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When We Ride, by Rex Ogle, read by Ramón de Ocampo, is a tough YA novel about two friends - with such a strong bond, the one who knows better lets the other lead him into danger.

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November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
November 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Making Light Bloom: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Lamps, written by Sandra Nickel, illustrated by Julie Paschkis, is a picture book biography of the woman who actually designed the famous lamps for Louis Tiffany's company.

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November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A Thanksgiving psalm: sonderbooks.com/sonderjourne...
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
November 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Happy Land, by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, is a novel about an actual kingdom that existed in America in the late 1800s, formed by freed people who wanted a place of their own - and about a modern-day descendant of the queen of that kingdom.

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November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
November 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The Davenports, by Krystal Marquis, read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt, is a Jane Austen style novel about trying to marry off sisters (and a brother) - except this one features a wealthy Black family in 1910 Chicago.

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November 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Polar Bear and the Ballerina, by Eric Velasquez, is a wonderful wordless picture book about a ballerina who visits a polar bear in his tank, makes a connection - and then the polar bear visits the ballerina at her performance.

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November 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The Bluest Sky, by Christina Diaz Gonzalez, is a historical children's novel about a family trying to leave Cuba in 1980 during the time of the Mariel boatlift.

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November 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
The Lord's Prayer: The Meaning and Power of the Prayer Jesus Taught, by Adam Hamilton, opens your eyes to the riches found in the prayer Jesus gave us.

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November 18, 2025 at 4:07 AM
If Looks Could Kill, by Julie Berry, read by Jayne Entwistle, features Medusas vs. Jack the Ripper in 1888, with sweet Salvation Army girls caught in the middle. This book features rich historical research in a tale of the vulnerable fighting against the powerful.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Book of Candles: Eight Poems for Hanukkah, written by Laurel Snyder, illustrated by Leanne Hatch, is a picture book about a family celebrating Hanukkah, with a poem and a thought for each candle.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi, is about a Tokyo café where visitors who sit in a certain seat can time travel - as long as they return before the coffee gets cold. A feel-good story about what's important in life.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The Alchemy of Moonlight, by David Ferraro, read by Will Watt, is a gay retelling of The Mysteries of Udolpho in all its gothic glory.

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November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The Poisoned King, by Katherine Rundell, is another amazing adventure in the magical world of Impossible Creatures. In this one the Princess of Dousha wants to set things right after her grandfather the king is poisoned and her father is framed for his murder.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The Myth of Good Christian Parenting, by Marissa Franks Burt and Kelsey Kramer McGinnis, analyzes the Christian parenting advice empire, uncovers hurtful myths, and provides guidance on evaluating whether resources are helpful or not.

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November 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Sequel to The Dagger and the Flame, The Rebel and the Rose, by Catherine Doyle, has Seraphine trying to figure out the new power of Lightfire - not only how to wield it, but for which side. And how can she and her assassin lover have any future together?

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November 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The Five Sides of Marjorie Rice: How to Discover a Shape, by Amy Alznauer, illustrated by Anna Bron, is a picture book biography of a citizen scientist who made the mathematical discovery of more pentagon shapes that tile a plane.

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November 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Cassatt Sisters: A Novel of Love and Art, by Lisa Groen, pulls you into Paris in the 1870s, as Mary Cassatt, inspired by her sister Lydia, works to make a place for herself in the world of art, teaming up with the outsiders dubbed the Impressionists.

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November 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Set among Shakespeare's own acting troupe, That Self-Same Metal, by Brittany N. Williams, read by Patricia Allison, adds a paranormal twist as it turns out A Midsummer Night's Dream is based on actual Fae - with their pact not to harm humans recently broken.

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November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Creaky Acres, by Calista Brill and Nilah Magruder, is a sweet graphic novel about moving - with a horse. Nora's new barn isn't what she's used to, but we watch her learn that different isn't always worse.

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November 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love, by Brian Recker, explains the biblical support for Universalism & shows how the belief that God truly loves and accepts everyone leads to a more loving and healing spirituality.

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November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM