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    Top Posts from 2024

    December 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Top Posts from 2024

    It’s always fun for us to look back and see what you, our readers, enjoyed most during the year. Below are the top posts of 2024 (and book review categories) based upon our web traffic. Do you agree? Did you like them, too? Did you like a different post or category better? If you’ve missed… The post Top Posts from 2024 appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

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    Homeschool Resources Worth the Money

    July 24, 2020

    The Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

    October 27, 2020

    *Dorothy and Jack by Gina Dalfonzo

    September 9, 2020
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    A Christmas In Prague by Helga Jensen

    December 22, 2024 / Comments Off on A Christmas In Prague by Helga Jensen

    Wrapped In A Nostalgic Christmas A Christmas In Prague by Helga Jensen is the most beautiful contemporary festive novel that I absolutely adored. What is Christmas without snow? Helga Jensen takes the reader from rainy Wales to snow-covered Prague. Her delightful descriptions help the reader to ‘experience’ Christmas in Prague. It is a romantic destination […]

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    Gladys Hunt on Enjoying Poetry with Children

    February 12, 2023

    *Swift by R. J. Anderson

    October 2, 2020

    The Littlest Voyageur by Margi Preus

    July 1, 2020
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    The Girl Who Escaped From Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood

    December 22, 2024 / Comments Off on The Girl Who Escaped From Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood

    Symbols Of Resistance The Girl Who Escaped From Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood is a powerful historical novel. It is a tale of courage, resistance and hope. Even in the darkest pit it is possible for light to shine. The reader witnesses the bravery in a time of complete and utter horror. Ellie Midwood focuses in […]

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    2021 Newbery Buzz #2: Chirp and The List of Things That Will Not Change

    January 9, 2021

    Wildoak by C. C. Harrington

    October 27, 2022

    Gladys Hunt on Book-Gifting

    December 12, 2022
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    Shadows Of The White City by Jocelyn Green

    December 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Shadows Of The White City by Jocelyn Green

    What Love Is Shadows Of The White City by Jocelyn Green is a powerful historical Christian novel that I loved. It is the second book in The Windy City Saga but can be read as a stand-alone. For maximum enjoyment and to track character progression, I recommend reading the previous book first. I enjoyed meeting […]

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    The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

    November 3, 2020

    A Better Than Anything Christmas by Barbara Reaoch

    November 8, 2020

    How to Be a Person by Catherine Newman

    August 8, 2020
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    Tales from the Forest by Jane Riordan

    December 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Tales from the Forest by Jane Riordan

    Tales from the Forest carries on the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh in a style that faithfully echoes the original. The post Tales from the Forest by Jane Riordan appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

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    Stress Reading is a Thing (for Kids, too)

    April 18, 2020

    Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen

    July 23, 2019

    2021 Newbery Roundup #1: Rick, Clean Getaway, A Game of Fox and Squirrels

    January 13, 2021
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    Hear The Bells Ring by Scott R Rezer

    December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Hear The Bells Ring by Scott R Rezer

    One Ring Hear The Bells Ring by Scott R Rezer is the most charming Christian Christmas dual timeline novel that I absolutely adored. It is the third book in A Festival Of Carols series but can be read as a stand-alone. The action is set in 2019 and during the American Civil War. It is […]

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    1493 for Young People by Charles C. Mann

    July 10, 2020

    *Just Like That by Gary D. Schmidt

    February 9, 2021

    *Dorothy and Jack by Gina Dalfonzo

    September 9, 2020
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    An Orphan’s Christmas by Katie Flynn

    December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on An Orphan’s Christmas by Katie Flynn

    Growing Through The War Years An Orphan’s Christmas by Katie Flynn is an historical novel that I read in just one sitting. The action begins in 1936 as we follow the lead character through the orphanage to a wooden dwelling and through the war years. Molly is a plucky girl. It is her personality and […]

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    Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: a Discussion

    September 23, 2020

    A World of Discovery by James Brown and Richard Platt

    July 18, 2020

    The Shelter and the Fence by Herman H. Finkelstein

    June 17, 2022
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    Three 2024 YA Romantic Fantasy Novels

    December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Three 2024 YA Romantic Fantasy Novels

    Dragonfruit, What Monstrous Gods, and The Hedgewitch of Foxhall: three 2024 YA romantic fantasy novels by authors we have enjoyed in the past. Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier. Clarion Books, 2024. 366 pages.   What is a wish worth? It’s a question that has haunted Hanalei, an exile from the island of Tamarind. In this fantasy… The post Three 2024 YA Romantic Fantasy Novels appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

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    Gladys Hunt on Book-Gifting

    December 12, 2022

    Reading Challenge Check-In (Spring): How Are You Doing?

    April 4, 2019

    It’s Up to You, Abe Lincoln by Tom and Leila Hirschfeld

    February 13, 2019
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    Wishing For Mistletoe by Robin Lee Hatcher

    December 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Wishing For Mistletoe by Robin Lee Hatcher

    A Heart Full Of Christmas Wishing For Mistletoe by Robin Lee Hatcher is the most charming Christmas Christian contemporary novel that will warm the reader’s heart and make you smile. It is the sixth book in Love On Sanctuary Shores but can be read as a stand-alone. All the books in the series are written […]

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    *The Friend Who Forgives by Dan Dewitt

    July 7, 2020

    Last of the Name by Roseanne Parry

    July 6, 2019

    Rapid Fire: YA Fantasy, July 2020

    July 15, 2020
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    Jolabokaflod for Megan’s family in 2024

    December 19, 2024 / Comments Off on Jolabokaflod for Megan’s family in 2024

    Choosing Jolabokaflod titles for my family every year is a pleasant challenge. What would interest each member that we don’t already have in our collection? As each boy reaches a new stage of maturity and I see their own characteristics developing, I want to find a good fit for their personal libraries. Here’s what I… The post Jolabokaflod for Megan’s family in 2024 appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

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    2023 Newbery Buzz #4: Jack Zulu

    January 25, 2023

    The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex

    September 14, 2023

    Quarantine Box = Days of Cheer

    December 13, 2020
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