Janie Cheaney, Author at Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/author/jbcheaney/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Tue, 11 Nov 2025 18:59:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Janie Cheaney, Author at Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/author/jbcheaney/ 32 32 The Picasso Curse by Dan Guzman https://redeemedreader.com/the-picasso-curse-by-dan-guzman/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-picasso-curse-by-dan-guzman/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:40:03 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45194 The Picasso Curse poses the question, What would you do if a million-dollar piece of artwork fell into your hands?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-picasso-curse-by-dan-guzman/feed/ 0 Lost Evangeline: A Norendy Tale by Kate DiCamillo https://redeemedreader.com/lost-evangeline-a-norendy-tale-by-kate-dicamillo/ https://redeemedreader.com/lost-evangeline-a-norendy-tale-by-kate-dicamillo/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:24:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45158 In Lost Evangeline by Kate DiCamillo, wishes are fulfilled in unexpected ways.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lost-evangeline-a-norendy-tale-by-kate-dicamillo/feed/ 0 Where Only Storms Grow by Alyssa Colman https://redeemedreader.com/where-only-storms-grow-by-alyssa-colman/ https://redeemedreader.com/where-only-storms-grow-by-alyssa-colman/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:05:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45152 Where Only Storms Grow brings the “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s vividly to life, as a family struggles to hold on to hope.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/where-only-storms-grow-by-alyssa-colman/feed/ 0 The Story Of Martin Luther by Jared Kennedy https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-martin-luther-by-jared-kennedy/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-martin-luther-by-jared-kennedy/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 20:38:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=45054 Martin Luther headlines a new series of Christian biographies for 4th-6th graders.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-story-of-martin-luther-by-jared-kennedy/feed/ 0 Learning to Lead: Another Redeemed Reader Booklist! (Updated) https://redeemedreader.com/learning-to-lead-another-redeemedreader-booklist/ https://redeemedreader.com/learning-to-lead-another-redeemedreader-booklist/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:48:00 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=22572 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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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/learning-to-lead-another-redeemedreader-booklist/feed/ 1 *The World Entire: A True Story of an Extraordinary World War II Rescue by Elizabeth Brown https://redeemedreader.com/the-world-entire-a-true-story-of-an-extraordinary-world-war-ii-rescue-by-elizabeth-brown/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-world-entire-a-true-story-of-an-extraordinary-world-war-ii-rescue-by-elizabeth-brown/#respond Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:55:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44950 The World Entire tells the true story of the Portuguese diplomat who rescued almost 30,000 refugees during World War II.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-world-entire-a-true-story-of-an-extraordinary-world-war-ii-rescue-by-elizabeth-brown/feed/ 0 The Forest of a Thousand Eyes by Frances Hardinge https://redeemedreader.com/the-forest-of-a-thousand-eyes-by-frances-hardinge/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-forest-of-a-thousand-eyes-by-frances-hardinge/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:42:06 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44919 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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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-forest-of-a-thousand-eyes-by-frances-hardinge/feed/ 2 *The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz https://redeemedreader.com/the-winter-of-the-dollhouse-by-laura-amy-schlitz/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-winter-of-the-dollhouse-by-laura-amy-schlitz/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:25:01 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44902 The Winter of the Dollhouse is a cozy story with fantasy elements addressing generational relationship, longing, loss, and reconciliation.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-winter-of-the-dollhouse-by-laura-amy-schlitz/feed/ 0 *Putin vs. Zelensky: The Russo-Ukrainian War by Ben Thompson https://redeemedreader.com/putin-vs-zelensky-the-russo-ukrainian-war-by-ben-thompson/ https://redeemedreader.com/putin-vs-zelensky-the-russo-ukrainian-war-by-ben-thompson/#respond Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:02:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44887 Putin vs. Zelensky focuses on biography to give readers a grasp of the fraught history between Russia and Ukraine, and how the current conflict developed.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/putin-vs-zelensky-the-russo-ukrainian-war-by-ben-thompson/feed/ 0 The Library of Curiosities by Jenny Lundquist https://redeemedreader.com/the-library-of-curiosities-by-jenny-lundquist/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-library-of-curiosities-by-jenny-lundquist/#respond Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:48:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44883 In The Library of Curiosities, an orphaned girl discovers her heritage as the latest of a curiosity-collecting dynasty.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-library-of-curiosities-by-jenny-lundquist/feed/ 0 *Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel adapted by K. Woodman-Maynard https://redeemedreader.com/natalie-babbitts-tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel-adapted-by-k-woodman-maynard/ https://redeemedreader.com/natalie-babbitts-tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel-adapted-by-k-woodman-maynard/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:40:51 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44735 Natalie Babbitt’s Tuck Everlasting: The Graphic Novel, is an excellent visual presentation of a classic story.