The Enemy Stone: An Interview with Robert Treskillard
Last Friday we had a fascinating discussion with our interns about some of the first titles of a brand new YA imprint from Zondervan. One of those titles, you may recall, was Merlin’s Blade, the first volume in a very promising trilogy called the Merlin Spiral, by a debut author. We expect to see more…
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Science Picture Books: Authors and Illustrators of Note
It’s Science September at RedeemedReader! The world of picture book nonfiction (or “information books, ” as nonfiction is being called now) is exploding with very well done, well researched, and appealing titles. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are placing a premium on informational texts (aka “nonfiction”), so teachers are looking for solid nonfiction titles…
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Ender’s Game Read Along: A Galactic Giveaway and Contest!
***THE GIVEAWAY PART OF THIS POST IS OVER. *** ENDER’S GAME POSTS: Introduction, Week 1: Sci-fi and Orson Scott Card, Week 2: Ender vs Peter, Week 3: Science of the Story, Week 4: Conclusions Also, see our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for Teens and our Sci-Fi Podcast Discussion coming soon. WHY READ ALONG? Ender’s Game (The…
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Space Odyssey for Little Ones: An Interview with Kevin Luthardt
THE BOOK REVIEW When Edgar Met Cecil. Peachtree Publishers, 2013. 32 pgs. Ages 4-8. Kevin Luthardt is an author-illustrator who has had a pretty big impact on our family through his picture book entitled Larabee. (You can read about that in our 2012 interview with him.) So imagine my delight upon learning that just in time…
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Laboring and Resting: Books about Both!
In this digital world of ours, I can post this blog entry “on” Labor Day without having to do any work on Labor Day: I’m typing this a few days ahead, will schedule it to post right on time, our posts are automatically tweeted, …. Ironic, isn’t it? Work: Is it the problem or the…
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Podcast 34: A Kids’ Review of Amish Fiction
Big Year for Lily, A (The Adventures of Lily Lapp) by Suzanne Woods Fisher and Mary Ann Kinsinger. Revell, 2013. 272 pgs. Ages 8-up. With the popularity of Amish fiction for adults (a new Amish fiction book comes out every four days, last I heard!), it’s not too surprising that some of the genre’s authors…
Read More2013 Summer Reading Challenge
CLICK HERE FOR INFO ON OUR 2014 SUMMER READING CHALLENGE! Introduction From June 1 through July 31 of 2013, we hosted a Summer Reading Challenge for families here at Redeemedreader. While the challenge is over, you may still enjoy some of our reading lists and resources! Main Summer Reading Challenge Posts Introduction Booklists (including 100…
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Beowulf: Legend, Worldview, and Contemporary Narratives
When I used to teach high school British Literature back in the day, Beowulf was always our first big study. It’s first chronologically, and it’s also an outstanding way to introduce worldview-in-literature concepts. As the school year gets underway, I thought I’d share a bit of my approach to Beowulf in particular and literature in…
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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…
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