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December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II

By Andrea Warren. Margaret Ferguson Books, 2019. 224 pages. $22.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Reviewed by Ann Birch

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

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Seeds of Silence: Essays in Quaker Spirituality and Philosophical Theology

By R. Melvin Keiser. Christian Alternative Books, 2021. 320 pages. $22.95/paperback; $11.99/eBook. I was delighted when I was asked to…

Reviewed by Harvey Gillman

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A Quaker Prayer Life

By David Johnson. Inner Light Books, 2013. 80 pages. $20/hardcover; $12.50/paperback. There are some books one can review, as it…

Reviewed by Harvey Gillman

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Sustainable Happiness: Live Simply, Live Well, Make a Difference

Edited by Sarah van Gelder. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2014. 168 pages. $16.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. It’s not often that I read a book…

Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt

March 2020 Book Reviews

How Far Have You Traveled?

By John Calvi. True Quaker Press, 2019. 236 pages. $14.95/paperback.

Reviewed by Bob Dixon-Kolar

November 2018 Books

Primitive Christianity Revived and Primitive Quakerism Revived

Primitive Christianity Revived. By William Penn, translated into modern English by Paul Buckley. Inner Light Books, 2018. 115 pages. $25/hardcover;…

Reviewed by Max L. Carter

What Is Experiment with Light? (Books in Brief)

By Rex Ambler. The Experiment with Light Network, 2014. 28 pages. £3/pamphlet. Readers may note that the price of this pamphlet…

Reviewed by Karie Firoozmand

December 2021 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup

By Hunter Liguore, illustrated by Vikki Zhang. Yeehoo Press, 2021. 32 pages. $14.99/hardcover; $5.99/eBook. Friends Journal recommends for ages 3–7.…

Reviewed by Eileen Redden