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Jeremiah Marshall (13) Smuggler : Someone who sneaks things into a place where they are not allowed. Typically, when we hear the word smuggler, we think of someone who smuggles weapons or other dangerous things into our country, but today I’m going to talk about someone who smuggled the right things for the right reasons. Andrew Van der Bijl, known to us as Brother Andrew, was born in Holland in 1928. He lived there with his father, mother, and five siblings. He joined the D

This featured review comes from Michael Lorimer (10) from Jackson, Kentucky! Too Much Chocolate! A book report by Michael Lorimer In the book The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Catling, John Midas loves to eat chocolate. John doesn’t care where or when he eats it. As long as it is chocolate, it’s good enough for him! One day, after taking a wrong turn while going to a friend’s house, he finds himself at an unusual candy store. He finds a special coin and, of course, uses it to b

A Book Review by Josiah Marshall (9) from Sadieville, Kentucky. Josiah, age 9 The Sign of the Beaver Today I’m giving a report on a book I really enjoyed. The book is called “The Sign of the Beaver” and was written by a woman named Elizabeth George Speare. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy named Matt, who has just finished helping his father build a cabin for their family in the wilderness of Maine. Matt’s father travels far away to collect the rest of their family, and

I'm a firm believer that you are never too old for picture books. I'm often drawn to the art in a book even more than the words. Good art can have a calming effect on my mind, and I've noticed that same effect on my children. When my five-year-old becomes extremely active (being cooped up inside on a frigid winter day) and needs to calm down a bit, I have a stack of go-to stories that I pull out for him. Often, I'll sit with him and read aloud, but it seems that just as often