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*Wild Honey from the Moon by Kenneth Kraegel

Hayley Morell — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:14:00 +0000

Nothing will stop Mother Shrew’s quest to fetch Wild Honey from the Moon for her sick son, Hugo.

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Learning to Lead: Another Redeemed Reader Booklist! (Updated)

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:48:00 +0000

In his Confessions, Augustine wrote this on the subject of “time”: “I understand well enough what time is, so long as no one asks me.” In the same way, we recognize leadership but find it hard to define. “Leadership” takes different forms in different circumstances, and it has many components. The best leaders are also…

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*The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri

Betsy Farquhar — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:08:00 +0000

Balak valiantly takes up his father's mantle to be the teacher of nomad land; along the way, he himself is taught much.

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The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge

Janie Cheaney — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:42:06 +0000

The Forest of a Thousand Eye pictures a decaying community at the mercy of nature, and one girl plunged into a desperate situation.

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*The Golden Necklace by Mitali Perkins

Betsy Farquhar — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:27:30 +0000

Sona is determined to find out who stole her friend's golden necklace in order to clear her brother of suspicion in this new mystery series set in India.

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*Yellow and Pink by William Steig (Retro Reads)

Megan Saben — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:26:00 +0000

Yellow and Pink is a simple, thoughtful picture book about two marionettes who discuss whether they are the result of design or a series of random accidents.

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*Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood

Megan Saben — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 10:46:00 +0000

Heckedy Peg is a picture book about a brave mother who loves her children and cleverly wins them back from evil clutches.

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*Once a Castle by Sarah Arthur

Hayley Morell — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:34:26 +0000

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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*A Forgery of Fate by Elizabeth Lim

Hayley Morell — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:37:55 +0000

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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Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:52:56 +0000

Impossible Creatures takes readers on an unforgettable quest to re-enchant an imaginary world—that may not be as imaginary as it seems.

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Evergreen by Matthew Cordell

Megan Saben — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:30:00 +0000

Evergreen is the story of a fearful young squirrel who learns bravery on her quest to obey her mother and deliver soup to ailing Granny Oak. Evergreen by Matthew Cordell. Feiwel and Friends, 32 pages. Evergreen is a very fearful squirrel. When her mother asks her to take an acorn of healing soup to Granny…

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Hidden Hope by Elisa Boxer

Megan Saben — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 14:23:00 +0000

Hidden Hope tells of a brave young lady who smuggled papers in a child’s toy to save lives during World War II. Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust by Elisa Boxer, illustrated by Amy June Bates. Harry N. Abrams, 48 pages. Many stories have emerged from memories and…

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Critter Jitters by Jory John

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:12:00 +0000

The “Critter Jitters” series tackles the anxieties of young children in a humorous, reassuring way.

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*Nya's Long Walk: A Step at a Time

Megan Saben — Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:24:31 +0000

Nya faces tough choices when her little sister falls ill near the remote water hole. Nya’s Long Walk: A Step at a Time by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Brian Pinkney. Clarion 2019, 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 4-8 What do you do when the little sister who accompanies…

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Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Janie Cheaney — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:56:24 +0000

Words on Fire explores a little-known chapter of European history to make a case for the necessity of words, literature, and language to a culture.

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Captured by Alvin Townley

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:13:00 +0000

The ordeal of Jeremiah Denton in the “Hanoi Hilton” is not for the squeamish, but stands as a witness to courage and faith

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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Megan Saben — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 21:48:30 +0000

What if God took the very instrument that caused your suffering and turned it into a tool of blessing for many? Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille by Jen Bryant, ill. by Boris Kulikov. Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. Reading Level: Picture book, ages 4-8 Recommended For: Ages 4-8 The warning of every parent…

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*The Imagination Station (Series) by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker

Betsy Farquhar — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:34:03 +0000

