Hi everyone, April has begun and along with it autumn makes herself heard. Our days are mostly cooler and shorter, and daylight savings is on its way… which means more days huddled up in bed!! What better to read than a good ol’ mystery wrapped up in history??! I know you agree with me…
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A Trio of Award-Winning Tween Reads

Hello everyone, this first week of March I’m giving you a short booklist, a trio shall we say. The stories are ones that have won multiple awards and follow a trio of amazing young female tweens. I’m going to let these amazing stories speak for themselves, so why don’t you delve further and check them out.
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Hi everyone, I hope this month of March hasn’t arrived too quickly for you! For me, the weeks and days became a flurry of activity once my nieces started their new school year. To give you and myself a bit of a breather, this month’s selection will be an eclectic mix. Has that intrigued you? Why not press below to find out which titles I’ve included this month…
Continue reading “An eclectic mix this March”Your Tween and Kindness in Stories

Hi everyone, this week’s tween booklist is filled with a selection of some stories that may have brought a tear or several to my eyes. It took me a while to fill this post with books that I hadn’t covered before, so… I hope you like the ones that found their way this week.
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Hi everyone, I hope the most of the winter is bearable for you up in the northern regions. The summer here is somewhat better than the searing tropics I experienced in Sri Lanka!! I did manage to get some reading done and a little writing. For this February, as the title suggests, I’m celebrating ‘kindness’ and asking everyone to think of being kind to those around you. If you’re wondering which books I’ll be talking about, why not press below to find out more…
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Hi everyone, welcome to this first week of January!! I hope everyone had a restful break over the festive weeks. My family and I will return to New Zealand in a few day’s time and I hope to share a bit of our adventures together in a post later on. This first week I have a booklist of tween reads which feature inter-generational relationships. I hope you enjoy the titles below!!
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Happy New Year friends!! Welcome to this first post for 2026!! I hope everyone had a restful time over the last few days. This month I wanted to do something slightly different with my themed posts instead of continuing the summer reads. If you’re keen to find out what exactly I’m planning for January 2026, why don’t you press the button below…or keep scrolling… it’s your call!!
Continue reading “Welcome to another new year!”Seven Tween Reads for Summer

Hi everyone, this week’s booklist is filled with all the wonders of summer and some. The booklist I’ve planned out for you will take you from one side of the world to the other, filled with all the things that tweens enjoy doing in summer. I hope to bring some cheer into your colder season with the warm reads below. Press now to instantly be transported into a summer vacation…
Continue reading “Seven Tween Reads for Summer”Summer Reads for this December
Hi everyone, welcome to the last month of 2025. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone!! My nieces are counting down to Christmas and to our holiday. As my title for the month suggests, I’m giving you a whole month of summer reads for your reading pleasure this month. If you want to find out more, head on down and check out what I have planned for you…
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Hi everyone, welcome to sunny November! This first bookish booklist has a selection of tween reads that taught me not just hard truths, but also historical facts that somehow were not covered during my schooling years! You know the drill folks, press below to see what’s in store this week…
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