An 11-year-old boy flees revolutionary Cuba with his brothers and learns American enterprise in this vivid, fast-paced middle-grade historical novel. 90 Miles to Havana, by …
Escaping the Tiger by Laura Manivong. HarperCollins, 2010. 210 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 12-14 Maturity Level: 6 (15-18) Bottom line: The experience of …
Shooting Kabul, by N. H. Senzai. Simon & Shuster, 2011, 253 pages plus glossary and author note. Reading level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Maturity level: …
“I just ordered Happy and Honey, Bob Books set 1, and the Starfall readers—books you recommended—for Lois’s and my African-American great-grandson. Could you recommend an …
Once upon a time there was no such thing as YA in the publishing world. That may be because there was no such thing as …
It’s that time of year again: the tulips in my flower bed are peeking out, the birds are building nests on my porch, and I’m …
Few literary cries have echoed down the ages as persistently as that one: the ultimate impassioned plea from the ultimate gothic romance, which stands as …
“Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for …
The Perilous Gard, by Elizabeth Marie Pope. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001, 288. Age/interest level 12-up. Maturity Level: 6 (Ages 15-18) and up Bottom line: The …
$20 Bookshelf Challenge Winner Today is the big day for one Redeemed Reader: the announcement of our $20 Bookshelf Challenge winner. Thank you to everyone …