family Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/family/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:35:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png family Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/family/ 32 32 Three Picture Books to Make You Think: Echo, Home, and A Cup of Quiet https://redeemedreader.com/three-picture-books-to-make-you-think-echo-home-and-a-cup-of-quiet/ https://redeemedreader.com/three-picture-books-to-make-you-think-echo-home-and-a-cup-of-quiet/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 14:04:41 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43518 In Echo, a spoiled little boy learns that real friendship doesn’t mean total agreement. *Echo by Adam Rex. Dial, 2025, 46 pages. Reading Level: Picture Book, ages 0-4 Recommended for: ages 2-6 “Junior Junior was born in a big house on the side of a mountain . . . and the echo was born soon…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/three-picture-books-to-make-you-think-echo-home-and-a-cup-of-quiet/feed/ 0 Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack https://redeemedreader.com/black-bird-blue-road-by-sofiya-pasternack/ https://redeemedreader.com/black-bird-blue-road-by-sofiya-pasternack/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:06:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=36657 Black Bird, Blue Road is set in a neglected period of world history and explores the subject of death through a lens of Jewish mythology.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/black-bird-blue-road-by-sofiya-pasternack/feed/ 1 Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling https://redeemedreader.com/across-the-desert-by-dusti-bowling/ https://redeemedreader.com/across-the-desert-by-dusti-bowling/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 09:04:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=32949 Across the Desert is a harrowing survival tale of determination and hope, as one girl attempts a dangerous rescue.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/across-the-desert-by-dusti-bowling/feed/ 0 *The Most Perfect Thing in the Universe by Tricia Springstubb https://redeemedreader.com/the-most-perfect-thing-in-the-universe-by-tricia-springstubb/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-most-perfect-thing-in-the-universe-by-tricia-springstubb/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:14:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=31912 A shy, timid girl learns that "the most perfect thing in the universe" is right under her nose.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-most-perfect-thing-in-the-universe-by-tricia-springstubb/feed/ 0 The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty https://redeemedreader.com/the-stolen-prince-of-cloudburst-by-jaclyn-moriarty/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-stolen-prince-of-cloudburst-by-jaclyn-moriarty/#respond Tue, 08 Jun 2021 11:35:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=31674 The familiar “child of destiny” trope receives a fresh, funny, and magical twist in The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-stolen-prince-of-cloudburst-by-jaclyn-moriarty/feed/ 0 Saucy by Cynthia Kadohata https://redeemedreader.com/saucy-by-cynthia-kadohata/ https://redeemedreader.com/saucy-by-cynthia-kadohata/#respond Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:57:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=30745 Saucy, a smart, obstreperous, and very large pig tests the patience of the parents and the coherence of a set of quadruplets

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/saucy-by-cynthia-kadohata/feed/ 0 From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks https://redeemedreader.com/from-the-desk-of-zoe-washington-by-janae-marks/ https://redeemedreader.com/from-the-desk-of-zoe-washington-by-janae-marks/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:49:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=27368 Zoe Washington’s peaceful life is disturbed by word from her incarcerated father–who may be innocent. From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks. HarperCollins (Katherine Tegen), 2020, 291 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Zoe’s big ambition is to win a spot on the Food Network’s Kids Bake Challenge,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/from-the-desk-of-zoe-washington-by-janae-marks/feed/ 0 *Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome https://redeemedreader.com/leaving-lymon-by-lesa-cline-ransome/ https://redeemedreader.com/leaving-lymon-by-lesa-cline-ransome/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2020 12:30:18 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=27357 Leaving Lymon is the heartfelt story of a child who feels abandoned by irresponsible parents.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/leaving-lymon-by-lesa-cline-ransome/feed/ 0 All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey https://redeemedreader.com/all-the-impossible-things-by-lindsay-lackey/ https://redeemedreader.com/all-the-impossible-things-by-lindsay-lackey/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:06:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=25886 A foster child with a troubled past dares to hope for "Impossible Things" to change her course.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/all-the-impossible-things-by-lindsay-lackey/feed/ 0 Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo https://redeemedreader.com/beverly-right-here-by-kate-dicamillo/ https://redeemedreader.com/beverly-right-here-by-kate-dicamillo/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:50:31 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25430 Beverly Tapinski, the sharp-edged friend of Raymie Nightingale, overcomes a rough upbringing in the final volume of DiCamillo's series.