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/natalie-babbitts-tuck-everlasting-the-graphic-novel-adapted-by-k-woodman-maynard/feed/ 0 Hansel and Gretel: An Analysis https://redeemedreader.com/hansel-and-gretel-an-analysis/ https://redeemedreader.com/hansel-and-gretel-an-analysis/#respond Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:27:43 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44712 Imagine Hansel and Gretel told by a best-selling writer of horror fiction. Does it work?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/hansel-and-gretel-an-analysis/feed/ 0 The AI Incident by J. E. Thomas https://redeemedreader.com/the-ai-incident-by-j-e-thomas/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-ai-incident-by-j-e-thomas/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:44:19 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44670 The AI Incident pits a foster kid longing for a home against a cold-hearted machine with its own plans.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-ai-incident-by-j-e-thomas/feed/ 0 Schoolbot 9000: A Graphic Novel by Sam Hepburn https://redeemedreader.com/schoolbot-9000-a-graphic-novel-by-sam-hepburn/ https://redeemedreader.com/schoolbot-9000-a-graphic-novel-by-sam-hepburn/#respond Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:20:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44660 Schoolbot 9000 is the first volume of a graphic-novel series examining the effect of machine learning on education.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/schoolbot-9000-a-graphic-novel-by-sam-hepburn/feed/ 0 *The Peddler and the President by Ann D. Koffsky https://redeemedreader.com/the-peddler-and-the-president-by-ann-d-koffsky/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-peddler-and-the-president-by-ann-d-koffsky/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:48:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44640 Through the lens of a lifelong friendship, The Peddler and the President makes the fraught history of modern Israel accessible to chapter-book readers.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-peddler-and-the-president-by-ann-d-koffsky/feed/ 0 Little Mouse Saves the Day! by Jeff Smith https://redeemedreader.com/little-moue-saves-the-day-by-jeff-smith/ https://redeemedreader.com/little-moue-saves-the-day-by-jeff-smith/#respond Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:14:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44531 The simple story and basic layout of Little Mouse Saves the Day helps very early readers learn to interpret graphic storytelling.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/little-moue-saves-the-day-by-jeff-smith/feed/ 0 The Library of Unruly Treasures by Jeanne Birdsall https://redeemedreader.com/the-library-of-unruly-treasures-by-jeanne-birdsall/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-library-of-unruly-treasures-by-jeanne-birdsall/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:01:22 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44512 The Library of Unruly Treasures introduces readers to a race of tiny people with wings, and a human girl who may be their rescuer.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-library-of-unruly-treasures-by-jeanne-birdsall/feed/ 0 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 *Rivers by Simon Chapman https://redeemedreader.com/rivers-by-simon-chapman/ https://redeemedreader.com/rivers-by-simon-chapman/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2025 07:19:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44469 Rivers is a stunning picture-book exploration of Earth’s waterways.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/rivers-by-simon-chapman/feed/ 0 *The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser https://redeemedreader.com/the-nine-moons-of-han-yu-and-luli-by-karina-yan-glaser/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-nine-moons-of-han-yu-and-luli-by-karina-yan-glaser/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2025 15:38:40 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44461 The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli take readers on parallel quests through ancient China and New York’s Depression-Era Chinatown.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-nine-moons-of-han-yu-and-luli-by-karina-yan-glaser/feed/ 0 Snoop by Gordon Norman https://redeemedreader.com/snoop-by-gordon-norman/ https://redeemedreader.com/snoop-by-gordon-norman/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:07:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44417 A recuperating boy learns more than he needs to know by becoming the neighborhood “snoop.”

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/snoop-by-gordon-norman/feed/ 0 The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose https://redeemedreader.com/the-burning-season-by-caroline-starr-rose/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-burning-season-by-caroline-starr-rose/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:46:31 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44412 The Burning Season pits a 12-year-old girl against a fast-moving forest fire.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-burning-season-by-caroline-starr-rose/feed/ 0 The Friendship Train by Debbie Levy https://redeemedreader.com/the-friendship-train-by-debbie-levy/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-friendship-train-by-debbie-levy/#respond Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:29:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44241 The Friendship Train is the heartwarming true story of Americans pitching in to relieve European hunger after World War II.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-friendship-train-by-debbie-levy/feed/ 0 Whale Eyes by James Robinson https://redeemedreader.com/whale-eyes-by-james-robinson/ https://redeemedreader.com/whale-eyes-by-james-robinson/#respond Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:09:35 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44343 Whale Eyes is an innovative memoir by a young filmmaker, documenting his struggles with reading and physical difference.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/whale-eyes-by-james-robinson/feed/ 0 *Frog’s Rainy-Day Story and Other Fables by Michael James Dowling https://redeemedreader.com/frogs-rainy-day-story-and-other-fables-by-michael-james-dowling/ https://redeemedreader.com/frogs-rainy-day-story-and-other-fables-by-michael-james-dowling/#respond Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:26:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44253 Frog’s Rainy Day Story is a collection of modern-day fables exposing contemporary follies in an amusing and discussion-worthy way.