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The Twilight series
What you need to know about Twilight. So you’ve heard about the Twilight series and you’re wondering if you should get the books for your daughter. There are four books in the series: Twilight, New...
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Go with what your child enjoys. I strongly believe that the best way to get kids reading is to give ‘em what they like. But maybe you think that their interests – their real interests, what they would...
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Alice in Wonderland – the trailer
Click on this image for a larger version. (It’s worth the click.) Disney has put its trailer for Alice back on YouTube. (They musta read my blog post telling them to put it back…) The trailer is quite...
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Newest Twilight book – free
the short second life of bree tanner – by Stephenie Meyer It’s hot off the press and today until July 5 it’s available free online here. The book is a novella, only 178 pages, and its protagonist is...
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Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
I’m not so sure it’s a great book… but I can’t seem to put it down. Halo hits all the right buttons for today’s modern tween girl: the main characters are supernatural (angels); there’s a romance;...
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L. M. Montgomery’s newest book is dark and lovely
Here’s a mother-daughter book you may want to check out. Wait, I’m assuming you’ve both read (and loved) the Anne of Green Gables series. You have? Good. Let’s continue. So, I’m browsing the shelves of...
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DrawaStickman.com
Your kid will love this. You draw a stick figure, and the website brings it to life. There is a literacy component, because the site takes the stickman through a plotline. You’re given instructions...
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Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Hélène Boudreau
No they don’t. They don’t wear toe rings and you wanna know why? ‘Cause when they change from human to mermaid that toe ring flies right off–ping!–to who-knows-where. Finding her toe ring is but one of...
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For tween girls: Small, Medium at Large, by Joanne Levy
If you’re looking for a lovely, humorous read for your tween girl, look no further than Small Medium at Large, by Joanne Levy. The title refers to the fact that after our heroine, Lilah Bloom, is...
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Review–The Engelsfors Trilogy: “The Circle” and “Fire”
Fire, book II in the Engelsfors Trilogy At the end of this review there’s a contest for a free copy of Fire (so keep reading). If you’re looking for a good read for your tween or teen daughter, you may...
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