Hi everyone, welcome to September!! This month’s posts are a selection of tween titles set in England. Yes, it’s obviously because I’m spending a nice long holiday with my sister and her family. If you’re wondering why I’ve added the term ‘English’ into the title of this post, you’ll have to check below for more info…
Continue reading “Some English Tween Reads this September”Tag: Relationships
The summer of broken things by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Hi everyone, in the spirit of all things summer, I give you a teen story set over a summer vacation in Spain. I know what you’re thinking, my connecting theme is ‘Summer’ but I would have to vehemently shake my head and reply, ‘Just a happy accident!’ Any-who, I hope to see you below soon…
Continue reading “The summer of broken things by Margaret Peterson Haddix”Red leaves by Sita Brahmachari
Hi everyone, I hope you are all having a good summer so far. I’m finally enjoying an English summer myself. This week’s children’s title is one I read several years ago and it had quite an impact on me. Sita Brahmachari is an interesting author who has impressed me so I hope you enjoy this lovely story of hers.
Continue reading “Red leaves by Sita Brahmachari”Welcome to August 2024
Hi everyone, this month I will be treating you all to a selection of mixed reviews. I apologize for the meager pickings this month but I promise to make up for it later in the following months. If you want to find out a little about the posts this month, press below…
Continue reading “Welcome to August 2024”A quick message

Hi everyone, this week’s post is actually a quick message to you all. Hope you have a decent place to settle into and have a quick catch up from my life. Press below for more deets…
Continue reading “A quick message”Let’s talk sports this July…
Hi everyone, this July I thought I’d talk a bit about sports. Both my nieces and nephew are active youngsters, so I thought I would give you a month of sports-related tween reads. I hope you enjoy the titles I’ve got in store for you…
Continue reading “Let’s talk sports this July…”A librarian and her sister…

Hi everyone, as promised this personal post will give the goss on all things relating to my sister and the relationship I have with her. My sister’s name is Sashini or Sash for short, and she’s six years younger than me. What she and I have in common… Well, if you want to find out more you’ll have to press the button and venture below…
Continue reading “A librarian and her sister…”Six tween reads on sisters

Hi everyone and welcome to the wintry month of June!! This month we’ll start off with a booklist post with six tween titles I enjoyed over the course of the last few years which featured sisters. The number six is an odd one isn’t it, actually it’s even, but I digress, that actually has a reason behind it. So sorry for the little tangential ramble here, but all will be revealed when you decide to continue…
Continue reading “Six tween reads on sisters”June is for Sisterhood and Sisters
Hi friends, this June I’m celebrating a theme that’s dear to my heart: Sisterhood!! To paraphrase our esteemed Jane Austen; “It’s a truth universally acknowledged that, within any family that’s made up of girls lies an unbreakable bond of sisterhood…” Yes, this month I’m planning on focusing on that unique bond I share with my sister, and the sisters around me. Hope to see you below so I can regale you with what’s in store for you later…
Continue reading “June is for Sisterhood and Sisters”The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Hi everyone, this last post for May is a fantasy read like no other!! If you’re someone who enjoys an entanglement of myths, legends, and everything in between, then this is a review you need to check out… Hope to see you below…
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