More than simply a “Christian version” of the popular Magic Treehouse books, the Imagination Station books are a solid chapter book time travel series. Enjoy this post from our archives! Originally published May 21, 2015. *The Imagination Station Series by Marianne Hering and Paul McCusker. Focus on the Family, 2011-present. 130 pages each. Reading Level: Chapter Books, ages 8-10…

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*Zita the Spacegirl Series by Ben Hatke

Betsy Farquhar — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 13:37:50 +0000

Zita the Spacegirl and her intrepid friends battle the forces of evil in extra terrestrial dimensions in this lively graphic novel series. a review from our archives! (originally published May 25, 2015) *Zita the Spacegirl Series by Ben Hatke. First Second, 2011 (to the present). ~200 pages Reading Level: Graphic novels, ages 8-12 Recommended For:…

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Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors and Submarines by Deborah Hopkinson

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 13:17:50 +0000

This comprehensive history of submarine warfare in the Pacific will have WWII fans cheering and other readers quietly grateful for the sacrifices vividly detailed. Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors and Submarines in the Pacific by Deborah Hopkinson. Scholastic, 2016, 294 pages including appendices. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15…

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We Will Not Be Silent by Russell Freedman

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:00:39 +0000

Russell Freedman covers the White Rose student movement, a German anti-Nazi protest during World War II, with an emphasis on the organizers’ Christian faith. We Will Not Be Silent: the White Rose Student Resistance Movement that Defied Hitler by Russell Freedman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, 104 pages including index Reading Level: Teen, ages 12-15 Recommended…

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The Big Dark by Rodman Philbrick

Janie Cheaney — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 11:14:26 +0000

A small England Community fights for survival when a solar flare wipes out all sources of power, in this taut thriller with a 12-year-old hero. The Big Dark by Rodman Philbrick. Scholastic, 2015, 176 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15, especially reluctant readers The whole town of Harmony, NH, is…

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Terror at Bottle Creek by Watt Key

Janie Cheaney — Wed, 18 May 2016 13:12:37 +0000

In a fast, thrilling read, a 13-year-old boy must display courage, ingenuity, and persistence in extremely dangerous circumstances. Terror at Bottle Creek by Watt Key. Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2015, 224 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 12-15, especially boys Life on the Alabama coast isn’t so bad, especially if your…

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Reading with Discernment: YA Literature

Alysha — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:30:26 +0000

One of the high school classes I teach is devoted to helping students become discerning readers. Modern young adult fiction can be a minefield of conflicting worldviews, confusing messages, and the subtle (or not so subtle) push for readers to blindly accept the stories they read with little or no hesitation. We spend a good…

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*Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin, illustrated by Margot Tomes

Megan Saben — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:00:39 +0000

Phoebe the Spy by Judith Griffin, illustrated by Margot Tomes. Puffin Books, 2002. 48 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, Ages 8-10 Recommended For: Ages 8-10, Ages 10-12 Phoebe’s father owns an inn in Boston around the time of the American revolution, and one day he comes to her with a serious matter. He has heard…

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The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin

Janie Cheaney — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:11:52 +0000

The Doll People Series, by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin. Disney/Hyperion Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 7-12 (mostly girls) Bottom Line: The Doll People series, rolling out in a leisurely way with four titles since 2003, offers a winning set of “living dolls” and an ideal transition from chapter books to…

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*The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 12:00:36 +0000

*The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015. 198 pages including appendices Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12Recommended for: ages 10-14 Bottom Line: The story of how a handful of schoolboys sparked the Danish Resistance makes thrilling reading for middle-graders interested in WWII history. In…

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SIX by M. M. Vaughan

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 12:00:54 +0000

SIX by M. M. Vaughan. Simon & Shuster (Margaret K. Elderberry Books), 2015. 361 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: Ages 10-14 Bottom Line: SIX, a science-fiction novel for middle-graders, offers likeable characters and the intriguing possibility of teleportation. Parker Banks has had a lot of adjusting to do over the last…

