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The Twilight Effect: RR Podcast 25 with Megan Basham and Thomas Purifoy

Has the sun finally set on Twilight?  When Stephanie Meyer published The Twilight Saga in 2005, I expect most people were taken aback at the ...
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Hobbit Read Along, Week 2: Finding God in Tolkien’s Villains

Welcome to Week 2 of our Hobbit Read Along!  (If you missed it, here's Week One.) How's the reading going at your house (or school ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 43

THE CHURCH: From Jerusalem to Samaria Now that the Holy Spirit is directing their hearts and minds, early Christians spread the gospel from Jerusalem and ...
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Dragon Tale: Seraphina

There’s a grand slam (plus one) among children’s book reviewers: Booklist, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Horn Book, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, ...
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Bookshelf Giveaway Winners

Question #1 Winner (Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends): Maggie Dolch Question #2 Winner (Simonetta Carr’s The Weight of a Flame and Lady Jane ...
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The Drowned Vault by N. D. Wilson

The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials #2)  by N. D. Wilson.  Random House, 2012, 447 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, 12-15 Recommended for: ages 12 and ...
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Origin by Jessica Khoury

Origin, by Jessica Khoury.  Penguin, 2012, 393 pages. Reading Level: Young Adult, ages 12-15 Recommended for: ages 16-up (please note: the recommended age is not ...
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5 Bookshelf Giveaway Books You’ll Want

Sometimes, I get great books in the mail from relatively unknown authors.  Sometimes I get more copies of well-known authors' books than I can give ...
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Hobbit Read Along, Week 1: How to Read For an Audience

Are you interested in joining our Hobbit Read Along?  Sign up to receive weekly emails during the event either below or in the comments of ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 42

THE CHURCH: Resurrection and Pentecost Study Guides: pdf. download, Sorry guys...this will return next week! pdf. download, Ages 9-13, Week 42 Make-Your-Own-Story-Bible Resources: .pdf download: ...
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Solomon Kane, Puritan Avenger

We're closing out Halloween week with something a little different.  About two years ago, I began hearing of a new movie called Solomon Kane, based ...
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Lit! – An Interview with Tony Reinke

Most of the readers of this blog would accept the title of bibliophile.  But have you ever thought about your bibliophilosophy—why it exists, what it ...
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