A New Beginning Being Alice: In A World Lost In The Looking Glass by Michele Olson is a very charming Christian historical novel set in 1981 on Mackinac Island. It is the third book in the Mackinac Island series but can be read as a stand-alone. I am enjoying reading this series in order as […]

Will finding, and wielding, the Despicable Wonders help Amari save her world? The post Amari and the Despicable Wonders by B. B. Alston appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Amari is back and playing the most dangerous game she’s played in her eventful young life! The post Amari and the Great Game by B. B. Alston appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

The Links From The Past The Dressmaker’s War by Michelle Vernal is a timeslip novel that entertained me from the start. It is the third book in the Brides Of Bold Street but can be read as a stand-alone. The action is set in 1982 and during World War II, particularly pivotal is 1945. We […]

A Day at the Beach delivers on its title: snapshots of a variety of 11-13 year-olds during a single day on the Jersey shore. The post A Day at the Beach by Gary Schmidt and Ron Koertge appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

An Imagination’s Delight The Midnight Bookshop by Amanda James is the most delightful novel that will fire up your imagination. This is a tale about three people and their new-found love of reading. “It doesn’t matter how much you read… as long as you attempt it.” Books are the doorway to brave new worlds. They […]

It’s a cold, stormy day for a walk on the beach, but that doesn’t stop Granny and Bean in this sweet picture book. The post Granny and Bean by Karen Hesse appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

A picture book about a dog, intergalactic travel, and friendship that has plenty of boy appeal. The post Dalmartian: A Mars Rover’s Story by Lucy Cummins appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

The Cartoonists Club introduces young readers to the techniques and rationale of sequential graphic storytelling. The post The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Of Myths & Legends The Matchmaker’s Mare by Hywela Lyn is a contemporary fantasy that I read in just one sitting. It is set in West Wales, a wild and rugged landscape, a place of myths and legends. A matchmaker and her husband forever roam the landscape, still making matches in death as in life. […]