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/beverly-right-here-by-kate-dicamillo/feed/ 0 Some Places More than Others by Renee Watson https://redeemedreader.com/some-places-more-than-others-by-renee-watson/ https://redeemedreader.com/some-places-more-than-others-by-renee-watson/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:34:08 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25289 In Some Places More than Others, a pre-teen girl tries to fill the gaps in her sense of place and family.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/some-places-more-than-others-by-renee-watson/feed/ 2 For Black Girls Like Me https://redeemedreader.com/for-black-girls-like-me/ https://redeemedreader.com/for-black-girls-like-me/#respond Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:11:58 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25294 A black girl adopted into a white family struggles with her own disability and her mother's instability.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/for-black-girls-like-me/feed/ 0 Finding Orion by John David Anderson https://redeemedreader.com/finding-orion-by-john-david-anderson/ https://redeemedreader.com/finding-orion-by-john-david-anderson/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2019 11:15:43 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25086 Beneath its crazy premise, Finding Orion is a touching look at family reconciliation.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/finding-orion-by-john-david-anderson/feed/ 0 Quiet Family Dramas: Four Recent Middle-grade novels https://redeemedreader.com/quiet-family-dramas-four-recent-middle-grade-novels/ https://redeemedreader.com/quiet-family-dramas-four-recent-middle-grade-novels/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2019 20:10:13 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=25039 A roundup of recent middle-grade novels about family formation and dissolution. Stories, like people, begin at home, and no matter how fanciful or adventurous middle-grade fiction may be, its mainstay remains what it’s always been: the family.  Four recent novels by award-winning authors present families in the process of bereaving, breaking up, or re-forming, all…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/quiet-family-dramas-four-recent-middle-grade-novels/feed/ 3 Nine Months by Miranda Paul https://redeemedreader.com/nine-months-by-miranda-paul/ https://redeemedreader.com/nine-months-by-miranda-paul/#respond Mon, 20 May 2019 19:58:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24926 Nine Months shows the development of human life, from embryo to newborn, in gentle rhymes and beautiful paintings

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/nine-months-by-miranda-paul/feed/ 0 Caterpillar Summer by Gullian McDunn https://redeemedreader.com/caterpillar-summer-by-gullian-mcdunn/ https://redeemedreader.com/caterpillar-summer-by-gullian-mcdunn/#respond Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:37:18 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24866 Biracial siblings connect with their estranged grandparents in Caterpillar Summer.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/caterpillar-summer-by-gullian-mcdunn/feed/ 0 *Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley https://redeemedreader.com/wicked-nix-by-lena-coakley/ https://redeemedreader.com/wicked-nix-by-lena-coakley/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:04:29 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23338 Wicked Nix, “foulest of the fairies,” encounters a magic that resists all the standard fairy spells: the power of human love. *Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley, illustrated by Jaime Zollars.  Amulet, 2018, 163 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 5-10 as a read-aloud, 7-12 for independent readers A terrible thing has…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/wicked-nix-by-lena-coakley/feed/ 0 The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon https://redeemedreader.com/the-season-of-styx-malone-by-kekla-magoon/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-season-of-styx-malone-by-kekla-magoon/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 12:48:34 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23262 An instant friendship leads to potential trouble in this engaging, character-driven story for middle grades and early teens. The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon.  Random House, 2018, 295 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 Caleb and his brother Bobby Gene belong to a nice ordinary family in Sutton,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-season-of-styx-malone-by-kekla-magoon/feed/ 0 *Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel’s Messiah by Cindy Rollins https://redeemedreader.com/hallelujah-a-journey-through-advent-with-handels-messiah-by-cindy-rollins/ https://redeemedreader.com/hallelujah-a-journey-through-advent-with-handels-messiah-by-cindy-rollins/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:37:27 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23234 Enjoy both Handel’s Messiah and the season of Advent with this succinct-yet rich-guide to both. A good Advent family devotional option for busy families! *Hallelujah: Cultivating Advent Traditions with Handel’s Messiah by Cindy Rollins. Blue Sky Daisies,  2020. 96 pages. Recommended For: All ages. Handel’s Messiah is the first piece of “Christmas music” we turn on each year.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hallelujah-a-journey-through-advent-with-handels-messiah-by-cindy-rollins/feed/ 2 The Dollar Kids by Jennifer Richard Jacobson https://redeemedreader.com/the-dollar-kids-by-jennifer-richard-jacobson/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-dollar-kids-by-jennifer-richard-jacobson/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:48:22 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=23015 How a sensitive boy handles death and guilt is the subject of The Dollar Kids: one of our “discussion starter” titles.  Ages 10-15 The Dollar Kids by Jennifer Richard Jacobson.  Candlewick, 2018, 403 pags. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 Lowen’s ambition is to draw comics, and he takes it seriously. …

