Our second roundup of Newbery-buzzing books includes a graphic-novel fairy tale, an escape narrative, and a time-travel adventure. The post Newbery Roundup #2: Plain Jane, Wrong Way Home, and First State of Being appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Dynamic and vibrant, My Block Looks Like is a fun ode to life in the big city. The post My Block Looks Like by Janelle Harper appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

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 […]