Category: Tween book

Let’s be kind this February…

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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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A Tween Booklist for you…

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Booklists for you

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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Welcome to another new year!

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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!!

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Seven Tween Reads for Summer

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Booklists for you

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…

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Summer Reads for this December

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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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Tween Books that Taught me some Hard Truths

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Booklists for you

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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Let’s talk Bookish this November…

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Hi everyone, the countdown to Christmas has officially started this week in our house!! Summer is around the corner and long lazy days to look forward to! I can’t think of a better time to get stuck into a bookish inspired month of reads. If you’re like me, then why not wander down below to check out what inspired my selections…

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A Trio of Tween Paranormal Stories

Hello everyone, the post this week has a small selection of paranormal stories I read over the years. If you’re wondering why I’ve got these separated from the others from last week, the main reason is because the stories are not just about ghosts, but also about phenomena that are strange and unexplainable! I hope to see you below if you want to find which titles have been included this week…

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Six Spooky Ghost Stories for Tweens

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Hi friends, it’s October already and Halloween is not that far away!! In the corner of Auckland where I live, the neighbourhood goes all out in their spooky decorations. If you and your tween are into spooky stories of the ghostly variety, then the booklist below should have a good selection for you!! Delve slowly and carefully below… the layers of the supernatural await you…

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Ghosts and the Paranormal this October

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Hi everyone, it’s October and the winter chills are finally receding here in New Zealand. October brings all the Halloween merchandise out; and over in the corner where I live,the neighbourhood goes all out for Halloween. So, to cater to the taste buds of those who enjoy some spooky reads, press below for what’s in store for you…

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