Since I first wrote about teen paranormal romance--the spark that became a blaze with the Twilight series and all its imitators--we’ve seen the entire Bella-Edward ...

What is Virtuous Romance? Tonight at dinner, my husband, two daughters and I had our first conversation about...boys.  They had curled up with daddy on ...

I’ve heard that aside from William Shakespeare, more books have been written about Abraham Lincoln than any other historical figure.  That makes it difficult to ...

Alas, it is Monday and I have a cold (again).  On the upside, though, it's Valentine's Day week!  And that means I get to talk ...

The Theodore Seuss Geisel Medal (featuring a bas-relief of Dr. Seuss himself) is given by the American Library Association every year for outstanding books for ...

Many of you may remember our interview last fall with Liz and Emily, proprietors of the Living Books Library website.  They were kind enough to ...

Robin Hood, by David Calcutt, illustrated by Graham Baker-Smith.  Barefoot Books, 2012, 112 pages.  Age/interest level: 9-up. Everyone knows—or do they?--how the hooded stranger showed ...

Hope you guys survived the Super Bowl!  It's a new month, and we're looking forward to some great new books at Redeemedreader.  Leading up to ...

In our posts over the last two weeks, Emily and I have suggested that Roe v. Wade has changed America profoundly in the ways we ...

A middle-grade boy's football ambitions crash against a cancer diagnosis in this frank tale by NFL star Tim Green. Unstoppable, by Tim Green.  HarperCollins, 2012, ...

AN INTRODUCTION Last week, we ran a book giveaway of this book, Unseduced and Unshaken: The Place of Dignity in a Young Woman's Choices by  ...

Only total kidlit geeks would do this: click the live webcast link on the American Library Association website and watch an hour of book geeks ...