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. Albert Whitman and Company, 2014. 112 pages. (originally published in the United Kingdom, first published in the U.S. by Scholastic in 2011) Reading Level: Chapter Books, ages 6-10Recommended for: Ages 4-10 Lulu and her cousin Mellie rescue a dog from…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-dog-from-the-sea-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/feed/ 0 Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-duck-in-the-park-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/ https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-duck-in-the-park-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2014 02:24:17 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12839 This book is a “Best of the Best” pick from our Winter Book Fair. CLICK HERE to see more gift ideas! Lulu and the Duck in the Park by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Priscilla Lamont. Albert Whitman and Company, 2012. 112 pages. Reading Level: Chapter Books, ages 6-10Recommended for: Ages 4-10 This is Lulu’s debut, and it…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lulu-and-the-duck-in-the-park-by-hilary-mckay-and-illustrated-by-priscilla-lamont/feed/ 0 *Popular by Maya Van Wagenen https://redeemedreader.com/popular-by-maya-van-wagenen/ https://redeemedreader.com/popular-by-maya-van-wagenen/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:39:02 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13115 *Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen. Dutton, 2014. 259 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 11-12Maturity Level: 5 (ages 12-14) When Maya’s dad, a college professor, found a quaint title from 1951 in his book stash and handed it to her, she never expected it would change her life. Betty Compton’s…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/popular-by-maya-van-wagenen/feed/ 0 *El Deafo by Cece Bell https://redeemedreader.com/el-deafo-by-cece-bell/ https://redeemedreader.com/el-deafo-by-cece-bell/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:50:41 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13096 *El Deafo by Cece Bell. Amulet, 2014. 241 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10Maturity Level: 3 (ages 8-10) Bottom Line: Author/illustrator Cece Bell recounts her experience growing up deaf in this graphic-format memoir that entertains and enlightens. Cece Bell is the main character of her own story, told in graphic-novel format with all characters…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/el-deafo-by-cece-bell/feed/ 0 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson https://redeemedreader.com/brown-girl-dreaming-by-jacqueline-woodson/ https://redeemedreader.com/brown-girl-dreaming-by-jacqueline-woodson/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:47:01 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13099 Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Penguin, 2014. 320 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 5 (ages 12-14) Bottom line: Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson’s verse memoir is a window into the late 20th-century black experience. Jacqueline Woodson (Newbery-winning author) was born in Ohio, the youngest of three siblings. When her parents divorce,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/brown-girl-dreaming-by-jacqueline-woodson/feed/ 0 Storm Siren by Mary Weber https://redeemedreader.com/storm-siren-by-mary-weber/ https://redeemedreader.com/storm-siren-by-mary-weber/#respond Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:00:51 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12996 Storm Siren by Mary Weber. Thomas Nelson, 2014. 333 pages. Reading Level: Young Adults, ages 12-15 Maturity Level: 6 (ages 15-18) and up Nymia (“Nym” for short) has 14 circles etched on her arm: fourteen circles for 14 owners. She is a slave with a secret that can and has destroyed. Nym is elemental but unable to…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/storm-siren-by-mary-weber/feed/ 0 *Carry on Mr. Bowditch, by Jean Lee Latham. Audiobook read by Jim Weiss. https://redeemedreader.com/carry-on-mr-bowditch-by-jean-lee-latham-audiobook-read-by-jim-weiss/ https://redeemedreader.com/carry-on-mr-bowditch-by-jean-lee-latham-audiobook-read-by-jim-weiss/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:00:24 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12982 *Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham. Audiobook read by Jim Weiss, Greathall Productions, 2009. