How to Skim a Book: The Lost Medallion by Bill Muir and Alex Kendrick
To Skim or Not to Skim It’s seven o’clock, and you remember you have a book review due in the morning. But alas, you haven’t read page one! What now? Before you give up and turn to book report piracy, I’d like to recommend a tool that’s been very helpful for me: skimming! Let’s admit…
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History Audiobooks: Middle Ages for Kids
***CONTEST CLOSED. WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*** Like most families, we’re gearing up for school at our house. And like many other classical schoolers, we’re using Susan Wise Bauer’s The Story of the World as our guide for history this year. Last year, we met the Ancients, and this year (as soon as our books come…
Read MoreHome Library Management: Heart Issues
Help, I have too many books! Even for a bibliophile, this is not only possible, it has been reality at our house. Lately the Lord has been convicting me that I cannot maintain order when excess is everywhere. Among other things, my beloved bookshelves are painfully overflowing. The truth is, when our home library outgrows…
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Lemonade and Lit, Week 7: Klavan Discussion
Other Lemonade and Lit posts: Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, Week Six: The Last Thing I Remember, Week Seven: Klavan Discussion. Lemonade and Lit: An Adult-Teen Read Along, Week 7 It’s been a fun summer, and we’re finishing strong with…
Read MoreSummer Reading Challenge Finale: Readers, Writers and…Winners
THANK YOU It’s been a fun couple of months during our Summer Reading Challenge, and my family has enjoyed reading along with you all. We’re taking next week off to prepare for the upcoming months, but before we do, we want to say thanks for all your support during the read along. We are very…
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Summer Reading Challenge: One Family’s Experience
As we end our Summer Reading Challenge, I thought it would be fun for you–our readers–to hear a personal reflection from me on how our family experienced the challenge. After all, we are real people with real families behind this website! A Little Background We are a family of five: mom (me), dad, daughter (aged…
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Two Books about China
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu, Illustrated by Andres Vera Martinez. Graphic Universe TM, 2013. 96 pgs. Grades 4-7. When I found this at my local library, I was so excited I told the children’s librarian all about it. “Can you believe it? This is a graphic novel for kids about…
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Summer Reading Challenge, Week 7: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Don’t forget to fill out the Redeemed Reader 2013 Survey if you haven’t done so! (There’s a giveaway involved!) Still hangin’ in there with us? We’ve packed our Summer Reading Challenge with some great books, but I must confess that we’re ending with my favorite of the lot. If you haven’t read it yet, do…
Read MoreSurvey Says… (and a Giveaway Announcement!)
We will be wrapping up our Summer Reading Challenge this week and taking next week OFF to regroup and tweak our plans for this fall. BUT, we need to hear from YOU, our faithful readers, before we finalize our fall plans. We want to make sure we are delivering the kind of content you enjoy…
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Lemonade and Lit, Week 6: The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan
Other Lemonade and Lit posts: Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, Week Six: The Last Thing I Remember, Week Seven: Klavan Discussion. Lemonade and Lit: An Adult-Teen Read Along, Week 6 Can’t believe we’re on our last book! Be sure to…
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