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/frogs-rainy-day-story-and-other-fables-by-michael-james-dowling/feed/ 0 Gus and Glory by Sarah Guillory https://redeemedreader.com/gus-and-glory-by-sarah-guillory/ https://redeemedreader.com/gus-and-glory-by-sarah-guillory/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:18:59 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44245 Glory and Gus stars a scrappy, mystery-loving girl and a slobbery, lovable bloodhound.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/gus-and-glory-by-sarah-guillory/feed/ 0 Spelling It Out by Margaret Finnegan https://redeemedreader.com/spelling-it-out-by-margaret-finnegan/ https://redeemedreader.com/spelling-it-out-by-margaret-finnegan/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 21:17:05 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44250 In Spelling It Out, a competitive speller discovers his own strengths as well as the value of family.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/spelling-it-out-by-margaret-finnegan/feed/ 0 Giant by Judith McQuoid https://redeemedreader.com/giant-by-judith-mcquoid/ https://redeemedreader.com/giant-by-judith-mcquoid/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:05:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44152 Giant draws on historical fact to imagine two pivotal years in the childhood of C. S. Lewis.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/giant-by-judith-mcquoid/feed/ 0 Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn’t by Sarah Albee https://redeemedreader.com/zero-the-number-that-almost-wasnt-by-sarah-albee/ https://redeemedreader.com/zero-the-number-that-almost-wasnt-by-sarah-albee/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 12:38:08 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44157 Zero! takes readers on a whirlwind picture-book tour through the history of a mathematical concept.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/zero-the-number-that-almost-wasnt-by-sarah-albee/feed/ 0 Drawing Is … Your Guide to Scribbled Adventures by Elizabeth Haidle https://redeemedreader.com/drawing-is-your-guide-to-scribbled-adventures-by-elizabeth-haidle/ https://redeemedreader.com/drawing-is-your-guide-to-scribbled-adventures-by-elizabeth-haidle/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:35:24 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44124 Drawing Is . . . hands young artists a few basic art principles and encourages them to let their imaginations run wild.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/drawing-is-your-guide-to-scribbled-adventures-by-elizabeth-haidle/feed/ 0 The Playmakers by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown https://redeemedreader.com/the-playmakers-by-chad-morris-and-shelly-brown/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-playmakers-by-chad-morris-and-shelly-brown/#respond Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:44:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44006 In The Playmakers, three underdogs work hard to boost their game to the next level.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-playmakers-by-chad-morris-and-shelly-brown/feed/ 0 *John Calvin’s Illustrated Institutes by Martin Williams and Joy Williams https://redeemedreader.com/john-calvins-illustrated-institutes-by-martin-williams-and-joy-williams/ https://redeemedreader.com/john-calvins-illustrated-institutes-by-martin-williams-and-joy-williams/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:16:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=44001 Calvin’s Institutes in a graphic-novel format introduces young readers to the tenets of Reformed theology.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/john-calvins-illustrated-institutes-by-martin-williams-and-joy-williams/feed/ 0 *How to Tell a True Story by Tricia Springstubb https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-tell-a-true-story-by-tricia-springstubb/ https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-tell-a-true-story-by-tricia-springstubb/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 10:20:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43976 How to Tell a True Story ponders how “truth” is perceived and what it may cost to reveal it.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-tell-a-true-story-by-tricia-springstubb/feed/ 0 The Lemonade War Graphic Novel by Jacqueline Davies and Karen De La Vega https://redeemedreader.com/the-lemonade-war-graphic-novel-by-jacqueline-davies-and-karen-de-la-vega/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-lemonade-war-graphic-novel-by-jacqueline-davies-and-karen-de-la-vega/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:46:45 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43999 This graphic novel version of The Lemonade War is faithful to the original with clever visual additions.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-lemonade-war-graphic-novel-by-jacqueline-davies-and-karen-de-la-vega/feed/ 0 The Pecan Sheller by Lupe Ruiz-Flores https://redeemedreader.com/the-pecan-sheller-by-lupe-ruiz-flores/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-pecan-sheller-by-lupe-ruiz-flores/#respond Thu, 03 Jul 2025 11:46:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43978 In The Pecan Sheller, a spirited 13-year-old girl learns to stand up for herself against an oppressive factory system.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-pecan-sheller-by-lupe-ruiz-flores/feed/ 0 Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists https://redeemedreader.com/fairy-tale-comics-classic-tales-told-by-extraordinary-cartoonists/ https://redeemedreader.com/fairy-tale-comics-classic-tales-told-by-extraordinary-cartoonists/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:38:26 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43969 Eighteen classic tales are retold in panels by established graphic artists in Fairy Tale Comics.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/fairy-tale-comics-classic-tales-told-by-extraordinary-cartoonists/feed/ 0 Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, a Graphic Novel Adaptation by Shanower and Young https://redeemedreader.com/dorothy-and-the-wizard-in-oz-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-by-shanower-and-young/ https://redeemedreader.com/dorothy-and-the-wizard-in-oz-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-by-shanower-and-young/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2025 20:27:46 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43965 This graphic novel adaptation from Marvel brings Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz to life for fans of the series.