Your Task Friends, if you wish to accept, is to delve ahead and figure out what kind of detective stories I have coming up this month. Are you ready? Got your hat and magnifying glass with you? Good… onwards then…
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Seven Kiwi Tween Stories

Hi everyone, I have for your perusal and reading leisure, a booklist below with not just a handful, but seven tween titles filled with unique Kiwi stories. It took me a while to read a few extras so I had to complete this post after the other two for this month but I managed to get it all done. I hope you all enjoy the stories selected below.
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Hi friends, this first week I’m giving you a review of a series of books I was recommended to read by my nephew while I was on holiday with his family last year. I had spent the better half of it trying to get him to look into Percy Jackson instead of re-reading Harry Potter for the umpteenth time and he suggested I put my money where my mouth was and read Artemis Fowl!! Well, young sir, the review below is what I truly thought…
Continue reading “Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer”Survival Reads for Tweens
Hi everyone, this week’s post will give you a trio of reviews similar to the previous week. These stories feature tweens who are thrust into scenarios where they must battle not just their own fears but the elements of the natural world to survive. Press below to read my reviews of these amazing young protagonists.
Continue reading “Survival Reads for Tweens”Stories on Survival this March
Hi everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying the year so far. March brings cooler days here in Auckland as summer changes to autumn. This month’s theme is survival and the stories I’ve chosen have some amazing characters that overcome mostly physical challenges but… I’ll let you have a look below to see if it’s what you were expecting.
Continue reading “Stories on Survival this March”Seven Stories from Asia for your Tween to enjoy

Hi friends, this first week of February I’m taking you and your tween on a journey of discovery across the mighty continent that is Asia. I’ve managed to find seven stories that, I hope, captivate and keep you interested in discovering more about the wonderful world we live in. Hop on down to find out which countries you’ll be visiting…
Continue reading “Seven Stories from Asia for your Tween to enjoy”Winter tales for your tween

Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well and preparing for the upcoming festive season. Here in our household, well, next door specifically, the tree is being prepared and presents are being wrapped. Christmas is surely on its way to our little corner of the world. I’ll leave you with that image and encourage you to press the button below to find out about the winter tales below…
Continue reading “Winter tales for your tween”World War Two and Tween Reads

Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a good Halloween!! My nieces and I have been sharing Diwali treats along with the sweets they got from trick or treating around the neighbourhood!! This first week of November will kick start a booklist of historical reads for tweens. If you want to see which books made the list from a large selection, press the button below…
Continue reading “World War Two and Tween Reads”Historical War stories this November
Hi friends, this month I’ll be taking you into the past. Not too far away, just under a century or so. To be specific, the books I chose this month all take place during the Second World War; from 1939 to 1945. A time when my grandparents were bringing up my parents. So, if you want to see which titles I’ll be reviewing, press below please…
Continue reading “Historical War stories this November”The Writer’s Map by Huw Lewis-Jones
Hi everyone, this week’s post is an enchanting non-fiction book I found quite by chance fairly recently. When you see the word “Map” I know you’ll probably think, ‘Oh no, it’s some weird atlas’ but rest assured this is not any ordinary atlas. This, my friends, is a book created by writers and illustrators of the world’s they create in their books. So, I hope to see you below to read my review…
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