Quick Book Notes

A New Book on Girls' Series Fiction, "Beyond Nancy Drew"

And a new review website, Orange Blossom Ordinary (QBN #12)

Aug 22 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

How My Children Learn to Read

A peek into reading instruction in our home (Quick Book Notes #11)

Aug 1 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

An Irish Rabbit Hole

Quick Book Notes #10, on the work of Claire Keegan

Jul 15 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

Books for a 10th Birthday

Quick Book Notes #9

Jun 3 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

Book Recommendations from Real-Life Teens

Quick Book Notes #8: Three young people each recommend a book for tween and young teen girls

May 1 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

Brightest of Flames: Six Outstanding Girl Protagonists

Quick Book Notes #7

Apr 1 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

Seekers of Fortune: Six Outstanding Boy Protagonists

Quick Book Notes #6

Mar 1

Better than Textbooks: Letting Visual Encyclopedias Work for You

Quick Book Notes #5

Feb 7

Introducing Children to Mature Reading: C.S. Lewis for Young Teens

Quick Book Notes #4

Jan 15 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

A Year of Reading on Modernity

Dr. Christopher Lane's reads of the year.

Dec 20, 2023

Reads of the Year for the HIP

(The Harried Intellectual Parent)

Dec 8, 2023 •

Dixie Dillon Lane

Author Interview and Book Giveaway!

A conversation with Mary Rose Kadar-Kallen in this month's Quick Book Notes (#3).

Oct 18, 2023

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