Quaker camps, international peace work, and climates strikes makes up the life of a young Friend.
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Growing Up Quaker
Finn Kyrie lives with her family in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin, where she is homeschooled. She attends Madison (Wis.) Meeting.
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I Am a Quaker
Young Friends and religious identity.
Melinda Wenner Bradley is a member of West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and serves as the youth religious life coordinator for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. She is a co-founder of the Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC), and the director of communications and training for Faith & Play Stories.
William Bradley is an attender at West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and a seventh grade student at Westtown School. James Bradley is a member of West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and a tenth grade student at Westtown School. Ellie Bradley is a member of West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and a first-year student at Barnard College.
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Giving Up Childhood to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Quaker activists are involved in the youth‐led Climate Strike movement from D.C. to London.
Jim Ross jumped back into creative pursuits after retiring in 2015. He’s since published in over 100 journals and anthologies in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Jim and his wife—parents of two health professionals, grandparents of five preschoolers—attend Sandy Spring (Md.) Meeting.
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Let Your Life Speak
A crossword puzzle for Friends of all ages to enjoy!
Laura Taylor Kinnel, who was once a young Friend, is a member of Newtown (Pa.) Meeting.
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Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together
By Andrea Tsurumi. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. 48 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $12.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–7.
Sandy and Tom Farley are members of Palo Alto (Calif.) Meeting, booksellers, and storytellers, and the primary authors and illustrator of the Earthcare for Children curriculum.
Posted in: December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker KidsMargo Patricia Floerke
Floerke—Margo Patricia Floerke, 68, on December 17, 2018, in Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua, following a fall. Pat was born on December […]
Posted in: Milestones, Quaker Kids
QuakerSpeak, December 2019
Have you seen the one about what to expect in a Quaker wedding? We interviewed 18 Friends, including five couples, […]
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Addicted to Fast Money
Considering a twenty‐first‐century Quaker perspective on gambling.
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Growing Up Quaker by Finn Kyrie
I Am a Quaker by Melinda Wenner Bradley
Giving Up Childhood to Avert Climate Catastrophe by Jim Ross
Let Your Life Speak by Laura Taylor Kinnel
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Brightened Corner by Ken Gibble
Another Language by Anne Maren‐Hogan
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