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-12 Maturity Level: Levels 3-5 (ages 8-14) Nathaniel Bowditch is blessed with a remarkably mathematical mind, but his dreams of attending Harvard are dashed when he is indentured at a young age. Instead of being…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/carry-on-mr-bowditch-by-jean-lee-latham-audiobook-read-by-jim-weiss/feed/ 1 I Kill the Mockingbird https://redeemedreader.com/i-kill-the-mockingbird/ https://redeemedreader.com/i-kill-the-mockingbird/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2014 14:23:27 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12174 I Kill the Mockingbird, by Paul Acampora. Roaring Brook Press, 2014, 177 pages. Reading level: Middle grades, ages 11-12 Maturity level: 4 (ages 11-12) and up Lucy and her friends Elena and Michael are cemented by the lasting ties of book-fandom. They all love books, but not necessarily the same ones. Michael, for instance, has…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/i-kill-the-mockingbird/feed/ 0 *The Desperate Adventures of Zeno and Alya by Jane Kelley https://redeemedreader.com/the-desperate-adventures-of-zeno-and-alya/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-desperate-adventures-of-zeno-and-alya/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 16:21:56 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=12060 *The Desperate Adventures of Zeno and Alya, by Jane Kelley. Feiwel & Friends, 2013, 201 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, Ages 8-10 Maturity Level: 3 (ages 8-10) and up Bottom line: This sensitive middle-grade novel beautifully explores struggle and loss from two points of view: a girl stricken with leukemia and an African grey parrot.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-desperate-adventures-of-zeno-and-alya/feed/ 2 Cyborg Cinderella https://redeemedreader.com/cyborg-cinderella/ https://redeemedreader.com/cyborg-cinderella/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2014 15:00:39 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=10965 Cinder by Marissa Meyer.  Square Fish, 2012.  387 pages.  Age/interest level: 14-up.    Linh Cinder is a teenage mechanic, the best mechanic in New Beijing.  She is also a cyborg, part of her limbs robotic due to a childhood accident.  Early in the story, Cinder meets Prince Kai, heir apparent of New Beijing.  Kai needs…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/cyborg-cinderella/feed/ 1 *Twelve Kinds of Ice by Ellen Bryan Obed https://redeemedreader.com/twelve-kinds-of-ice-by-ellen-bryan-obed/ https://redeemedreader.com/twelve-kinds-of-ice-by-ellen-bryan-obed/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2013 18:01:41 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13375 Twelve Kinds of Ice, by Ellen Bryan Obed, illustrated by Barbara McClintock.  Houghton Mifflin, 2012, 64 pages.  Reading level: Middle Grades, Ages 10-12 Maturity Level: All Bottom line: This unusual memoir for middle grades celebrates winter in Maine through the progression of 12 stages of ice formation from the thin skim on a pond to…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/twelve-kinds-of-ice-by-ellen-bryan-obed/feed/ 1 *Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt https://redeemedreader.com/jane-the-fox-and-me-by-fanny-britt/ https://redeemedreader.com/jane-the-fox-and-me-by-fanny-britt/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:10:54 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13366 Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt and Isobelle Arsenault (translated from the original French).  Groundwood, 2014, 101 pages.   Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 4 (ages 11-12) and up One-line Summary: Jane, the Fox, and Me is a graphic novel that shows, through clever use of shading and space, how…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/jane-the-fox-and-me-by-fanny-britt/feed/ 0 Christian Romance: part of a well-balanced “book diet”? https://redeemedreader.com/christian-romance-party-of-a-well-balanced-book-diet/ https://redeemedreader.com/christian-romance-party-of-a-well-balanced-book-diet/#respond Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:57 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=8644 A Balanced “Book Diet” Reading is like eating: you need a variety of wholesome ingredients, a little sugar, and a little moderation across the board. Sometimes you need to chew on a steak (mull over a “deep” text), and sometimes you just need some brain candy. Most of the time, though, you need a well-balanced…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/christian-romance-party-of-a-well-balanced-book-diet/feed/ 0 Destiny, Rewritten by Kathryn Fitzmaurice https://redeemedreader.com/destiny-rewritten-by-kathryn-fitzmaurice/ https://redeemedreader.com/destiny-rewritten-by-kathryn-fitzmaurice/#respond Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:15:40 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14638 Destiny, Rewritten, by Kathryn Fitzmaurice.  HarperCollins, 2013, 335 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-12 (especially girls) Bottom Line: Destiny, Rewritten offers middle-grade readers some intriguing questions about free will and predestination, with literary references thrown in. Emily Elizabeth Davis knows the destiny her mother has in mind for her—to be…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/destiny-rewritten-by-kathryn-fitzmaurice/feed/ 0 Bible Review: NIV Faithgirlz! Bible https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-niv-faithgirlz-bible/ https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-niv-faithgirlz-bible/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:43:57 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15211 NIV Faithgirlz! Bible.  