Book Review
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,...
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No Ordinary Thing
A quiet orphan, a magic snow globe, and an evil factory owner feature into G. Z. Schmidt’s charming novel No Ordinary Thing. Ever since twelve-year-old Adam’s parents disappeared on a trip, he has lived with his uncle above the...
