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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

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Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge, Robert B. Sloan.
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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

New books for teens + young adults

Best for readers ages 13–18—and beyond!
Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge, Robert B. Sloan.
Radiant, Ashley Bustamante
Hunt for Eden's Star, D. J. Williams
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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

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Challenging novels for wise readers 18 and up.
The Soul Mark, Jasmine Fisher
The Kingdom of Heaven, Evelyn M. Lewis
War of Torment, Ronie Kendig
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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Hints at Redemption from Postmodern Pain

Marvel’s new space adventure is here to remind us of what the MCU used to be, with clear conflict and competent villains and no political preaching. · A. D. Sheehan
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

92. Twenty Years Later, How Did We Enjoy ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’? | with Rilian of NarniaWeb

Twenty years after The Fellowship of the Ring released in theaters, NarniaWeb’s good prince Rilian helps us recall how Christians love exploring Peter Jackson’s one film trilogy to rule them all.
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The Children Of HĂșrin

Within the shadow of Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, and the war waged by Morgoth against the Elves, the fates of TĂșrin and his sister NiĂ«nor will be tragically entwined. Fantasy/legendarium by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Tales From The Perilous Realm

The definitive collection of Tolkien’s classic “fairie” tales, four fantasy novellas in the vein of “The Hobbit.” Fantasy for readers of all ages by J. R. R. Tolkien.
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The Book Of Lost Tales, Part 2

The beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Fantasy/legendarium by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

The Book Of Lost Tales, Part 1

Beginning myths that formed J. R. R. Tolkien’s entire conception of the worlds of Valinor and Middle-earth. Fantasy/legendarium for teen readers and older, by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

Unfinished Tales Of NĂșmenor and Middle-earth

Stories spanning the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, including how Gandalf sent the Dwarves to Bag End, and the ancient land of NĂșmenor. Fantasy by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults
The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien

The Silmarillion

Tales and legends of the world’s beginnings and the First Age set the stage for Tolkien’s other classic works and focus on the theft of the Elves’ jewels by Morgoth, first dark lord of Middle-Earth. Fantasy/legendarium by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Reader ages: adults, teens + young adults

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