Zonderkidz, 2012, 1504 page.  Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-12 (especially girls!) Bottom Line: The Faithgirlz! Bible, geared to tween girls, includes some thoughtful devotional features, but takes an almost exclusively subjective approach to scripture. If the boys have one, the girls gotta have one, too.  Faithgirlz! is…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bible-review-niv-faithgirlz-bible/feed/ 0 Cake: Love, Chickens, and a Taste of Peculiar by Joyce Magnin https://redeemedreader.com/cake-love-chickens-and-a-taste-of-peculiar-by-joyce-magnin/ https://redeemedreader.com/cake-love-chickens-and-a-taste-of-peculiar-by-joyce-magnin/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:12:19 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15538 Cake: Love, Chickens and a Taste of Peculiar, by Joyce Magnin.  Zonderkidz, 2013, 221 pages.  Age/interest level: 8-14. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-12 Bottom line: Wilma Sue, a foster child, learns the  value of love through baking in this whimsical story with a Christian theme. When it’s time for Wilma…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/cake-love-chickens-and-a-taste-of-peculiar-by-joyce-magnin/feed/ 0 Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George https://redeemedreader.com/tuesdays-at-the-castle-by-jessica-day-george/ https://redeemedreader.com/tuesdays-at-the-castle-by-jessica-day-george/#respond Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:41:27 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15739 Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George.  Bloomsbury, 2012, 225 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12. Recommended for: Ages 8-14 Whenever Castle Glower became bored, it would grow a new room or two.  The castle has a mind of its own, which can be frustrating when you want to redecorate.  But it’s extremely…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/tuesdays-at-the-castle-by-jessica-day-george/feed/ 0 American Girls: Meet Rebecca https://redeemedreader.com/american-girls-meet-rebecca/ https://redeemedreader.com/american-girls-meet-rebecca/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:34:26 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=5263 Meet Rebecca (American Girls Collection: Rebecca 1914).  by Jacqueline Green.  American Girl, 2009.  96 pgs.  Ages 8-up. Candlelight for Rebecca (American Girl) by Jacqueline Green.  American Girl, 2009. 96 pgs.  Ages 8-up. I had the great pleasure of discussing these two books with my six-year-old daughter yesterday.  We both enjoyed them very much.  As I’ve…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/american-girls-meet-rebecca/feed/ 2 Podcast 14: American Girls, Dangers and Delights https://redeemedreader.com/podcast-14-american-girls-dangers-and-delights/ https://redeemedreader.com/podcast-14-american-girls-dangers-and-delights/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:57:09 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=4859 What are the dangers and delights of the American Girls series of books?  I gave you guys an intro to this subject in an American Girls post last week.  Today, I discuss the Kirsten series with my oldest daughter. So far, we have read the first book in the series, Meet Kirsten, and a short…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/podcast-14-american-girls-dangers-and-delights/feed/ 9 May B by Caroline Starr Rose https://redeemedreader.com/little-houses-on-the-prairie-may-b-and-hattie-big-sky/ https://redeemedreader.com/little-houses-on-the-prairie-may-b-and-hattie-big-sky/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:32:59 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=4785 May B., by Caroline Starr Rose, Schwartz & Wade, 2012, 225 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, Ages 10-12 Recommended for: Ages 10-12 and up Bottom Line: May B is the moving story of a young girl on the Kansas frontier whose will and courage are tested when she’s left alone in a sod hut. “I won’t…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/american-girls/feed/ 5 Close to Famous by Joan Bauer https://redeemedreader.com/girls-at-work/ https://redeemedreader.com/girls-at-work/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:10:38 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=1687 Close to Famous, by Joan Bauer. Viking, 2011, 250 pages.  