Tweet A man named Jack murders Bod’s family when Bod is just a toddler. Bod toddled to escape unaware he was escaping or that he was toddling into a graveyard, where the permanent occupants decide to raise him with the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reviews of Books for 11-13 Year Olds
Tweet Abandoned as an infant, Elara has been raised in the countryside by the Ogden family, who has tolerated and used her as a servant in exchange for the money they receive from the Royal Orphanage for her upkeep. When … Continue reading
Tweet Have you ever wondered why trees drop their leaves in the fall, why the wind blows, or why ice floats? The answers to these and other common questions about the world around us can be found in Joel Levy’s … Continue reading
Tweet Thurston Pickering could certainly wish for a better life. Nobody notices him at school except for the bullies, who delight in making him miserable. His parents fight so much they stopped noticing him years before, except when one of … Continue reading
Tweet What would happen if Bram Stoker’s sister, trained in killing vampires, teamed up with a master of observation, Sherlock Holmes’s niece? Colleen Gleason answers that question in her novel for young adults, The Clockwork Scarab. The time is late … Continue reading
Tweet As parents, we may think we know about our kids’ relationship with digital devices. Yet, our relationships with computers, the Internet, smart phones, e-readers and more will always be different than what our children experience simply because they are … Continue reading
Tweet After World War III survivors created the town of White Rock in the crater formed by one of the “green bombs.” Now everyone in town bands together to invent new things that will enhance their everyday lives as well … Continue reading
Tweet Yesterday, I shared thoughts from author Claudia Mills about the mother-daughter relationship in her book, Zero Tolerance. Today, I’m featuring a review of the book as well as the opportunity for one reader in the U.S. to win a … Continue reading
