Hi everyone, this last week of September has a teen review awaiting you in the post below. Award-winning Rebecca Stead has given readers another amazing masterpiece in this story. If you enjoy contemporary tales of teens and their lives and loves, this is one story you should most definitely not miss out on…
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We Are Giants by Amber Lee Dodd
Hi friends, this first post for September is a tween read that really touched my heart in a big way! I found this quite by chance a few years ago and decided that I liked the author’s stories!! If you enjoy stories about everyday life’s challenges but with a slight twist, then this is definitely the read for you!! Hope to see you below…
Continue reading “We Are Giants by Amber Lee Dodd”Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen
Hi friends, this week’s teen review is of a book I never expected from this author. I had read most of her tween titles and was pleasantly surprised when I found this one day on a shelf in the library. Van Draanen had me intrigued from the beginning with this teen story of hers. Hope to see you below!
Continue reading “Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen”A tween series by an English tween author
Hi everyone, this week I’m featuring a post about an English tween author I found. One of the reasons the first book caught my eye was because the blurb at the back stated that it was written by ‘Eleven-year-old Libby Scott’!! A tween read by a tween author!! I HAD to read it and boy did it pack a punch. Press below to find out more…
Continue reading “A tween series by an English tween author”Teens and sports
Hi everyone, I planned this post several weeks ago and in the beginning I was intending on giving you a few short reviews in one post. Since then, I’ve had to think really hard about my choices and decided on giving you just one book instead. To be honest, the majority of sports-themed teen reads I found had very few scenes on the field and more indoors, so I had to abandon that strategy and look further. In the end, the title I decided to review came to me by way of one of my colleagues in the library I work for. (Thanks Kathy 🙂) I hope you all enjoy the title I’m sharing with you this week.
Continue reading “Teens and sports”An award-winning diverse teen read
Hi everyone, this week’s review is a teen read that had caught my attention when I was diving into the world of diverse reads, especially those written by Meg Medina. Although this was one of her earlier works for teens, it sure packed a punch with it’s award-winning story line. Hope you find it as interesting as I did!!
Continue reading “An award-winning diverse teen read”A selection of contemporary tween migrant reads
Hi everyone, this first week will feature a booklist post of contemporary migrant reads that I have enjoyed over the last few years. The main characters in these reads are a group of strong, courageous, and diverse young people who deserve to have their names highlighted here!! So, if you want to find out who they are, press the button below and enjoy reading this post…
Continue reading “A selection of contemporary tween migrant reads”A trio of novels in verse
Hi everyone, this booklist post this week has a short selection of reviews for your tastes. I hope you enjoy these reads and each one has something quite unique to it…
Continue reading “A trio of novels in verse”Forget-me-not by Ellie Terry
Hi everyone, welcome to the first week of May. For someone who calls the southern hemisphere home, I always equate May with spring. It must be all those books I’ve read!! Anyway, for this week, I’ve got a lovely little book I enjoyed a few years ago while visiting my sister in the UK!! Why not click below to find out what this book is…
Continue reading “Forget-me-not by Ellie Terry”A whole new country for tweens
Hi everyone, this third week’s booklist post features a selection of seven titles where the tween heroes have to adjust to a brand new country of all things. Can you imagine it?? I mean, you’re hitting puberty and your parents have decided to move you across the world!! Well… if you can’t imagine it then press the button below to find out what our young characters in these reads experienced…
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