Reading Level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Recommended for: ages 11-13 Bottom Line: In this feel-good middle grade novel, 12-year-old Foster gets to realize her dream of baking the world’s best cupcake. Foster McPhee, 12, is an ordinary girl who doesn’t live up to standard expectations but…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/girls-at-work/feed/ 4 Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer https://redeemedreader.com/rules-of-the-road-by-joan-bauer/ https://redeemedreader.com/rules-of-the-road-by-joan-bauer/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:54:54 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=16195 Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer. Speak, 2005. 208 pages Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-16 Bottom Line: Good-hearted Jenna Boller overcomes numerous obstacles to achieve her dream of becoming the world’s best shoe salesperson. It’s not easy being the tallest girl in the whole school and living with an…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/rules-of-the-road-by-joan-bauer/feed/ 0 In Front of God and Everybody by K. D. McCrite https://redeemedreader.com/in-front-of-god-and-everybody-by-k-d-mccrite/ https://redeemedreader.com/in-front-of-god-and-everybody-by-k-d-mccrite/#respond Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:32:16 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15428 The Confessions of April Grace: In Front of God and Everybody, by K. D. McCrite. Thomas Nelson, 2011, 390 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: Ages 8-12 Bottom Line: The Confessions of April Grace series kicks off with a humorous but far-fetched take on the quandaries of growing up in a small…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/in-front-of-god-and-everybody-by-k-d-mccrite/feed/ 0 *Entwined by Heather Dixon https://redeemedreader.com/entwined-by-heather-dixon/ https://redeemedreader.com/entwined-by-heather-dixon/#respond Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:32:41 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14258 *Entwined, by Heather Dixon.  Greenwillow, 2011, 472 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12-15 Bottom Line: Entwined is a fairy-tale romance for teens that deftly makes profound points about relationships, love and marriage. The royal family of Eathesbury is rich in girls, but not much else.  On the night Princess Azalea…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/entwined-by-heather-dixon/feed/ 0 Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg https://redeemedreader.com/prom-and-prejudice-by-elizabeth-eulberg/ https://redeemedreader.com/prom-and-prejudice-by-elizabeth-eulberg/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:06:05 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13987 Prom and Prejudice, by Elizabeth Eulberg.  Point (Scholastic), 2011, 227 pages.  Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12-14 and up Bottom Line: Prom and Prejudice updates Jane Austen’s classic with a slightly sharper edge that enhances some aspects of the original story but blunts others. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/prom-and-prejudice-by-elizabeth-eulberg/feed/ 0 Enthusiasm by Polly Schulman https://redeemedreader.com/a-truth-universally-acknowledged/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-truth-universally-acknowledged/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:21:22 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=1052 Enthusiasm, by Polly Schulman. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006, 198 pages.  Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12-14 Bottom Line: Enthusiasm, a modern-day takeoff on Pride and Prejudice, is a fun romantic read that bears no relation to reality. There is little more likely to exasperate a person of sense than finding…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-truth-universally-acknowledged/feed/ 2 A Mother’s Day Meditation: ‘She Has Done A Beautiful Thing’ https://redeemedreader.com/a-mothers-day-meditation-she-has-done-a-beautiful-thing/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-mothers-day-meditation-she-has-done-a-beautiful-thing/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 16:21:16 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=874 “While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on his head as he was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. “This perfume could have…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-mothers-day-meditation-she-has-done-a-beautiful-thing/feed/ 3 Love Will Keep Us Together by Anne Dayton https://redeemedreader.com/love-will-keep-us-together-by-anne-dayton/ https://redeemedreader.com/love-will-keep-us-together-by-anne-dayton/#respond Thu, 05 May 2011 17:15:47 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=13913 Love Will Keep Us Together, by Anne Dayton and May Vanderbilt.  Hatchett: 2010, 287 pages.  (Miracle Girls series #4) Reading Level: Young adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 12-14 and up Bottom Line: In Love Will Keep Us Together, the four “Miracle Girls” face the challenges of senior year, including boys, college, and church. Riley,…

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