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May 2021

Features

Lessons from the Woman Who Mentored George Fox

Elizabeth Hooton provides a model for deep listening across generations. Barbara Schell Luetke
Poetry

Upon Reflection

"Locked out after Letterman, / hesitant to knock, / I tried to find my keys..." Amy Baskin
Poetry

The Second Million Miles

"Sometimes you need / to learn to travel in the quiet." Bill Jolliff
Poetry

Old Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

"What's left of George Fox / is somewhere nearby..." Bartholomew Barker
Forum

Forum, May 2021

Letters from our readers. Staff
Viewpoint

Being Honest about the Bible in Religious Education

How to be honest about the truth of a story and still convey the lessons it teaches. Donald W. McCormick
Life in the Meeting

Preserving a Quaker Presence in Detroit

Detroit Friends Meeting is looking to the future in the new meetinghouse. Sharon Ottenbreit and Kelsey Ronan
May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Quill Soup: A Stone Soup Story

By Alan Durant, illustrated by Dale Blankenaar. Charlesbridge, 2020. 40 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–7. As its subtitle…

Reviewed by Anne Nydam

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The World’s Poorest President Speaks Out

By Yoshimi Kusaba, illustrated by Gaku Kusaba, translated by Andrew Wong. Enchanted Lion Books, 2020. 40 pages. $16.95/hardcover. Recommended for…

Reviewed by Ken Jacobsen

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Saturdays Are for Stella

By Candy Wellins, illustrated by Charlie Eve Ryan. Page Street Kids, 2020. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. In…

Reviewed by Lisa Rand

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Claude: The True Story of a White Alligator

By Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Jennifer M. Potter. Little Bigfoot, 2020. 32 pages. $18.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. Claude…

Reviewed by Ann Birch

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The Keeper of Wild Words

By Brooke Smith, illustrated by Madeline Kloepper. Chronicle Books, 2020. 62 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 5–8. What are…

Reviewed by Margaret T. Walden

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