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/dorothy-and-the-wizard-in-oz-a-graphic-novel-adaptation-by-shanower-and-young/feed/ 0 Candle Island by Lauren Wolk https://redeemedreader.com/candle-island-by-lauren-wolk/ https://redeemedreader.com/candle-island-by-lauren-wolk/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:14:39 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43805 Candle Island is a study of recovering from grief and forging new bonds.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/candle-island-by-lauren-wolk/feed/ 0 Rise and Fall: Great Empires That Shaped the World by Peter Allen https://redeemedreader.com/rise-and-fall-great-empires-that-shaped-the-world-by-peter-allen/ https://redeemedreader.com/rise-and-fall-great-empires-that-shaped-the-world-by-peter-allen/#respond Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:56:26 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43790 Rise and Fall introduces young readers to world empires that don’t receive as much attention in the history books.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/rise-and-fall-great-empires-that-shaped-the-world-by-peter-allen/feed/ 0 The Summer of the Bone Horses by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve https://redeemedreader.com/the-summer-of-the-bone-horses-by-virginia-diving-hawk-sneve/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-summer-of-the-bone-horses-by-virginia-diving-hawk-sneve/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:52:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43676 The Summer of the Bone Horses recalls a boy’s sojourn with his Dakota grandparents on the Rosebud Reservation.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-summer-of-the-bone-horses-by-virginia-diving-hawk-sneve/feed/ 0 *Benny on the Case by Wesley King https://redeemedreader.com/benny-on-the-case-by-wesley-king/ https://redeemedreader.com/benny-on-the-case-by-wesley-king/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:52:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43679 Benny on the Case introduces a sleuth with Mosaic Down Syndrome and an indomitable, loyal partner.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/benny-on-the-case-by-wesley-king/feed/ 0 The Hunger Games: A Christian Response https://redeemedreader.com/the-hunger-games-a-christian-response/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-hunger-games-a-christian-response/#respond Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:15:10 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43920 A Christian response to The Hunger Games: should we read it?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-hunger-games-a-christian-response/feed/ 0 A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel by Ursula K. Le Guin and Fred Fordham https://redeemedreader.com/a-wizard-of-earthsea-a-graphic-novel-by-ursula-leguin-and-fred-fordham/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-wizard-of-earthsea-a-graphic-novel-by-ursula-leguin-and-fred-fordham/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 14:42:34 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43665 A Wizard of Earthsea recasts a classic fantasy novel in graphic-novel format.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-wizard-of-earthsea-a-graphic-novel-by-ursula-leguin-and-fred-fordham/feed/ 0 The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner https://redeemedreader.com/the-trouble-with-heroes-by-kate-messner/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-trouble-with-heroes-by-kate-messner/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 16:14:30 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43645 The Trouble with Heroes examines the fraught relationship between a young teen and his late, larger-than-life father.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-trouble-with-heroes-by-kate-messner/feed/ 0 The Beat I Drum by Dusti Bowling https://redeemedreader.com/the-beat-i-drum-by-dusti-bowling/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-beat-i-drum-by-dusti-bowling/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:55:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43628 In The Beat I Drum, Dusti Bowling follows a character from her earlier best-seller as he navigates a move and a new relationship with his father.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-beat-i-drum-by-dusti-bowling/feed/ 0 Riding the Rails: Big Boy 4014 and Ticket to Ride https://redeemedreader.com/riding-the-rails-big-boy-4014-and-ticket-to-ride/ https://redeemedreader.com/riding-the-rails-big-boy-4014-and-ticket-to-ride/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 14:43:32 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43594 Big Boy 4014 and the Steam Train charts the restoration of a legendary locomotive. Big Boy 4014 and the Steam Train by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Sleeping Bear Press, 2025, 40 pages. Reading Level: Picture Book, ages 4-8 Recommended for: ages 6-12 They were the largest steam locomotives ever built. In the…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/riding-the-rails-big-boy-4014-and-ticket-to-ride/feed/ 0 Are We There Yet? by Stacy McAnulty https://redeemedreader.com/are-we-there-yet-by-stacy-mcanulty/ https://redeemedreader.com/are-we-there-yet-by-stacy-mcanulty/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 13:25:15 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43566 Are We There Yet? is an entertaining travelogue of the first cross-country road trip.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/are-we-there-yet-by-stacy-mcanulty/feed/ 0 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 Death in the Jungle by Candace Fleming https://redeemedreader.com/death-in-the-jungle-by-candace-fleming/ https://redeemedreader.com/death-in-the-jungle-by-candace-fleming/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 11:47:19 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43515 Death in the Jungle tells the harrowing story of the “Reverend” Jim Jones and the tragic fate of his followers.