Desire Like Dynamite
To bend the will, you first must change the heart.
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C.S. Lewis’s Wonderful Letters to Children
In all the letters, he treats the children he is writing to with great dignity and respect. This will not surprise readers of the Narnia books, but it is wonderful to read.
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Links for Holy Week
Holy Week and Resurrection Sunday have come up rather fast for me this year. Maybe it’s the same for you. Whether you’re wholly prepared to celebrate or skidding into the week barely hanging on, the list below is to serve you this week.
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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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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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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.
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Middle Grade March: Welcome!
We’ve got resources, deals, and giveaways planned all month long to help you nurture your young reader.
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When I Met Karana
The book filled a gap for me. I returned to it time and again until my copy was well-worn and loved.
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Beautiful Books
An acquaintance described them with a phrase her six-year-old friend coined: “deliciously kind.” They’re the stories that remind us of the world that ought to be.
