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Quick Book Notes

Reads of the Year for the HIP: 2024
A short list of book recommendations for Harried Intellectual Parents
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A Liturgical Year Cookbook for Families
Testing out Haley Stewart's "Catholic Kids' Cookbook"
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St. Nick's Is for Books
A children's book gift guide
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"Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic"
Discussing Nadya Williams' brand new book
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A New Book on Girls' Series Fiction, "Beyond Nancy Drew"
And a new review website, Orange Blossom Ordinary (QBN #12)
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How My Children Learn to Read
A peek into reading instruction in our home (Quick Book Notes #11)
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An Irish Rabbit Hole
Quick Book Notes #10, on the work of Claire Keegan
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Books for a 10th Birthday
Quick Book Notes #9
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Book Recommendations from Real-Life Teens
Quick Book Notes #8: Three young people each recommend a book for tween and young teen girls
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Brightest of Flames: Six Outstanding Girl Protagonists
Quick Book Notes #7
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Seekers of Fortune: Six Outstanding Boy Protagonists
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Better than Textbooks: Letting Visual Encyclopedias Work for You
Quick Book Notes #5
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