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/death-in-the-jungle-by-candace-fleming/feed/ 0 A Day at the Beach by Gary D. Schmidt and Ron Koertge https://redeemedreader.com/a-day-at-the-beach-by-gary-schmidt-and-ron-koertge/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-day-at-the-beach-by-gary-schmidt-and-ron-koertge/#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 14:18:38 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43482 A Day at the Beach delivers on its title: snapshots of a variety of 11-13 year-olds during a single day on the Jersey shore.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-day-at-the-beach-by-gary-schmidt-and-ron-koertge/feed/ 0 The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud https://redeemedreader.com/the-cartoonists-club-by-raina-telgemeier-and-scott-mccloud/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-cartoonists-club-by-raina-telgemeier-and-scott-mccloud/#comments Tue, 13 May 2025 10:36:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43434 The Cartoonists Club introduces young readers to the techniques and rationale of sequential graphic storytelling.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-cartoonists-club-by-raina-telgemeier-and-scott-mccloud/feed/ 2 *The Hiding Place: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mario DeMatteo https://redeemedreader.com/the-hiding-place-a-graphic-novel-adapted-by-mario-dematteo/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-hiding-place-a-graphic-novel-adapted-by-mario-dematteo/#respond Fri, 09 May 2025 10:27:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43431 The Hiding Place: A Graphic Novel faithfully adapts Corrie Ten Boom’s story for graphic-novel fans.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-hiding-place-a-graphic-novel-adapted-by-mario-dematteo/feed/ 0 Heidi: A Graphic Novel adapted by Mariah Marsden https://redeemedreader.com/heidi-a-graphic-novel-adapted-by-mariah-marsden/ https://redeemedreader.com/heidi-a-graphic-novel-adapted-by-mariah-marsden/#respond Thu, 08 May 2025 14:25:29 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43429 Heidi: A Graphic Novel introduces young readers to the classic story with gentle artwork and minimal text.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/heidi-a-graphic-novel-adapted-by-mariah-marsden/feed/ 0 *Surviving Vesuvius by Christopher Harrisson https://redeemedreader.com/surviving-vesuvius-by-beth-waters/ https://redeemedreader.com/surviving-vesuvius-by-beth-waters/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 12:38:39 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43418 Surviving Vesuvius is an intimate look at an ancient disaster.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/surviving-vesuvius-by-beth-waters/feed/ 0 The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest by Aubrey Hartman https://redeemedreader.com/the-undead-fox-of-deadwood-forest-by-aubrey-hartman/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-undead-fox-of-deadwood-forest-by-aubrey-hartman/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 13:01:07 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43356 The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest is a thoughtful, touching, and gently humorous speculation about the afterlife.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-undead-fox-of-deadwood-forest-by-aubrey-hartman/feed/ 0 Once for Yes by Allie Millington https://redeemedreader.com/once-for-yes-by-allie-millington/ https://redeemedreader.com/once-for-yes-by-allie-millington/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:32:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43353 n Once for Yes, an apartment building forms relationships with its residents and faces threats of its own demolition.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/once-for-yes-by-allie-millington/feed/ 0 Old School by Gordon Korman https://redeemedreader.com/old-school-by-gordon-korman/ https://redeemedreader.com/old-school-by-gordon-korman/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:30:20 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43322 A boy raised in a retirement village must give up his Old School for seventh grade with . . . actual seventh-graders. Old School by Gordon Korman. Harper, 2025, 276 pp. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-14 Dexter Foreman has been getting along just fine with his Grandmother at The Pines…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/old-school-by-gordon-korman/feed/ 0 First Steps in Verse: *You’re a Poet and Dino Poet https://redeemedreader.com/first-steps-in-verse-youre-a-poet-and-dino-poet/ https://redeemedreader.com/first-steps-in-verse-youre-a-poet-and-dino-poet/#respond Sat, 26 Apr 2025 15:04:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43303 Two new books about writing poetry, addressed to early-elementary grades, take different but equally unique approaches.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/first-steps-in-verse-youre-a-poet-and-dino-poet/feed/ 0 Pilgrim Codex by Vivian Mansour https://redeemedreader.com/pilgrim-codex-by/ https://redeemedreader.com/pilgrim-codex-by/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:02:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43260 Pilgrim Codex is a story about Mexican immigration told in Aztec-inspired artwork and text.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/pilgrim-codex-by/feed/ 0 God with Us: Bible Stories on the Road to Emmaus by Matt Mikalatos https://redeemedreader.com/god-with-us-bible-stories-on-the-road-to-emmaus-by-matt-mikalatos/ https://redeemedreader.com/god-with-us-bible-stories-on-the-road-to-emmaus-by-matt-mikalatos/#respond Sat, 19 Apr 2025 12:57:45 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43253 The graphic novel God with Us takes a unique approach to Bible stories, using Luke 24:27 as a framework.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/god-with-us-bible-stories-on-the-road-to-emmaus-by-matt-mikalatos/feed/ 0 *The Storyteller’s Bible by Kathryn Butler https://redeemedreader.com/the-storytellers-bible-by-kathryn-butler/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-storytellers-bible-by-kathryn-butler/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:36:44 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43226 The Storyteller’s Bible weaves the gospel into 35 theologically-rich stories from scripture.