A Promise To Time The Girl With The List by Shari J Ryan is a powerful historical novel that I read in just one sitting. It is a story of love in the darkest of times. The tale starts in Poland during World War II, quickly progressing to Auschwitz as we follow the two lead […]

Adventures Of Dering Do Five Go To Smuggler’s Top by Enid Blyton is a marvellous tale for the over eights. It is the fourth book in the Famous Five series but can be read as a sand-alone. Despite being written in 1945 this is a story with the power to entertain generations of children. The […]

Inspiring The Swimmer Of Auschwitz by Renaud Leblond is the true story of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache who survived Auschwitz. Alfred Nakache was born in Constantine. It was a cosmopolitan city. “Muslims, Jews, Catholics, all are first and foremost citizens of Constantine.” As a child he was afraid of water. He overcame this fear and […]

A creative duology concludes with The Restitching of Camille DuLaine. The post The Restitching of Camille DuLaine by Lindsay A. Franklin appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Range challenges young people to explore a variety of interests and skills before focusing on particular goals. The post Range: How Exploring Your Interests Can Change the World by David Epstein appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Layers The Vanished Girl by Kathleen McGurl is a powerful and heartbreaking dual timeline novel that gripped me from the start. The action is set in the summer of 1976 and in 2024. For those of us of a certain age, we remember the summer of ’76 as being glorious – long, hot days. For […]

Kindness & Care Operation Rhino by Lauren St John is a powerful contemporary children’s novel. It is the sixth book in The White Giraffe series but can be read as a stand-alone. I recommend reading the books in numerical order for character progression and timeline continuity. The books are suitable for the over eights. Whatever […]

Of Love & Life, Friends & Family The Strawberry House by Rachel Burton is a powerful historical novel set over two time periods. It has its’ roots in facts as we hear about William Morris and the pre-Raphaelite artists. The action is set in 1938 and 1952. These alternate. The summer of 1938 is a […]

Spiraling Most Wanted by Andi Osho is a powerful contemporary novel that gripped me from the start. As the novel opens we ‘hear’ the voice of the perpetrator of the crimes. We know they have been caught – but who are they? And what are their crimes? The setting is an urban one, in several […]

Herman Bavinck, the latest in the Christian Biographies for Young Readers series, introduces a little-known figure who effectively battled modernism in the church. The post Herman Bavinck by Simonetta Carr appeared first on Redeemed Reader.