Secrets, Families, Ambitions The Storyteller’s Daughter by Victoria Scott is a beautiful dual timeline novel that I loved. The action is set in 1941 and 2008. The periods are united by a family house and woodland as we follow a young woman in 2008 and her aunt in 1941. Both main characters are similar in […]

Betsy and Hayley discuss Ferris by Kate DiCamillo, another new favorite. (See our starred review, here.) Hayley: Betsy, it’s no secret I love Ferris. In fact, I loved it so much I spent one newsletter last fall talking about it! I’m going to unashamedly steal some of what I wrote then and incorporate it into… The post Newbery Buzz #3: Ferris appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Engaging, Entertaining & Wholesome Murder On The Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood is a fabulous contemporary cosy crime novel that gripped me from the start. It is the fourth book in The Marlow Murder Club series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces – the trio of women […]

All For One Widows Waive The Rules by Julia Jarman is a wonderful contemporary novel that I absolutely loved. The book is part of The Widows Wine Club series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed meeting up with familiar faces. Once more the widows are off on an adventure, travelling from Britain […]

A Message For Us All The Great Race by Sun Chara & Joe Happy-Light is a delightful children’s novel for ages five to eight years. It is the first book in Return To Fable Land series. The story is a variation of an Aesop’s fable about the hare and the tortoise. There are important lessons […]

Jigsaw Pieces The Christmas Cottage by Sarah Morgan is a most charming Christmas contemporary novel that I absolutely adored. Once more Sarah Morgan has captured the essence of Christmas within her book. Christmas is family, fun, laughter – all things that had been missing from the leading lady’s life. We see the loneliness of never […]

Today Betsy, Janie, and Hayley discuss a verse novel we all loved. The post Newbery Buzz #2: One Big Open Sky appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Internal Struggles The Secret Jewish Sisters by Tikva Rager is a compelling historical novel. It is the first book in Unforgettable World War II Stories and can be read as a stand-alone. Each book in the series is written by a different author. The book is fictional but is based on facts as we follow […]

Twenty Four Hours In Connecting Lives One Day And Forever by Shari Low is a most delightful contemporary novel that is set over just one day. The story is broken up into two-hour slots as it follows a number of characters throughout the day. Many of them are due to fly out of Glasgow airport […]

José Feeds the World is a cheerfully-illustrated picture book biography about a servant-heart who feeds those in need. The post José Feeds the World by David Unger appeared first on Redeemed Reader.