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From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

By Reviewed by Margaret Walden on December 1, 2018

By Kai Cheng Thom, illustrated by Waiā€Yant Li and Kai Yun Ching. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017. 40 pages. $17.95/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. [ā€¦]

Retired school librarian Margaret T. Walden is a member of Cleveland (Ohio) Meeting. Some of her grandchildren, whom she loves dearly, are in the LGBTQ community.


Posted in: December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quakers and Christianity
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Where Are You Hiding, God?

By Reviewed by Margaret Crompton on December 1, 2018

By Elisabeth Zartl. Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. 24 pages. $12/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4ā€“8. Since the original title of [ā€¦]

Margaret Crompton (Britain Yearly Meeting) is the author of the Pendle Hill pamphlet number 419, Nurturing Children's Spiritual Well-Being.


Posted in: December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quakers and Christianity
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Rescue and Jessica: A Lifeā€Changing Friendship

By Reviewed by James Foritano on December 1, 2018

By Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon. Candlewick Press, 2018. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for [ā€¦]

James Foritano attends Cambridge (Mass.) Meeting.


Posted in: December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quakers and Christianity
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Mustaches for Maddie

By Reviewed by Lucinda Hathaway on December 1, 2018

By Chad Morris and Shelly Brown. Shadow Mountain, 2017. 256 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $7.99/paperback or eBook. Recommended for ages 8ā€“11. Wow! [ā€¦]

Lucinda Hathaway is a member of Sarasota (Fla.) Meeting.


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Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible

By Reviewed by Paul Buckley on December 1, 2018

By Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin, illustrated by Vali Mintzi. Charlesbridge, 2018. 112 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages [ā€¦]

Paul Buckley is a member of the Community Friends Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Quakerism. His most recent book is Primitive Quakerism Revived.


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To Build Is to Love

By Quinn Daugherty on May 1, 2018

The stairs to the vast, rustic house creaked as I lugged my teal trunk up the steps. The bright sunlight [ā€¦]

Quinn Daugherty, Grade 10, Westtown School, attender of Unami Meeting in Pennsburg, Pa.


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All Teammates Deserve Respect

By William Reardon on May 1, 2018

Five years ago, I tried out for a new hockey team. When I walked through the glass doors of the [ā€¦]

William Reardon, Grade 8, Buckingham Friends School


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Community or Competition

By Olivia Dietrich on May 1, 2018

I shakily stepped out of the car. I had to grip the door for support. Even though it was a [ā€¦]

Olivia Dietrich, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School


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Would You Still Love Me If I Were a Boy?

By Sawyer Beveridge on May 1, 2018

I remember the night I told my mom I wasnā€™t exactly a girl. I was so worried about telling her. [ā€¦]

Sawyer Beveridge, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School


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The Imaginary Box

By Jules Needleman on May 1, 2018

I was different in third grade. Some of my classmates thought antagonizing me was cool; they used it as a [ā€¦]

Jules Needleman, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School


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