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-storytellers-bible-by-kathryn-butler/feed/ 0 The Book of Belonging by Mariko Clark https://redeemedreader.com/the-book-of-belonging-by-mariko-clark/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-book-of-belonging-by-mariko-clark/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:52:56 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43227 The Book of Belonging gets a lot of the Bible right but makes some significant omissions.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-book-of-belonging-by-mariko-clark/feed/ 0 The Last Keeper (Dream Keeper series #5) by Kathryn Butler https://redeemedreader.com/the-last-keeper-dream-keeper-series-5-by-kathryn-butler/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-last-keeper-dream-keeper-series-5-by-kathryn-butler/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:57:24 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=43064 The 5-volume Dream Keeper series comes to a rousing finish with The Last Keeper.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-last-keeper-dream-keeper-series-5-by-kathryn-butler/feed/ 0 *How Elegant the Elephant by Mary Ann Hoberman https://redeemedreader.com/how-elegant-the-elephant-by-mary-ann-hoberman/ https://redeemedreader.com/how-elegant-the-elephant-by-mary-ann-hoberman/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:35:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42962 How Elegant the Elephant teams a beloved poet with a Caldecott-honor author to create a winning collection of animal poems.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/how-elegant-the-elephant-by-mary-ann-hoberman/feed/ 0 Max in the Land of Lies by Adam Gidwitz https://redeemedreader.com/max-in-the-land-of-lies-by-adam-gidwitz/ https://redeemedreader.com/max-in-the-land-of-lies-by-adam-gidwitz/#respond Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:18:29 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42944 Max in the Land of Lies completes Adam Gidwitz’s “Operation Kinderspion” duo with a tale both thrilling and thought-provoking.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/max-in-the-land-of-lies-by-adam-gidwitz/feed/ 0 How to Survive on the Moon by Joalda Morancy https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-survive-on-the-moon-by-joalda-morancy/ https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-survive-on-the-moon-by-joalda-morancy/#respond Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:52:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42919 Getting to the moon was only the beginning. But How to Survive on the Moon?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-survive-on-the-moon-by-joalda-morancy/feed/ 0 The Enemy’s Daughter by Anne Blankman https://redeemedreader.com/the-enemys-daughter-by-anne-blankman/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-enemys-daughter-by-anne-blankman/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:02:59 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42873 The Enemy’s Daughter traces a friendship born in adversity during World War I.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-enemys-daughter-by-anne-blankman/feed/ 0 Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams by Katherine Paterson https://redeemedreader.com/jella-lepmans-library-of-dreams-by-katherine-paterson/ https://redeemedreader.com/jella-lepmans-library-of-dreams-by-katherine-paterson/#respond Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:22:25 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42834 Katherine Paterson’s latest is a biography of Jella Lepman, an unexpected postwar hero.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/jella-lepmans-library-of-dreams-by-katherine-paterson/feed/ 0 My Presentation Today Is about the Anaconda by Bibi Dumon Tak https://redeemedreader.com/my-presentation-today-is-about-the-anaconda-by-bibi-dumon-tuk/ https://redeemedreader.com/my-presentation-today-is-about-the-anaconda-by-bibi-dumon-tuk/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42811 Animals give school-style presentations about other animals. Guess whose Presentation Today Is about the Anaconda?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/my-presentation-today-is-about-the-anaconda-by-bibi-dumon-tuk/feed/ 0 All Better Now by Neal Shusterman https://redeemedreader.com/all-better-now-by-neal-schusterman/ https://redeemedreader.com/all-better-now-by-neal-schusterman/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:26:56 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42790 All Better Now, a thought-provoking read for mature teens, grapples with the consequences of a different kind of pandemic.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/all-better-now-by-neal-schusterman/feed/ 0 Mixed Feelings by Liana Finck https://redeemedreader.com/42777/ https://redeemedreader.com/42777/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:42:19 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42777 Mixed Feelings introduces very young children to their own complicated emotions.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/42777/feed/ 0 Black Culture Roundup: *When I Hear Spirituals, How Sweet the Sound, *Everywhere Beauty is Harlem https://redeemedreader.com/black-culture-roundup-when-i-hear-spirituals-how-sweet-the-sound-everywhere-beauty-is-harlem/ https://redeemedreader.com/black-culture-roundup-when-i-hear-spirituals-how-sweet-the-sound-everywhere-beauty-is-harlem/#respond Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:07:47 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42775 Three picture books about African American culture can open windows of understanding a wider world.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/black-culture-roundup-when-i-hear-spirituals-how-sweet-the-sound-everywhere-beauty-is-harlem/feed/ 0 Song of a Blackbird by Maria van Lieshout https://redeemedreader.com/song-of-a-blackbird-by-maria-van-lieshout/ https://redeemedreader.com/song-of-a-blackbird-by-maria-van-lieshout/#respond Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42754 Song of a Blackbird connects two generations of an Amsterdam family through the story of the Dutch Resistance during World War II.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/song-of-a-blackbird-by-maria-van-lieshout/feed/ 0 *New House, New Home by Megan Saben https://redeemedreader.com/new-house-new-home-by-megan-saben/ https://redeemedreader.com/new-house-new-home-by-megan-saben/#respond Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:28 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42723 Lively text and pictures show what it takes to make a New House, New Home—by our own Megan Saben! (And scroll down for a special offer!)

