Book Review
Phoebe Unfired
Amalie Jahn’s touching novel "Phoebe Unfired" pays tribute to all those who struggle with mental health through its strong heroine. Though it seems that everyone else has moved on from the Covid-19 pandemic, it left Phoebe with...
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The King's Broad Arrow
In the coming-of-age historical novel The King’s Broad Arrow, a young man decides what he thinks is worth fighting for. In Kathryn Goodwin Tone’s historical novel The King’s Broad Arrow, a young man searches for his place in the...
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Maud & Addie
Filled with adventure, discovery, and a splash of sibling rivalry, Maureen Buchanan Jones’s historical novel Maud and Addie includes sweet messages about the importance of family. Though they are less than a year apart in age, Maud and...
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Unwritten
Alicia J. Novo’s fantasy novel "Unwritten" stars a fiery heroine. Beatrix has a problem. Not only do books whisper to her, branding her a freak in her father’s eyes, but her grandfather—the one person who made Beatrix feel...
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Charlie's Christmas Adventure
Charlie’s Christmas Adventure is a charming novel in which four young friends come to understand what it means to love others like Jesus did. In J. E. Solinski’s delightful novel Charlie’s Christmas Adventure, a spirited young...
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Oddity
Eli Brown’s "Oddity" is a delightful, action-packed fantasy featuring a colorful cast and magical trinkets. All Clover knows about her mother is that she died when Clover was a baby, and that she was fascinated with oddities—objects...
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Finding My Yip
Filled with friendship, adventure, and a lot of puppy charm, "Finding My Yip" is an entertaining children’s story about what it means to be brave. In Christine Isley-Farmer’s sweet children’s book "Finding My Yip", a girl and her...
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Nomad
The magic continues in R. J. Anderson’s fantasy sequel, "Nomad". Ever since Ivy, a pixie, learned that her mother was still alive, her life has been turned upside down. In gaining a mother, she lost her father. In gaining a new home,...