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Read more about the article Main Characters With Intellectual Disabilities in Chapter Books

Main Characters With Intellectual Disabilities in Chapter Books

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 14, 2022
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Disability/Down Syndrome
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Are there any chapter books with a main character who has Down syndrome or other intellectual disabilities?  I’m so grateful for books like RJ Palacio’s Wonder, which is a fantastic…

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Read more about the article 9 Non-Fiction Books I Loved in 2021

9 Non-Fiction Books I Loved in 2021

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:December 29, 2021
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Quick Links to 9 of my favorite non-fiction books in 2021: Dear White Peacemakers The Deeply Formed Life Art + Faith The Whole Language Wondrously Wounded No Cure for Being…

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Read more about the article Ten-Book Giveaway: Racism, Privilege, Social Healing, and Faith

Ten-Book Giveaway: Racism, Privilege, Social Healing, and Faith

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 23, 2021
  • Post category:Privilege and Race
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I've teamed up with some awesome authors for a TEN-BOOK giveaway! You can win all TEN of these books, which are all about privilege, racism, social healing, and faith (if…

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Read more about the article An Accelerated Course in Love

An Accelerated Course in Love

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 16, 2021
  • Post category:Books/Disability/Down Syndrome/Family
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An accelerated course in love—“...every time I recognized the purity of my love for Penny, I was dying to an old part of myself, an old part that thought the…

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Read more about the article Clenched Fist or Open Palm
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Clenched Fist or Open Palm

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:August 10, 2021
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Writing
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“It was as if I started off with my fist clenched tight around a vision of a child and, as Penny grew, I slowly opened my fingers. The bits and…

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Read more about the article To Be Made Well Has a Cover!

To Be Made Well Has a Cover!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:July 12, 2021
  • Post category:Healing/Writing
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We have a book cover for To Be Made Well!  I love it. It makes me think of water and cleansing and responding to the invitation to go deeper rather…

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Read more about the article I’m Writing a New Book! Signed the Contract!

I’m Writing a New Book! Signed the Contract!

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:June 1, 2021
  • Post category:Healing/Writing
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I just signed the contract to make it official! My next book, To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope, will be released by Herald Press in…

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Read more about the article 7 Non-Fiction Books I’m Reading in 2021

7 Non-Fiction Books I’m Reading in 2021

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:January 28, 2021
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I tend to read a novel before I fall asleep every night, but I end up having multiple non-fiction books going at the same time—one that I’m reading on Sunday…

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Read more about the article William Recommends: Books About Racial Injustice for Middle Schoolers

William Recommends: Books About Racial Injustice for Middle Schoolers

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:September 4, 2020
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Anyone looking for great books for middle schoolers that address issues of racial injustice? I asked William to share a few recommendations for books for middle schoolers from his summer…

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Read more about the article Stories of the Saints Book Recommendation

Stories of the Saints Book Recommendation

  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker
  • Post published:April 1, 2020
  • Post category:AJB Recommends/Family
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Hooray for the UPS delivery man who brought me Stories of the Saints today. So excited for this gift! I can’t wait to dive into this new book with our kids—if…

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