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/new-house-new-home-by-megan-saben/feed/ 0 Trans Ideology: Resources for Parents https://redeemedreader.com/trans-ideology-resources-for-parents/ https://redeemedreader.com/trans-ideology-resources-for-parents/#respond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:56:23 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42361 Four books, written from a secular perspective, offer help for parents confronting harmful transgender ideology.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/trans-ideology-resources-for-parents/feed/ 0 *Will’s Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes https://redeemedreader.com/wills-race-for-home-by-jewell-parker-rhodes/ https://redeemedreader.com/wills-race-for-home-by-jewell-parker-rhodes/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:12:58 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42710 Will’s Race for Home is a classic coming-of-age story set during the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/wills-race-for-home-by-jewell-parker-rhodes/feed/ 0 How to Teach Kids Theology by Sam Luce and Hunter Williams https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-teach-kids-theology-by-sam-luce-and-hunter-williams/ https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-teach-kids-theology-by-sam-luce-and-hunter-williams/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:53:46 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42674 How to Teach Kids Theology reminds parents and youth leaders of the whys and wherefores of biblical instruction.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/how-to-teach-kids-theology-by-sam-luce-and-hunter-williams/feed/ 0 2025 Schneider Family Awards: A Little Like Magic and Popcorn https://redeemedreader.com/2025-schneider-family-awards-a-little-like-magic-and-popcorn/ https://redeemedreader.com/2025-schneider-family-awards-a-little-like-magic-and-popcorn/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 15:02:58 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42671 This year's Schneider Family winners for excellence in children's books about the experience of disability.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/2025-schneider-family-awards-a-little-like-magic-and-popcorn/feed/ 0 2025 Sibert Honor Books: Call Me Roberto, The Girl Who Sang, The Enigma Girls, and Wings of an Eagle https://redeemedreader.com/2025-sibert-honor-books-call-me-roberto-the-girl-who-sang-the-enigma-girls-and-wings-of-an-eagle/ https://redeemedreader.com/2025-sibert-honor-books-call-me-roberto-the-girl-who-sang-the-enigma-girls-and-wings-of-an-eagle/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:01:18 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42665 This year's Sibert honor books for excellence in nonfiction include two minority sports heroes, a very young Holocaust survivor, and a World War II espionage story.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/2025-sibert-honor-books-call-me-roberto-the-girl-who-sang-the-enigma-girls-and-wings-of-an-eagle/feed/ 0 2025 Sibert Medal Winner: Life After Whale by Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin https://redeemedreader.com/life-after-whale-by-lynn-brunelle-and-jason-chin/ https://redeemedreader.com/life-after-whale-by-lynn-brunelle-and-jason-chin/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:19:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41144 Life after Whale pictures the phenomenon of “Whale Fall”: how the earth’s largest living creature supports thriving ecosystems for decades after death.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/life-after-whale-by-lynn-brunelle-and-jason-chin/feed/ 0 2025 Caldecott Honor Books: *Home in a Lunchbox, My Daddy Is a Cowboy, *Noodles on a Bicycle, and Up Up Ever Up https://redeemedreader.com/2025-caldecott-honor-books-home-in-a-lunchbox-my-daddy-is-a-cowboy-noodles-on-a-bicycle-and-up-up-ever-up/ https://redeemedreader.com/2025-caldecott-honor-books-home-in-a-lunchbox-my-daddy-is-a-cowboy-noodles-on-a-bicycle-and-up-up-ever-up/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:23:06 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42630 This year's Caldecott honor books feature warm family ties, amazing skills and ambitions fulfilled.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/2025-caldecott-honor-books-home-in-a-lunchbox-my-daddy-is-a-cowboy-noodles-on-a-bicycle-and-up-up-ever-up/feed/ 0 2025 Caldecott Medal: Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers https://redeemedreader.com/2024-caldecott-medal-chooch-helped-by-andrea-l-rogers/ https://redeemedreader.com/2024-caldecott-medal-chooch-helped-by-andrea-l-rogers/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 12:35:54 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42620 Chooch Helped is a loving depiction of a Cherokee girl's little-brother issues

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/2024-caldecott-medal-chooch-helped-by-andrea-l-rogers/feed/ 0 Mendel the Mess-Up by Terry LaBan https://redeemedreader.com/mendel-the-mess-up-by-terry-laban/ https://redeemedreader.com/mendel-the-mess-up-by-terry-laban/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:21:17 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42468 In Mendel the Mess-Up, an accident-prone Jewish boy turns his weaknesses into strengths against rampaging Cossacks.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/mendel-the-mess-up-by-terry-laban/feed/ 0 Thunder City by Philip Reeves https://redeemedreader.com/thunder-city-by-philip-reeves/ https://redeemedreader.com/thunder-city-by-philip-reeves/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 18:43:28 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42402 Thunder City supplements Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines quartet with different characters but similar formula.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/thunder-city-by-philip-reeves/feed/ 0 2025 ALA Newbery Award – Nailed It! https://redeemedreader.com/2025-ala-newbery-award-nailed-it/ https://redeemedreader.com/2025-ala-newbery-award-nailed-it/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:42:53 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42377 We report on this year's Newbery and Caldecott award-winners.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/2025-ala-newbery-award-nailed-it/feed/ 0 Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World by Roma Agrawal https://redeemedreader.com/seven-small-inventions-that-changed-the-world-by-roma-agrawal/ https://redeemedreader.com/seven-small-inventions-that-changed-the-world-by-roma-agrawal/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:10:49 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42310 These “Seven Small Inventions” are often overlooked, but where would we be without them?

