Today we are happy to share a guest post from Gina Dalfonzo, author and fellow book reviewer. Gina has been a guest at Redeemed Reader before: don’t miss her bio and our Back Porch Book Chat with her, linked below. This review was originally published on Gina’s Substack, Dear Strange Things. Wormwood Abbey, Christina Baehr,… The post Wormwood Abbey: A Guest Post by Gina Dalfonzo appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Two recent picture books about the development of the bicycle entertaining introduces kids to history they can relate to. The post 2 Books about Bikes: Birth of the Bicycle and The Running Machine appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

World More Beautiful brings to life the world and art of Barbara Cooney, creator of beloved picture book classics like Roxaboxen and Miss Rumphius. The post World More Beautiful by Angela Burke Kunkel appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

This post was first shared in our weekly newsletter. If you’d like to subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates: book reviews, book trivia, and bookish news, click HERE. Over the past couple months, several readers have noticed a change in our reviews. Rather than finish with a numerical rating, we have started using a bottom… The post Where Did the Ratings Go? appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Little Shrew is the dutiful hero of his ordinary life in this understated chapter book. The post Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

The Legend of the Last Library pictures a dystopian future without books or paper, and one intrepid reader who holds the key to restoration. The post The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Aidan, fifth son of a Lord of Corenwald, befriends Feechies, defeats a giant, and leads a loyal group of followers in this middle grades fantasy retelling of the biblical story of King David. The post *The Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathan Rogers (20th anniversary editions) appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Young Ben Washington, the star of this new middle-grade series, is funny, flawed, and fully relatable. The post *Ben Washington Is the Newbie on the Block by Jasmine Mullen appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

A sweet middle-grade historical fiction recounting some of the Luminous Life of Lucy Landry, an Ojibwe orphan. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry, Anna Rose Johnson, Holiday House, 2024. 192 pages. When her guardian dies, Lucy Landry isn’t sure what to expect. Her active imagination is quick to fill in a number of scenarios, but… The post The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Forging Towards The Frontier Chasing The Horizon by Mary Connealy is a thrilling historical Christian novel that I just could not put down. It is the first book in A Western Light series which promises to be marvellous. This is a pioneering adventure as we follow a wagon train going west in 1869. There is […]