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-dollar-kids-by-jennifer-richard-jacobson/feed/ 0 *The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina van Glaser https://redeemedreader.com/the-vanderbeekers-and-the-hidden-garden-by-karina-van-glaser/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-vanderbeekers-and-the-hidden-garden-by-karina-van-glaser/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2018 10:09:28 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22944 The five Vanderbeeker children are back, with irrepressible high spirits, good intentions and miscalculations intact. *The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina van Glaser.  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018, 322 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 8-14 It’s mid-summer, six months after their introductory adventure, and the five Vanderbeeker kids are…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-vanderbeekers-and-the-hidden-garden-by-karina-van-glaser/feed/ 6 *The Sky at Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi https://redeemedreader.com/the-sky-at-our-feet-by-nadia-hashimi/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-sky-at-our-feet-by-nadia-hashimi/#respond Fri, 27 Jul 2018 11:26:23 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22867 The Sky at Our Feet treats the immigration issue fairly and compassionately, through the perspective of an Afghan-American boy on the run.  Ages 10-15 *The Sky at Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi.  Harper, 2018, 291 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grade, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 Even though his mother calls him by his Afghan…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-sky-at-our-feet-by-nadia-hashimi/feed/ 0 Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea by Lynn Rae Perkins https://redeemedreader.com/secret-sisters-of-the-salty-sea-by-lynn-rae-perkins/ https://redeemedreader.com/secret-sisters-of-the-salty-sea-by-lynn-rae-perkins/#respond Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:50:02 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22787 Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea is a beach vacation between two covers, told from an artless childlike perspective.  Ages 7-10 Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea by Lynn Rae Perkins.   Greenwillow, 2018, 323 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 7-10, or 6-10 as a read-aloud The Treffreys are packing up…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/secret-sisters-of-the-salty-sea-by-lynn-rae-perkins/feed/ 0 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://redeemedreader.com/hate-u-give-angie-thomas/ https://redeemedreader.com/hate-u-give-angie-thomas/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:32:06 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22504 The Hate U Give, one of this year’s most acclaimed YA novels, offers a well-rounded, realistic picture of challenges faced by the black community (see cautions). Ages 18-up The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.  Blazer & Bray, 2017, 444 pages. Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 18-up Starr Carter lives between words:…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hate-u-give-angie-thomas/feed/ 4 Family Game Night by Mary E. Lambert https://redeemedreader.com/family-game-night-mary-e-lambert/ https://redeemedreader.com/family-game-night-mary-e-lambert/#respond Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:31:10 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22447 A trio of siblings and their detached father come to the breaking point with their mother’s hoarding habit. Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert.  Scholastic, 2017, 245 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: 10-14 When her little sister Leslie is almost killed by a stack of newspapers, Annabelle…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/family-game-night-mary-e-lambert/feed/ 0 *Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt https://redeemedreader.com/honey-for-a-childs-heart-by-gladys-hunt/ https://redeemedreader.com/honey-for-a-childs-heart-by-gladys-hunt/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2017 04:35:15 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22337 Honey for a Child’s Heart was one of the first books advocating for building a Christian family culture around books. *Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt. Zondervan, 2002. 256 pages. Reading Level: Adult Recommended For: Parents and all adults interested in building their family culture around books “Children and books go together in a…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/honey-for-a-childs-heart-by-gladys-hunt/feed/ 1 *Comforting, Training, and Teaching Minds: Catechism Devotionals by Starr Meade https://redeemedreader.com/comforting-training-and-teaching-minds-catechism-devotionals-by-starr-meade/ https://redeemedreader.com/comforting-training-and-teaching-minds-catechism-devotionals-by-starr-meade/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2017 02:15:32 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22215 Family devotionals centered around the Heidelberg and Shorter catechism are based on Scripture and are designed to help families memorize the catechisms. *Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds: Family Devotionals Based on the Heidelberg Catechism by Starr Meade. P & R, 2013. *Training Hearts, Teaching Minds: Family Devotionals Based on the Shorter Catechism by Starr Meade. P & R,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/comforting-training-and-teaching-minds-catechism-devotionals-by-starr-meade/feed/ 0 Slider by Pete Hautman https://redeemedreader.com/slider-by-pete-hautman/ https://redeemedreader.com/slider-by-pete-hautman/#respond Tue, 31 Oct 2017 12:23:09 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22217 Slider uses the world of competitive eating as a context for exploring the agony and ecstasy of family relationships. Slider, by Pete Hautman.  Candlewick, 2017, 275 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 Everybody is good at something, and David Alan Miller is a competitive eater.  He knows all about it:…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/slider-by-pete-hautman/feed/ 0 *You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins https://redeemedreader.com/bring-distant-near-mitali-perkins/ https://redeemedreader.com/bring-distant-near-mitali-perkins/#comments Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:56:01 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22181 In this appealing multicultural novel, three generations of a Bengali family find life and love in America. *You Bring the Distant Near  by Mitali Perkins.  Farrar Strauss Giroux, 2017, 303 pages Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12-18 They arrived in 1973 from Bengal: Rajeev (Baba) and Ranee (Ma) Das and their…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bring-distant-near-mitali-perkins/feed/ 1 * My Daddy Rules the World by Hope Anita Smith https://redeemedreader.com/daddy-rules-world-hope-anita-smith/ https://redeemedreader.com/daddy-rules-world-hope-anita-smith/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:35:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21910 Just in time for Father’s Day, this picture-book collection of poems celebrates the daily presence of a loving dad in the household. *My Daddy Rules the World by Hope Anita Smith.  Henry Holt, 2017, 32 pages Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: Ages 2-10 The name “Daddy” should conjure up all kinds of…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/daddy-rules-world-hope-anita-smith/feed/ 1 Storm Horse by Nick Garlick https://redeemedreader.com/storm-horse-nick-garlick/ https://redeemedreader.com/storm-horse-nick-garlick/#respond Fri, 12 May 2017 09:48:46 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21833 Storm Horse pits a boy and a horse against a greedy land developer in the modern-day Netherlands. Storm Horse by Nick Garlick.  Scholastic, 2017, 242 pages Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-12, especially boys A tiny, remote island off the coast of the Netherlands is the last place Flip thought he…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/storm-horse-nick-garlick/feed/ 0 Time Traveling with a Hamster by Ross Welford https://redeemedreader.com/time-traveling-with-a-hamster-by-ross-welford/ https://redeemedreader.com/time-traveling-with-a-hamster-by-ross-welford/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2017 12:29:57 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21495 This time-traveling novel requires a large suspension of belief, but rewards the reader with several moments of nail-biting suspense. Time Traveling with a Hamster by Ross Welford.  Schwartz & Wade, 2016, 426 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15 (with cautions) “My dad died twice: once when he was 39, and…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/time-traveling-with-a-hamster-by-ross-welford/feed/ 0 Summer Tales https://redeemedreader.com/summer-tales/ https://redeemedreader.com/summer-tales/#respond Sat, 14 Jun 2014 17:31:07 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=11738 Two middle-grade summertime stories, both by Newberry-winning authors: Half a Chance, by Cynthia Lord. Scholastic, 2014, 218 pages. Age/interest level: 10-14 Lucy is used to moving—it’s her third time in 12 years. This time, her photographer dad and computer-programmer mom have moved to a New Hampshire lake mostly populated with summer people, so the friends…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/summer-tales/feed/ 0 *Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline https://redeemedreader.com/winter-tales/ https://redeemedreader.com/winter-tales/#comments Tue, 03 Dec 2013 16:46:56 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=10481 The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Anderson, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.  Harpers, 2013, 34 pages.  Reading level: Middle Grades, 10-12 Maturity Level: All Bottom line: The Bagram Ibatoulline illustrations make this version of Anderson’s The Snow Queen a family read-aloud treasure. Frozen, one of the most popular Disney features of all time, is supposed to…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/winter-tales/feed/ 2 Ways to Be Grateful https://redeemedreader.com/ways-to-be-grateful/ https://redeemedreader.com/ways-to-be-grateful/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:08:56 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=2707 I’m sitting in an upstairs bedroom as the smell of pumpkin pie wafts up the stairwell. Tomorrow the family will arrive, starting around noon: not just relatives, but friends and tag-alongs and people I’ve never met before who will be family for one day. Thanksgiving unites us like no other holiday. No matter what one’s…

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