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Fallout (Lois Lane) by Gwenda Bond

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:00:40 +0000

Fallout (Lois Lane) by Gwenda Bond. Capstone, 2015. 202 pages Reading Level: Young adults, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12 and up Bottom Line: Fallout introduces Lois Lane as a hard-charging teenage reporter with a passion for justice, in this fun, clean YA adventure. Lois, 16, daughter of the famous General Sam Lane, arrives at…

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Wilder Boys by Brandon Wallace

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:00:35 +0000

Wilder Boys by Brandon Wallace. Aladdin, 2015. 220 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 (especially boys) Bottom Line: Questionable premises aside, Wilder Boys is a fast-paced adventure novel for middle-graders and reluctant readers. Jake, 13, and his younger brother Taylor are looking forward to summer break—or would be, if it…

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The Whisperer by Fiona McIntosh

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 29 May 2015 12:00:38 +0000

The Whisperer by Fiona McIntosh. Knopf, 2014. 390 pages Reading level: Middle grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Bottom line: The Whisperer spins a prince-and-pauper tale into swashbuckling adventure told in a classic style. Young Griff is content to work behind the scenes at the traveling carnival that features his contortionist twin brothers. But…

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Silent Star by Bill Wise, illustrated by Adam Gustavson

Betsy Farquhar — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:22:06 +0000

Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy by Bill Wise, illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Lee and Low, 2012. 40 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 8-10 Recommended for: Ages 8-10 Baseball games are full of distinctive sounds: the crack as the ball and bat make contact, the roar of the crowd, the umpire’s…

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Audacity by Melanie Crowder

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:00:43 +0000

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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*Faerie Gold edited by Kathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker

Megan Saben — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:00:13 +0000

*Faerie Gold: Treasures from the Lands of Enchantment edited by Kathryn Lindskoog and Ranelda Mack Hunsicker. P&R, 2005. 304 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10, ages 10-12 Recommended For: all Bottom Line: An excellent collection of literary fairy tales by classic writers, tales that are rich with Truth and the best kind of storytelling.…

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*The Green Ember by S. D. Smith

emily — Mon, 02 Feb 2015 22:00:07 +0000

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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The Scavengers by Michael Perry

Janie Cheaney — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 15:00:03 +0000

The Scavengers by Michael Perry. Harper, 2014, 322 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 4 (ages10-12) and up One-line Summary: The Scavengers is middle-grade dystopian fiction with a warm heart and laughs scattered among the thrills. Maggie, at 13, is a self-described dirty-fingernailed, roughneck girl who has recently taken up residence in…

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The Young Carthaginian by G.A. Henty, read by Jim Weiss

Megan Saben — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:00:31 +0000

The Young Carthaginian by G.A. Henty. Audiobook read by Jim Weiss. Greathall Productions, 2004. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8 and upMaturity Level: 4 (ages 11-12) and up You would think that G.A. Henty, the prolific Victorian writer of vivid historical fiction, was an eyewitness to Hannibal’s campaign to conquer Rome by taking his army along…

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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (25th Anniversary)

Betsy Farquhar — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:12:10 +0000

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2011 (reissue of 1989 copy). 156 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10Recommended for: Ages 8-10 Number the Stars is one of those books that carries many awards and accolades: Newbery Award (1990), National Jewish Book Award (1990), Rebecca Caudill Award (1992), and others. It has appeared on…

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Dash by Kirby Larson

Betsy Farquhar — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:06:27 +0000

Dash by Kirby Larson. Scholastic, 2014. 256 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-12Recommended for: Ages 8-12 Eleven-year-old Mitsi’s best friend is her little dog, Dash. She used to have some other best friends, but after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, they’ve been avoiding Mitsi because she is Japanese American. And so the story opens on…

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Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:13:16 +0000

