Hi everyone, this week I thought I’d geek out a little bit over my love of bookshops and give you a trio of bookshop books!! Oh, my heart flutters at the alliteration there and even imagines the smell of new books! Don’t judge, it’s almost as intoxicating as a slice of chocolate cake!! Press below to see more please…
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Tween Books that Taught me some Hard Truths

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…
Continue reading “Tween Books that Taught me some Hard Truths”Historical Animal Stories

Hi everyone, this first booklist of sorts will take you to a trio of reads featuring animal stories from a different era in time. I’ve tried to change things up a bit and have given you a short selection of titles from different time periods. I hope you all enjoy this and I promise you there will be a few more titles in next week’s post.
Continue reading “Historical Animal Stories”The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Hi everyone, this week’s historical review will take you to war-torn Europe during the Second World War years. A little head’s up from me, this story was one that moved me from the very first page, so without further ado, please press below to see if it’s the same for you…
Continue reading “The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel”Teen novels from the Second World War
Hi everyone, this second week of November is a short post. I hope you forgive me for the length but I felt it was better to go with quality rather than quantity. In short, I selected two authors who I thought wrote exceptional reads that depicted that time period. Hope you enjoy the reviews below!!
Continue reading “Teen novels from the Second World War”World War Two and Tween Reads

Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a good Halloween!! My nieces and I have been sharing Diwali treats along with the sweets they got from trick or treating around the neighbourhood!! This first week of November will kick start a booklist of historical reads for tweens. If you want to see which books made the list from a large selection, press the button below…
Continue reading “World War Two and Tween Reads”Historical War stories this November
Hi friends, this month I’ll be taking you into the past. Not too far away, just under a century or so. To be specific, the books I chose this month all take place during the Second World War; from 1939 to 1945. A time when my grandparents were bringing up my parents. So, if you want to see which titles I’ll be reviewing, press below please…
Continue reading “Historical War stories this November”Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter
Hi everyone, I hope you have enjoyed this month’s title so far. This week I will be reviewing an adult read, a memoir of sorts. If you enjoy all things to do with words and letters, especially the different types of fonts that are out there, then today is your lucky day!! So, friends, pull up your favourite brew and settle down…
Continue reading “Marcel’s Letters by Carolyn Porter”True Migrant Stories for Tween Readers

Hi everyone, the post this week is another booklist featuring a short-ish list of titles. My selection for you this week are four tales based on true events that happened to either the author directly or an ancestor of the author. So, if you have been waiting for such a list, then what are you waiting for…press the button below…
Continue reading “True Migrant Stories for Tween Readers”Adult reads vs Adapted Younger Reads
Hi everyone, I hope this month of February is treating you better than me. Having to endure some health issues over the last month or so has left me a bit behind in preparing my posts. So, please forgive me if the next few posts seem to have less body to them. In saying that, this week I’ll be discussing the advantages of reading adaptations of adult books more suitable for younger readers.
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