Author: Christina
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 10+ Historical Fiction Tales Set in the U.S.
I’m back with the next installment of Wholesome Books for Preteens! If you haven’t already, check out the first few posts in the series: Wholesome “Old-fashioned” Books Wholesome Fantasy Series Wholesome Fantasy Stand-alone Books Today I’m sharing with you books suitable for preteens in one of my favorite genres. Because it’s…
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Recent Reads: November 2024
Thanksgiving week: the perfect opportunity to spend some extra time cozied up with a good book – especially with a slice of pie and a fire. Or just the pie if you’re in a warm climate. 🙂 Here’s what I’ve been reading lately; perhaps you’ll find a couple of ideas…
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“Recent” Reads: September 2024
Fellow readers, this year has been full of brand-new motherhood for me, and I have let blogging take a sabbatical so that I could focus on my sweet baby and little family. I do not regret that choice for a moment, yet I have found myself missing writing here more…
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Book talk: 7 Ideas for Making and Deepening Friendships as an Adult
Ever wanted some practical action steps for intentionally forming friendships as an adult? This post is for you!
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January 2024: Recent Reads
January . . . the month of fresh starts and new beginnings, of strangely cold weather (for the U.S. South), and the possibility of snow/winter weather days off of school, which I delightfully experienced last week. As I wrote in my recent reflection post, my goal is to read more…
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 8 Stand-alone Fantasy Books
Here is part two of my wholesome fantasy books for preteens post, which is next in my wholesome books for preteens series. If you didn’t catch the intro post, I’m creating this series in order to give parents (and teachers) suggestions for tweens and preteens of quality, interesting books that…
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Wholesome Books for Preteens: 10 Magical Fantasy Series (part 1)
This post is part of a series I’m writing in response to some parents asking me for book recommendations for their preteens. They lamented how common it is for books for preteens to be filled with middle school drama and romance, and their kids aren’t really ready for that yet.…
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Reading Challenges 2024: For Adults and Kids
Are you still wanting to set some reading goals for yourself for this year? Perhaps you’re wondering what those goals should be? Reading challenges can help with that! Three years ago, I posted a roundup of reading challenges from across the internet. I don’t honestly remember if I completed all…
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