Stay Where You Are And Then Leave by John Boyne. Henry Holt, 2014. 245 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 5 (ages 12-14) and up Alfie Summerfield is five when the war starts—July 18, 1914, his birthday. Too young to know that his cozy London neighborhood is about to change forever, but…

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Life Behind the Wall by Robert Elmer

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:06:40 +0000

Life Behind the Wall by Robert Elmer. Zondervan, 2014. 515 pages. Reading level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity level: 4 (ages 11-12) and up This novel is actually a collection of three shorter novels published between 2008 and 2010: Candy Bombers, Beetle Bunker, and Smugglers’ Treasure. Together they make a family saga set in Berlin…

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Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi

Janie Cheaney — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:34:09 +0000

Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey by Nick Bertozzi. First Second, 2014. 125 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity Level: 4 (ages 11-12) and up This is the second of Bertozzi’s graphic series on explorers. (The first is Lewis and Clark: The Greatest Adventure in American History.) His books are notable for a casual style and…

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The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:16:50 +0000

The Night Gardener raises the best kind of questions in the best way, without preaching—for “It’s a bad tale that has all the answers.”

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Zane and the Hurricane

Janie Cheaney — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:20:08 +0000

Zane and the Hurricane: a Story of Katrina, by Rodman Philbrick. Scholastic, 2014, 181 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 11-12 Maturity Level: 4 (ages 10-12) Zane does not want to spend a couple of weeks in New Orleans—Smellyville, he dubs it—but his mom has just discovered an almost-relative of his late father there and…

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*Little Britches by Ralph Moody

Megan Saben — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:00:50 +0000

*Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers by Ralph Moody. Bison Books, 1991. 260 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10, ages 10-12 and upRecommended for: especially boys Bottom Line: A prime example of quality writing in an adventure story that is built on the relationship between a boy and his father. It is full…

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The Drowned Vault by N. D. Wilson

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:27:48 +0000

The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials #2) by N. D. Wilson. Random House, 2012, 447 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12 and up Bottom Line: The Ashtown Burials series continues with Cyrus and Antigone Smith making ultimate choices to stand against the world. Installment two of The Ashtown Burials begins with Cyrus…

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May B by Caroline Starr Rose

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:32:59 +0000

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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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:22:57 +0000

Gary Paulsen’s classic survival novel Hatchet offers a realistic–as opposed to romantic– view of nature and what it takes to survive in the wild. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Simon & Shuster, 1987 (paperback re-issue 2006). 192 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: Ages 12-15 and up (especially boys) In a culture where…

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A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole

Janie Cheaney — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:39:25 +0000

A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole. HarperCollins, 2010, 336 pages. Reading Level: Middle grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 8-10 and up Celeste lives in the wall of a Louisiana plantation house, where she weaves baskets of grass and any other material at hand—lately…

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*The Dragon’s Tooth by N. D. Wilson

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:43:34 +0000

*The Dragon’s Tooth (Ashtown Burials, Book One), by N. D. Wilson. Random House, 2011, 482 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 10 and up Bottom Line: N. D. Wilson dives into antiquity to serve up this rich fantasy about a pair of “ordinary” siblings and an ancient fellowship that resembles the…

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Divergent by Veronica Roth

Janie Cheaney — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:07:12 +0000

Divergent, by Veronica Roth. Katherine Tegan Books (HarperCollins), 2011, 487 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: Ages 15-18 and up Bottom Line: Divergent is a promising beginning to a YA dystopian series that explores how far human nature can be changed. With the publication of Mockingjay, last book in the Hunger Games…

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*Hereville by Barry Deutsch

Janie Cheaney — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:48:20 +0000

*Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword (graphic novel), by Barry Deutsch. Abrams (Amulet), 2010, 139 pp. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: Ages 8-10 and up Bottom Line: The unusual graphic novel series Hereville introduces middle graders to Mirka: “Yet another troll-fighting 11-year-old orthodox Jewish girl.” Hereville will be a very foreign place to…

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