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Newbery Roundup #2: A World without Summer, Scattergood, and Bad Badger
A World Without Summer: A Volcano Erupts, a Creature Awakens, and the Sun Goes Out by Nicholas Day. Illustrated by Yas Imamura. Random House Studio, 2025, 304 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: Ages 10-14 Indonesia, April 5, 1815: Mount Tambora, on the island of Sumbawa, had been rumbling for a couple… The post Newbery Roundup #2: A World without Summer, Scattergood, and Bad Badger appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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NEEDTOBREATHE Announces New Album
NEEDTOBREATHE has announced that their tenth studio album, The Long Surrender, will be released on March 27. The album will include the previously released songs “Momma Loves Me,” “Where You Call Home,” along with the title track, “The Long Surrender.” “This record’s different from any other because we didn’t set out to actually make one,” Bear Rineheart, NEEDTOBREATHE lead singer, said in a newsletter announcing the upcoming release. “I think the album actually found us at a time we really needed it.” NEEDTOBREATHE is currently on The Barely Elegant Acoustic Tour. Tour dates can be found here.[…]
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Fantasy Books Issue (Redeemed Reader Quarterly, Spring 2026)
Links for content on Redeemed Reader that relates to the Spring, 2026 issue of The Redeemed Reader Quarterly: the Fantasy Books Issue. The post Fantasy Books Issue (Redeemed Reader Quarterly, Spring 2026) appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Kindred Dragons (Book 1) by Sarah Mensinga
The graphic novel Kindred Dragons introduces young fantasy-lovers to a plucky heroine and a classic setting. The post Kindred Dragons (Book 1) by Sarah Mensinga appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Ginny Owens Returns With Intimate Shows to Debut New Music
Ginny Owens is taking her new music to the room before sending it to the algorithm. The longtime singer-songwriter will preview her new material during two intimate shows next month. Ginny will perform an evening of songs and stories at Moshava Art in New York City’s Greenwich Village on February 6, followed by a Nashville appearance at the Museum of Christian & Gospel Music on February 10. After a three-year break Owens will release Different Kind of Water on Feb. 20. “Here, you’ll find songs about what we do with our endless restlessness and longings,” Owens shares. “About how we train our hearts to hope, even in darkness. About forgiveness, brokenness,…
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Newbery Buzz 2026: The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest
Janie and Betsy discuss The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest and evaluate its chances for a Newbery Award. The post Newbery Buzz 2026: The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Remembering Carman on His 70th Birthday
WHO’S IN THE HOUSE? If you know how to answer that question, you were there. You were part of the millions who experienced the wonderful, ridiculous, thrilling, and sometimes straight-up nightmare-fuel spectacle that was Carman. If you don’t know about Carman, go lose a few hours on YouTube. You will not come back the same. In 2021, the Christian music world lost one of its true originals just weeks after his 65th birthday. Carman was one of the rare artists in any genre who felt impossible to replace because he was never trying to sound like anyone else. Today is not about mourning him. It’s about celebrating what would have been…
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*Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Cooper Dale wants to be radiant – but between bullies, racism, and a mean teacher, she’s not sure she’ll ever shine. The post *Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson appeared first on Redeemed Reader.
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Trip Lee Announces Upcoming Worship EP
Reach Records artist, pastor, author, and Christian hip-hop pioneer Trip Lee is entering a new creative season with the launch of BRAG Worship, a worship collective born from his long-standing BRAG movement, alongside the announcement of his first-ever worship EP, For Your Glory, arriving February 13. BRAG Worship is the newest expansion of BRAG, a vision that has shaped Trip Lee’s life and ministry for more than a decade. Rooted in Jeremiah 923–24, BRAG Worship calls Believers back to the kind of boasting Scripture celebrates, not in human wisdom, strength, or success, but in truly knowing the Lord who delights in kindness, justice, and righteousness. BRAG has been a recurring…
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The Slower I Go Invites the Holy Spirit to Move with New Single
The Slower I Go has released their new worship single, “THE ROOM,” offering a heartfelt invitation for listeners to come before God honestly and expectantly. Written by Noah Priebe, Brooklyn Summer, and Ethan Daniels, and produced by Canyon Lewis, the song captures a moment of surrender–meeting God in weakness while asking the Holy Spirit to fill every space with His transforming presence. “THE ROOM” is a worship cry to come before God as we are–broken, afraid, and longing for grace–while inviting the Holy Spirit to move freely. The song calls for boldness, obedience, and revival, asking God to restore what has been lost, bring peace into chaos, and move with…
