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I recently reviewed a favorite non-fiction comic by Scott McCloud, Reinventing Comics, and am currently reading his previous Understanding Comics. Having fallen in love with this guy’s work and mind, I thought I’d try the only graphic novel of his … Continue reading
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This short Scholastic biography of Helen Keller is about as simplistic as you can get when it comes to recording the life of an American icon. It’s clearly designed for elementary-aged kids: the conversations and “suspense” are light, the font … Continue reading
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With John and Elizabeth Sherrill There are some stories you seem to already know, be it from sermon illustrations or harrowing stories often recounted in discussions of WWII. Take for example, The Diary of Anne Frank. Even if you’ve never … Continue reading
I might need a fact-check on this, but something tells me I’m probably the only dude in his thirties who has seen the 1985 production of this L.M. Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables book a hundred times or so. … Continue reading
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An English Professor’s Journey into Christian Faith For our Siblings’ Book Club this year, we almost selected Rosaria Champagne Butterfield’s The Gospel Comes with a House Key, a book on the importance of hospitality in Christian witness, and I wish … Continue reading
Along the road of looking for pleasant graphic novels at my local library, I came across the simple yet profound gem tucked inside in a Little Free Library. I had never before heard of singer and actress Stéphanie Lapointe or … Continue reading
I first read Lois Lowry’s Newberry-Medal-winning novel back in 2005, nearly a decade after its initial publication in 1993. This was long before I started reviewing books, yet I recall this story coming as a comfort to me during my … Continue reading
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Illustrated by David Polonsky Where to begin with this one? I devoured this book slowly over the past few weeks, savoring its pages like a box of rich chocolates. And that’s exactly what Anne Frank and her diary are, so … Continue reading
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A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book the First A Series I’m Finally Beginning I was in high school when this book was first published. I had recently gotten my first e-mail address through Juno and generally liked reading e-mails from … Continue reading
I think we all are going to miss these books. I have been reading them to the whole family—we finished Little Town on the Prairie a few months ago—and we got to complete this eighth book in October as we … Continue reading
