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What Makes a “Strong Girl Character”? Thoughts and a Podcast
By Janie Cheaney |
Does rejecting gender stereotypes mean there are no meaningful distinctions between strong girls and strong boys? Not so long ago, librarians and publishers were concerned ...
Read More Fifty Shades Roundtable with WORLD’s Megan Basham
By emily |
(This interview was originally published Aug 8, 2012. We are republishing today in preparation for the movie's release Valentine's Day weekend 2015.) Fifty Shades of ...
Read More SRC Week 6, Teen List: The Giver and Genesis in Space and Time
By emily |
Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Three: off Week ...
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SRC, Week 6: Spy for the Night Riders
By Janie Cheaney |
Welcome to Week 6! Time doth fly . . . We started out with The Blue Comet as our book for this week, but due ...
Read More SRC Week 5, Teen List: The Giver and Genesis in Space and Time
By emily |
Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Three: off Week ...
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SRC Week 4, Teen List: Out of the Silent Planet
By Hayley Morell |
Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Three: off Week ...
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SRC, Week 4: The House of Arden
By Hayley Morell |
Other Summer Reading Challenge posts: Introduction, Week One: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Two: 1) Kids, 2) Teens, 3) Devotional. Week Three: off Week ...
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The Story of Owen: Review and Discussion
By emily |
It's officially an off-week here at Redeemedreader. But we've put together one "extra" post for your holiday weekend: a review of The Story of Owen: ...
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Divergent: Coffee and Conversation
By emily |
A few weeks ago, Veronica Roth's book Divergent hit the big screen. In God's providence, that morning I also happened to be in the same town ...
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Sci-fi Contest Winner and Podcast: From Ender’s Game to Hunger Games
By emily |
To listen to our a read along with real teens or find discussion questions about Ender's Game, please see our Ender's Game Read Along. Also, ...
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Winter Book Fair: Gift Books to Support Redeemedreader
By emily |
Dear Redeemedreaders, We appreciate you! If you have appreciated Redeemedreader this year, we'd love to have your support during the holiday season. We have narrowed ...
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Teen Sci-Fi Writing Contest & Discussion: From Ender’s Game to Hunger Games
By emily |
***NOTE: AN ANONYMOUS DONOR HAS JUST UPPED THE 2nd AND 3rd PLACE PRIZES IN THIS CONTEST TO A $30 AMAZON GIFT CARD!*** Introduction It's been ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 4: Conclusions
By emily |
Like sci-fi or dystopian stories? Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens. You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 3: The Science of the Story
By emily |
Like sci-fi or dystopian stories? Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens. You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 2: Ender vs. Peter
By emily |
Like sci-fi or dystopian stories? Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens. You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along, Wk 1: Considering Sci-fi and Orson Scott Card
By emily |
Like sci-fi or dystopian stories? Check out our Sci-Fi Writing Contest for teens. You could win feedback from a sci-fi author and Thomas Nelson editor, ...
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Ender’s Game Read Along: A Galactic Giveaway and Contest!
By emily |
***THE GIVEAWAY PART OF THIS POST IS OVER. *** ENDER’S GAME POSTS: Introduction, Week 1: Sci-fi and Orson Scott Card, Week 2: Ender vs Peter, ...
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Podcast 34: A Kids’ Review of Amish Fiction
By emily |
Big Year for Lily, A (The Adventures of Lily Lapp) by Suzanne Woods Fisher and Mary Ann Kinsinger. Revell, 2013. 272 pgs. Ages 8-up. With ...
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Lemonade and Lit, Week 7: Klavan Discussion
By emily |
Other Lemonade and Lit posts: Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, ...
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Lemonade and Lit, Week 5: Beauty Discussion
By emily |
Other Lemonade and Lit posts: Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, ...
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Lemonade and Lit Read Along, Week 2: Booked Discussion
By emily |
Other Lemonade and Lit posts: Introduction, Week One: Booked, Week Two: Booked Discussion, Week Three: Beauty, Week Four: Sexuality in Booked, Week Five: Beauty Discussion, ...
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Summer Reading Challenge, Wk 1: Interview with John Branyan
By emily |
It's Thursday, and that means it's time for our Summer Reading Challenge (SRC) extras! In case you missed it, here is the Introduction, our list of ...
Read More Podcast 29: What’s in Your Local Public Library?
By emily |
Library Tour Introduction It's taken us all week to pull it off, but we finally have it: a conversation with Janie Cheaney (the kids' book ...
