Unseduced and Unshaken: An Interview w/ Rosalie De Rosset

By emily | January 30, 2013

AN INTRODUCTION Last week, we ran a book giveaway of this book, Unseduced and Unshaken: The Place of Dignity in a Young Woman’s Choices by  Dr. Rosalie De Rosset.  I felt it was particularly noteworthy for our readers, considering both the author’s background and the use of classic literature as a kind of moral capital…

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The 2013 ALA Youth Media Awards: It’s the Bomb!

By Janie Cheaney | January 29, 2013

Only total kidlit geeks would do this: click the live webcast link on the American Library Association website and watch an hour of book geeks (I say that nicely, patient being one myself) announcing the winners of their Youth Media awards, while their peers clap, gasp, whistle, and cheer.  Only a tiny slice of the…

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Valentine Books for Little Ones

By emily | January 28, 2013

VALENTINE’S DAY PRESENTS With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us, I thought I’d throw out a few of my favorite Valentine books for the little ones.  These are books that I think parents and grandparents could really enjoy reading a loud, and maybe pair with a few chocolate hearts to sweeten V-day for everyone. 1)…

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Contest Winners

By emily | January 28, 2013

CONTEST WINNERS Last week, we put three books up for grabs.  After giving it some prayer and assigning each entrant a number, I pulled three winners from the proverbial hat.  And they are as follows: 1) The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert goes to Rosa. (See Emily’s review here.) 2) Unseduced and Unshaken: The…

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Web Newberys and RR News (Plus Giveaway!)

By emily | January 21, 2013

It feels wrong to merely skip over Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, especially with President Obama’s inauguration today, and yet with Black History month coming up in less that two weeks, we’ve opted to save our coverage of the topic for then.  We’re looking forward to talking about the movie Lincoln and other related books…

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Web Newberys and News

By emily | January 14, 2013

Technically it’s mid-January, I know.  But we’re finally running again on all cylinders after the holidays–or at least I am!  After traveling and dealing with tech issues, I’m ready to launch into this new year.  As you may recall, last year we developed a segment called Web Newberys, where we linked to some of the…

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Bible Reading Challenge, Week 49 (THE END!)

By emily | January 14, 2013

THE CHURCH: On to Glory! This is our last part of the yearly study!  For those of you who make it this far, congratulations, and we hope it’s been a good experience for you.  It’s certainly been a labor of love on our part.  What better way to end than to savor the promise of…

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2012 Writing Contest Winner is….

By emily | January 7, 2013

With four great finalists to choose from, I hope you guys got a lot of entertainment value out of this contest.  It was very close, and I hope no one tried to vote and gave up because of our site problems.  (We’re working on them…again!)   Of those of you who voted both in the poll…

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Kids–Try This at Home

By Janie Cheaney | January 4, 2013

Got a novel idea? It’s easier than ever to get published, but if the imprint on the spine of your masterwork is Xlibris or iUniverse, don’t expect placement on the New York Times bestseller list. There are always exceptions, such as Christopher Paolini, a hardworking homeschooler who completed his first dragon novel (Eragon) at the…

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2012 Writing Contest: Vote for a Winner!

By emily | January 3, 2013

I’m so excited to share our 2012 Writing Contest Short Story finalists with you all today!  First, though, I’d like to say thanks to our intern, Autumn, who was kind enough to help us choose our finalists.  We do have three finalists out of quite a few fantastic entries, and we’d like you to help…

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