{"id":3743,"date":"2012-02-14T16:59:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T22:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com\/?page_id=3743"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:35:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tConfidently choose books for children and teens.\t<\/h1>\n\t

Book reviews and resources for Christian parents and educators.<\/p>\n

We’re reading ahead for you.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tWant to choose great books for children and teens?\t<\/h3>\n\t

We know Christian parents and educators struggle to find quality new books. At Redeemed Reader, we’re reading ahead for you so that you can confidently choose books for your children and teens.<\/h3>\n\t

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Little Mouse Saves the Day! by Jeff Smith<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Janie Cheaney<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The simple story and basic layout of Little Mouse Saves the Day helps very early readers learn to interpret graphic storytelling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 10, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

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The Library of Unruly Treasures introduces readers to a race of tiny people with wings, and a human girl who may be their rescuer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 9, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Three 10-year-old girls cope with life’s ups and downs by learning to rely on each other, in Raymie Nightingale, a story with “magical” elements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 9, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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The Penderwicks, first in a series, delightfully introduces readers to the four Penderwick sisters, their widowed father, and a hound named Hound.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 9, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

*Peek-A-Boo! by Allan Ahlberg<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Hayley Morell<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Rhyming text invites young listeners into a game of peek-a-boo with a British baby boy in 1940s England.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 5, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

*Rivers by Simon Chapman<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Janie Cheaney<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Rivers is a stunning picture-book exploration of Earth’s waterways.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 4, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

*The Heart of Adventure (Mistmantle Chronicles)<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Betsy Farquhar<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Mistmantle Chronicles is an action-packed and beautifully written series of five books that follow the adventures of Urchin, a young and brave red squirrel with an unknown past . . . and a cool sword.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 4, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

*Gay Girl, Good God by Jackie Hill Perry<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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In evocative, lyrical prose, Jackie Hill Perry shares her spiritual journey in Gay Girl, Good God.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t September 3, 2025 \n\t\t\t\t\t

*The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli by Karina Yan Glaser<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli take readers on parallel quests through ancient China and New York’s Depression-Era Chinatown.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More \u00bb<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead All Our Latest Posts\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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