2021

December 2021 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Kids on the March: 15 Stories of Speaking Out, Protesting, and Fighting for Justice

By Michael G. Long. Algonquin Young Readers, 2021. 304 pages. $16.95/hardcover; $15.95/eBook. Friends Journal recommends for middle and high school…

Reviewed by Phila Hoopes

Viewpoint

From Frederick’s Hill

What the author saw from Frederick's Hill at sunrise. Douglas Baker

Emmylou Mira Hofvendahl

Hofvendahl—Emmylou Mira Hofvendahl, on September 15, 2021, at Redwood Forest Meetinghouse in Santa Rosa, Calif., ancestral land of the Pomo…

William Laubach Nute Jr.

Nute—William Laubach Nute Jr., 105, on March 31, 2021, at his home in the Quadrangle, a continuing care retirement community…

Cora Jane Walters Peers

Peers—Cora Jane Walters Peers, 97, on April 19, 2021, in Encinitas, Calif. Jane was born on June 15, 1923, to Agnes…

Roger Polk

Polk—Roger Polk, 73, on January 12, 2021, from COVID-19, in Oakland, Calif. Roger was born on September 30, 1947, the…

Margaret Brick Robjent

Robjent—Margaret Brick Robjent, 100, on May 22, 2021, in Waterville, Maine, following a period of declining health. Margaret was born…
QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, December 2021

As a Friend and a retired Baltimore police detective, Debbie B. Ramsey brings a unique perspective to serving her community. Staff
Online Features

The Last Friend On Earth

There must be other people still alive somewhere. I don’t know where. I don’t know how to find them even… Joy Weimer
November 2021 Books

The Anatomy of Grief

By Dorothy P. Holinger. Yale University Press, 2020. 328 pages. $27.50/hardcover or eBook. I can’t believe it is one’s first…

Reviewed by Brad Sheeks

Among Friends

In but Not of This World

Introduction to our November issue Annalee Flower Horne and Hilary B. Bisenieks
Features

Pistachios and Cats

Shoes line the walls of the Grand Bazaar. Yellow shoes. Blue shoes. Black shoes. Red shoes. Lynn Gazis
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