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Mother’s Day: Our Interview with Susan Hunt

Last Thanksgiving, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt on the subject of encouraging thankfulness in kids...and in ourselves!  We thought ...
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Steve Jobs: American success story?

Steve Jobs: Thinking Differently, by Patricia Lakin.  Aladdin (Simon & Shuster), 2012, Age/interest level: 10-14. Who Was Steve Jobs? by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, ...
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A Death Observed, Part Two

In April, I began this series of reflections on my mother's death.  A few weeks before she went to be with the Lord, I received ...
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Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs. Bunny, translated from the Rabbit by Polly Horvath

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Mrs. Bunny, translated from the Rabbit by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall.  Schwartz & Wade, 2012, 248 ...
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Summer Book Fun

Looking for fun, educational things to do with your kids this summer?  Here are a few book-related ideas: Book Vacations Do It Yourself Book Tours: ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 17

THE NATION: FAILURE! Remember that promise the people made to Joshua after his farewell speech: "We will serve the Lord"?  Well, they did, sort of.  ...
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Huddled Masses and Deadly Desperados

City of Orphans, by Avi.  Atheneum, 2011, 350 pages.  Ages 10-14. New York, 1893: “Look at someone on the street and you may never see ...
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Interview with Avengers Illustrator, Sergio Cariello

Who is Sergio Cariello? With The Avengers movie opening in theaters this weekend, I invited Sergio Cariello--a Marvel comics illustrator who worked on Avengers comics--to ...
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Bad Trips

Summer is the traditional time for road trips, and road-trip novels traditionally roll out in the spring.  A title from this year and one from ...
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To The Avengers…and Beyond!

COMICS: Guy Kryptonite? Why do guys like comics so much?  Especially the super-hero variety?  It's an enigma I spent quite a lot of energy trying ...
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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 16

  WEEK 16: THE NATION--HOME AT LAST Joshua is installed as leader of the Israelites, and it's time for them all to enter the Promised ...
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Cowboys and Other Guy Stuff: Poems by David Harrison

The title is a misnomer; poetry is for girls, too—and humans in general.  In spite of my lazy attitude toward it, poetry is the highly ...
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