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Unseduced and Unshaken: An Interview w/ Rosalie De Rosset
By emily |
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 ...
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The Twilight Effect: RR Podcast 25 with Megan Basham and Thomas Purifoy
By emily |
Has the sun finally set on Twilight? When Stephanie Meyer published The Twilight Saga in 2005, I expect most people were taken aback at the ...
Read More RR Podcast 21: Douglas Bond and William Boekestein
By emily |
My readers are broken people...children are sinners in need of grace....If I take some other posture to my writing, I'm not going to be authentically ...
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Podcast 20: Sally Lloyd Jones on Kids’ Devotionals
By emily |
The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones is a staple among Christian parents these days who want to help introduce kids to the Bible ...
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Podcast 14: Susan Olasky on the Revolutionary War for Kids
By emily |
Compared to the aristocracy in Europe, these were really modest people and they weren't perfect people...[but] they really lived motivated by these ideas. If you ...
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Mother’s Day: Our Interview with Susan Hunt
By emily |
Last Thanksgiving, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt on the subject of encouraging thankfulness in kids...and in ourselves! We thought ...
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Redeemedreader on World Magazine Radio… and Beyond!
By emily |
On Your Radio This week Redeemedreader--as represented Janie, Caity Kullen (intern), Morgan Lee (friend of the blog), and me--virtually met with Nick Eicher of World ...
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Kingstone Part 2: Interview and Babylon
By emily |
By Redeemed Reader intern Jack Mertens Today I continue my series on Kingstone Comics, begun on Monday with reviews of two of Marvin Olasky's graphic ...
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RR Podcast 12: Simonetta Carr on Pinocchio and Christ in Italy
By emily |
Introduction A few weeks ago, I posted a written interview with Simonetta Carr on her novel for young readers, The Weight of a Flame: The ...
Read More The Lorax: A Podcast with Dr. James Wanliss
By emily |
This Friday, The Lorax opens in theaters nationwide. It's a movie based on Dr. Suess's book by the same name, and it deals with issues ...
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Africa: A Literary Adventure and Podcast!
By emily |
This month my local public library is offering a marionette show of African folktales starring Anansi the spider. It's a unique way to celebrate Black ...
Read More RR Podcast 10: Roger Lowther on Japanese Literature
By emily |
This interview is part of our Japan: Literary Adventure. See Part One for an introduction as well as links to the books we talk about ...
Read More RR Podcast 8: Interview with William Boekestein
By emily |
"Are you ready to begin your quest for comfort...?" So ends William Boekestein's video of his newest book for kids, The Quest for Comfort: The ...
Read More RR Podcast 7: Douglas Bond on Reformation Tours
By emily |
THE PODCAST Plenty of Americans dream of taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe...to see the Eiffle Tower, hear the chiming of Big Ben, and float ...
Read More Podcast 6: Janie and Emily, and a Prayer for Banned Books Week
By emily |
Over at BannedBooksWeek.org, the celebration has begun. And while Janie and I made our objections to Banned Books Week clear last week, we are happy ...
Read More Janie on Chris Fabry Live!
By emily |
Welcome old friends and new! Most of you probably know by now that Janie was interviewed on Chris Fabry Live! on July 13th. For those ...
Read More RR Podcast 5: Douglas Bond from Scotland
By emily |
Today's podcast is a follow-up to our last interview with Mr. Bond, RR Podcast 4: Douglas Bond on Fatherhood. Last time we talked about his ...
Read More RR Podcast 4: Douglas Bond on Fatherhood
By emily |
Today's interview is regarding Douglas Bond's devotional series for young men and their fathers, Fathers and Sons. I hope to eventually do another interview with ...
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Interview with Dr. Veith: Part Two
By Janie Cheaney |
Part Two of our Interview with Gene Edward Veith In Part Two of the interview, we're talking about how to prepare our kids for college--and ...
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Interview with Dr. Gene Edward Veith
By Janie Cheaney |
Gene Edward Veith: Parent + Educator + Writer Many--if not all--of our readers are praying earnestly for their children to lead God-centered, successful lives. Of ...
Read More RR Podcast 2: Tim Challies on Choosing Kids’ Books
By emily |
Last week I had the honor of interviewing Tim Challies--author, publisher, and blogger extraordinaire--on the subject of kids' books. Much of what he had to ...
Read More RR Podcast: Kevin Twit on The Jesus Storybook Bible
By emily |
It may be my freshman attempt at an interview, but Kevin Twit is no novice when it comes to focusing his listeners' attention away from ...
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