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…
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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…
Continue reading “The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave”A short note on my recovery
Hi everyone, this last post for April will be a shortish personal post. I thought I’d give you an account of my recovery following my hand surgery back in February this year. Hope to see you below…
Continue reading “A short note on my recovery”Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy
Hi everyone, this third week of April I thought you would enjoy an historical read of sorts. If you guessed that the Green Gables part of it had caught my interest, then you are absolutely correct. Why not settle down with a warm drink to truly dig into this review…
Continue reading “Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy”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”Would you rather…
…read the teen romance book or watch it on Netflix?
Which one is better? These are both questions that I think of every now and then since stumbling on a few titles in my travels through Netflix, and it made me question if they were based on books or not. Do you know what I found out??
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Hi everyone, I hope everyone is looking forward to the middling month of March. Down here in NZ, autumn is about to start as the days get slightly cooler and shorter. This week’s post, as my title suggests, is a booklist of my all-time favourite tween reads from the natural world. These five are quite unique for me, and to find out why, you’re going to have to press the button below…
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