On Tolkien Reading Day
When we see news of a miraculous conception come to a young woman in Galilee, we can imagine a crumbling stronghold. Evil’s end is sure.
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Our Middle Grade Book Allies
Parents often face this (wonderful) challenge: as children develop as readers, they often hit a voracious stage, where their ability to read books far outstrips their mom and dad’s ability to find them. Where can you turn in those moments? How do you help to keep that child’s love for books growing?
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Three Reminders for Spring
…spring has arrived, and with it, a special level of frantic activity. Here are three things to remember as you usher in the spring with your kids.
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Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 14, Issue 11
Links from around the web, the weekly run-down of Story Warren, all in one convenient email. What more could you ask for? Dragons?
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Middle Grade March Giveaway: Mended Wood Literary Society
The other day, we told you all about the staff’s picks for middle grade books—we mostly love the classics, don’t we?—and now we’re giving one lucky winner their own set of all of these titles.
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From the Team: Our Favorite Middle Grade Books
We’ve been cheering you on to enjoy Middle Grade books all month long, but we wanted to get in on the fun.
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The Prayer of St. Patrick
That is why I must shout aloud in return to the Lord for such great good deeds of his, here and now and forever, which the human mind cannot measure.
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Time, Routines, and Interruptions that Aren’t
While we want to be good stewards of the time God has given us, we can fall into patterns of unnecessary striving, laziness, avoidance, or idolatry.
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Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 14, Issue 10
Links from around the web, the weekly run-down of Story Warren, all in one convenient email. What more could you ask for? Dragons?
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Our Heart for Middle Grade Readers
They’re comfort when kids are sad, encouragement when they are afraid, and emboldening when they are cowed by the real challenges the world presents. And, they’re often an opportunity to enter into a story shared with siblings and families.
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My Journey to the Riverbank: How I Came to Enjoy The Wind in the Willows
A more honest review would have read: “I don’t get it. I’m not even sure why this is considered a children’s book.”
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Your Favorite Middle Grade Titles
So many of you responded with your favorite middle grade titles last week that we decided to round them up and pass them along.
