Our column usually includes many books that reflect Quaker values. For example, The Littlest Drop never mentions Quakers or Quakerism; nevertheless, it seems to capture values many of our readers share. This particular column is unusual in that we have reviewed three books that each give us a glimpse of the Quaker world. For example, The Lost Book: An Allen House Mystery is a true story of a large Quaker family living in a log cabin in North Carolina. Then we have Fearless Benjamin: The Quaker Dwarf Who Fought Slavery. As the publisher of this biography of Benjamin Lay states, he “fought slavery when almost everyone else accepted it.” The mother of the main character in Answers to Dog is a Quaker. The view of her Quaker meeting is not flattering, but it could provoke some thought and discussion about how our young people might describe their place of worship. This column also includes books for dog lovers, books for budding scientists, a book about birds, historical books, poetry, and even a Caldecott Medal winner. I hope you will find something of interest to you.
—Eileen Redden, Young Friends Book Review Editor
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