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/seven-small-inventions-that-changed-the-world-by-roma-agrawal/feed/ 0 Close Up & Far Out by Mary Auld https://redeemedreader.com/close-up-far-out-by-mary-auld/ https://redeemedreader.com/close-up-far-out-by-mary-auld/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:05:11 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42296 Close Up & Far Out demonstrates how two 17th-century scientists opened windows on the very large and the very small.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/close-up-far-out-by-mary-auld/feed/ 0 Newbery Roundup #2: Plain Jane, Wrong Way Home, and The First State of Being https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-roundup-2-plain-jane-wrong-way-home-and-first-state-of-being/ https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-roundup-2-plain-jane-wrong-way-home-and-first-state-of-being/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:47:51 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42294 Our second roundup of Newbery-buzzing books includes a graphic-novel fairy tale, an escape narrative, and a time-travel adventure.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-roundup-2-plain-jane-wrong-way-home-and-first-state-of-being/feed/ 2 Newbery Buzz #2: One Big Open Sky https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-buzz-2-one-big-open-sky/ https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-buzz-2-one-big-open-sky/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:04:55 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42260 Today Betsy, Janie, and Hayley discuss a verse novel we all loved.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-buzz-2-one-big-open-sky/feed/ 0 Newbery Buzz #1: Olivetti https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-buzz-1-olivetti/ https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-buzz-1-olivetti/#respond Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:53:36 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42253 Beginning our annual series of discussions on possible Newbery contenders.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-buzz-1-olivetti/feed/ 0 Swimming with Spies by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger https://redeemedreader.com/swimming-with-spies-by-chrystyna-lucyk-berger/ https://redeemedreader.com/swimming-with-spies-by-chrystyna-lucyk-berger/#respond Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:17:54 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42235 Swimming with Spies is an animal rescue story that provides valuable background to the Russia/Ukraine conflict.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/swimming-with-spies-by-chrystyna-lucyk-berger/feed/ 0 Newbery Roundup #1: Hank Hooperman, Louder Than Hunger, and The Enigma Girls https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-roundup-1-hank-hooperman-louder-than-hunger-and-the-enigma-girls/ https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-roundup-1-hank-hooperman-louder-than-hunger-and-the-enigma-girls/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:11:48 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42224 Beginning our annual coverage of possible contenders for the coveted Newbery Award.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/newbery-roundup-1-hank-hooperman-louder-than-hunger-and-the-enigma-girls/feed/ 0 Quagmire Tiarello Couldn’t Be Better by Mylisa Larsen https://redeemedreader.com/quagmire-tiarello-couldnt-be-better-by-mylisa-larsen/ https://redeemedreader.com/quagmire-tiarello-couldnt-be-better-by-mylisa-larsen/#respond Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:08:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42212 Quagmire Tiarello is the appropriately-named hero of this story of a young man with a difficult mother.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/quagmire-tiarello-couldnt-be-better-by-mylisa-larsen/feed/ 0 National Book Award Winner: Kareem Between https://redeemedreader.com/national-book-award-winner-kareem-between/ https://redeemedreader.com/national-book-award-winner-kareem-between/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:12:50 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42207 Kareem Between is a sympathetic portrait of a 7th-grader born to Syrian refugees, who can’t feel himself fully American or fully Syrian.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/national-book-award-winner-kareem-between/feed/ 0 Tales from the Forest by Jane Riordan https://redeemedreader.com/tales-from-the-forest-by-jane-riordan/ https://redeemedreader.com/tales-from-the-forest-by-jane-riordan/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2024 17:16:37 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42180 Tales from the Forest carries on the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh in a style that faithfully echoes the original.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/tales-from-the-forest-by-jane-riordan/feed/ 0 On Track by Tom Adams https://redeemedreader.com/on-track-by-tom-adams/ https://redeemedreader.com/on-track-by-tom-adams/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:01:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42045 On Track tracks the development of worldwide rail lines and their significance to both industry and history.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/on-track-by-tom-adams/feed/ 0 Fun Middle-Grade Reads for Winter Break: Library Girl, The Long Way Around, and We Do Not Welcome Our 10-Year-Old Overlord https://redeemedreader.com/fun-middle-grade-reads-for-winter-break-library-girl-the-long-way-around-and-we-do-not-welcome-our-10-year-old-overlord/ https://redeemedreader.com/fun-middle-grade-reads-for-winter-break-library-girl-the-long-way-around-and-we-do-not-welcome-our-10-year-old-overlord/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:17:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42018 Three new middle-grade novels offer something for fans of survival fiction, quirky humor, and sci-fi.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/fun-middle-grade-reads-for-winter-break-library-girl-the-long-way-around-and-we-do-not-welcome-our-10-year-old-overlord/feed/ 0 Lost in the Empire City by Avi https://redeemedreader.com/lost-in-the-empire-city-by-avi/ https://redeemedreader.com/lost-in-the-empire-city-by-avi/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:49:18 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42019 Lost in the Empire City takes readers to 19th century New York, where a young immigrant from Italy attempts to find his way.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/lost-in-the-empire-city-by-avi/feed/ 0 Amazing Asia by Rashmi Sirdeshpande https://redeemedreader.com/amazing-asia-by-rashmi-sirdeshpande/ https://redeemedreader.com/amazing-asia-by-rashmi-sirdeshpande/#respond Wed, 11 Dec 2024 13:01:57 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=41985 Amazing Asia takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the geography, basic history, ethnicities and cultures of the world’s largest and most varied continent.

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