Hi everyone, welcome to the month of October. We have not long to go until Christmas, and summer is not too far away for us here in New Zealand. That should have brought a smile to most of you who call Auckland home!! So, in ensuring you keep smiling, even those who are facing autumn or fall, here are five tween titles that kept me smiling and laughing, sometimes even out in public!!
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Exploring Happiness this October
Hi everyone, this October I’m delving into the theme of happiness and all the side effects of it. Yes, you read that right, the side effects!! I hope you and your tween aren’t under too much stress with school and such to venture a little into my blog and explore what I’ve learned about happiness. My father would have wanted me to stay positive and blog about the things that spark joy in my life. So to find out more, why not press the button below…
Continue reading “Exploring Happiness this October”Classic reads and their modern adaptations

Hi everyone, this week I’m sharing a bookish advice post on the various adaptations we find these days based on classic reads. We get many different forms of media that provide our youngsters these days with not just graphic novels of classic reads but with adapted versions into musicals, movies, and all sorts of other streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney plus. If you’re curious and want to find out more why don’t you press the button below…
Continue reading “Classic reads and their modern adaptations”A booklist for Enid Blyton fans

Hi friends, today’s post is a booklist of read-a-like suggestions for fans of stories by Enid Blyton. If you are like me and grew up in the 1980’s then you most probably enjoyed these as a child I presume. Would you like to know about the modern equivalent to those stories you read? You would? Then this booklist is for you and your tween to enjoy…
Continue reading “A booklist for Enid Blyton fans”My Top Five Time-Slip Tales for Tweens

Hi everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the build up of suspense I’m planning for you this month of August. Well, as the title reads, this week’s post is a short booklist of my Top Five Tween Time-Slip reads to date!! If you want to find out which titles made the final list, go one, press the button below…
Continue reading “My Top Five Time-Slip Tales for Tweens”History, health and tweens

Hello everyone, this week’s booklist features a selection of historical reads where our young protagonists have overcome some form of health-battle or illness. Be warned friends, some of these reads have themes and settings that could lead to episodes of crying…
Continue reading “History, health and tweens”Health, heroes, and tweens

Hi everyone, do you know of anyone heroic who has overcome some form of illness as a child? You do?? Well, this next post has a booklist of a selection of tween heroes who have done just that!! Are you keen to find out more about them? Well, you know the drill…
Continue reading “Health, heroes, and tweens”All rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor
Hi everyone, welcome to this first week’s review post for June!! The tween title I’ve got lined up for you this week is one I read some time ago that packed a punch and a half!! Fans of Auggie Pullman from Wonder will find a kindred spirit in our protagonist, Perry T. Cook. Are you ready to meet him??
Continue reading “All rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor”Let’s mix it up this June
Hi everyone, winter is making itself at home here in Auckland and it gets colder each day!! Instead of a themed month, I’ll be giving you all a mixed bag of titles this month. What kind of titles you ask? Well, you’re going to have to check below to find out more…
Continue reading “Let’s mix it up this June”Time to groove with some musical tween reads

Hi everyone, are you in the mood for some musical tween reads? Well, today’s post will give you a booklist of specially curated tween reads just for you music lovers out there!! So, if you want to find out what they are, you know what to do next…
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