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Better Things Ahead by Nate Allen
The Battle Rages On Better Things Ahead by Nate Allen is the second book in The Faceless Future trilogy. You need to read book one first for it to make sense. The battle in the End Times continues. The powers of darkness are still possessing souls but this is countered by a movement of people […]
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A New Beginning by Nate Allen
No Jesus, No Hope. Know Jesus, Know Hope A New Beginning by Nate Allen is the first book in The Faceless Future series. It is a Christian novel set in 2022 and concerning the End Times. Life is a spiritual battle. Whoever is not for Jesus is against Him. The forces of darkness long to […]
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The Morning After The Wedding Before by Laura Ziepe
Celebrating Friendship And Love The Morning After The Wedding Before by Laura Ziepe is a contemporary novel that celebrates friendship and explores relationships and family. The novel discusses the effect that social media has on lives. “Having the perfect social media account doesn’t mean a thing in real life.” Images projected on social media never […]
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The Path To The Sea by Liz Fenwick
Love And Passion And Loyalty The Path To The Sea by Liz Fenwick is an epic tale of love and loss, truth and lies, and loyalty. The reader is in for a real treat as we are whisked away to the brooding landscape that is the Cornish coast. The novel is set in 1962 and […]
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Snow Fence Road by Phyllis Edgerly Ring
Secrets And Lies Snow Fence Road by Phyllis Edgerly Ring is a contemporary tale about love and loss, guilt and learning to live and love again. It is beautifully written and will speak to your heart. Loss hurts. It consumes and it takes over. People need a place to heal, a place where love and […]
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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles
The “last day of summer” turns into a literal race against time for two intrepid, legendary sleuths. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles. Versify (HMH), 2019, 288 pages Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 8-14 Octavius (Otto) and his cousin Rasheed (Sheed) are already legends in their hometown of Fry, Virginia: mystery-solvin’, adventure-lovin’, hard bike-ridin’sleuths rivaled only by the Epic Ellison twins. As another legendary summer comes to an end, the boys set out to enjoy one last epic day of sunshine and adventure. Then a man in a white suit with a Polaroid camera appears. He tricks the boys into taking a picture of their home…
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The Art Of Deception by Louise Mangos
Innocence vs Experience The Art Of Deception by Louise Mangos is a complex contemporary crime drama that consumed me from the start. The action alternates between present day and seven years earlier. The reader witnesses the build up to present circumstances. Louise Mangos has produced an intricate plotline. The novel deals with truth and lies, […]
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Simple Summer Reading Challenge for Tweens and Teens
It’s time for summer reading! Do your tweens and teens have summer reading assignments for school? Perhaps a classic or two and maybe a contemporary “buzz” book? Summer Reading … Not Just for School Summer reading for school certainly serves a purpose, but so does summer reading that builds family relationships and family culture. When tweens and teens are already reading assigned books for school, we might hesitate to require more reading. After all, there’s a place for pool time and summer camp and visits with grandparents, too. But what if you asked your tweens or teens to read just ONE extra book this summer? A book of your choice?…
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Summer Reading Challenge Round-Up
It’s time for a summer reading challenge! Redeemed Reader isn’t sponsoring a particular summer reading challenge this summer, but we’ve got some fantastic options in our archives. Even if you participated in one of these before, your kids are indubitably older than the first go ’round, so you can read different books on the list! Around the World in 60 Days Try our most popular, most extensive summer reading challenge and travel the globe, read old books, new books, graphic novels, nonfiction, fairy tales, and more. We’re in the process of updating this challenge so it’s more accessible and easier to use, but for now, you’ll have to follow the…
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*Time Sight by Lynne Jonell
A disgruntled boy gifted with “time sight” discovers a way back into his own family’s history. *Time Sight by Lynne Jonell. Henry Holt, 2019, 389 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 “Will wasn’t entirely sure why he was on a plane to Scotland with only his little brother and no parents at all.” But he isn’t very happy about it. His mother, away on a medical mission to some disaster-prone, third-world country, has run into some kind of trouble. Political trouble, maybe involving soldiers and guns. Now Dad has flown away to try and fix it and Will and Jamie are on their way to…
