*Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner
For middle grades and up: a photographic, journalistic look at those famous twelve days in May when a group of whites and blacks bravely tried …
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8 Great Smarts by Kathy Koch
8 Great Smarts shows parents how to recognize, encourage, and build on their child’s particular kinds of “smart.” 8 Great Smarts: Discover and Nurture Your …
Learning to Lead: Another RedeemedReader Booklist!
In his Confessions, Augustine wrote this on the subject of “time”: “I understand well enough what time is, so long as no one asks me.” …
Vintage Pies: Classic American Pies for Today’s Home Baker by Anne Haynie Collins
Here’s a fun pie cookbook to help you recreate some of the vintage pies described in older literature and in your history books! Vintage Pies: …
The Vanishing American Adult by Ben Sasse
U.S. Senator Ben Sasse diagnoses a serious problem with today’s young adults and writes a prescription for restoring the American spirit. The Vanishing American Adult: …
Wordsmith Curriculum Review: A Writing Curriculum by our own Janie Cheaney
Wordsmith curriculum review (the series by Janie Cheaney): In which Betsy gushes over Wordsmith Apprentice, Wordsmith, and Wordsmith Craftsman. A Curriculum Review? We don’t usually …
*Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie S. Bober
Starred review for this young adult biography that showcases a thoughtful–and thought-provoking–Abigail Adams against the backdrop of tumultuous American history. *Abigail Adams: Witness to a …
Every Day by David Levithan
The movie version of Every Day, based on David Levithan’s YA novel of the same title, opens today. Here’s our review from 2012 that addresses …