Author: Cynthia T. Toney Publisher: Write Integrity Press Age Range: 12 – 16 years The final book in the BirdFace series did not disappoint. I found it to be a satisfying end to the four book series. I loved the author’s note at the end of the story that main character, Wendy, was going to […]
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Author: Cynthia T. Toney Publisher: Write Integrity Press Age Range: 12 – 16 years Following on from Book 1 in this series by Cynthia T. Toney, book 2 sees main character Wendy grow a little older and wiser as she navigates a number of major life changes. The story addresses some serious real-life issues, while
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Author: Cynthia T. Toney Publisher: Write Integrity Press Age Range: 12 – 16 This is such an interesting book for young teens. On one level it is about a girl finding her way amidst friendships, study, concerts and a split family. On another level the story addresses some surprisingly in-depth topics such as eating disorders
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Authors: Leslea Wahl, Cynthia T.Toney, Marie Keiser, Carolyn Astfalk, Amanda Lauer, Ellen Gable, Corinna Turner, Antony B. Kolenc, T.M.Gaouette, Theresa Linden. Cover Art: Corinna Turner Edited: Cynthia T. Toney Publisher: Catholic Teen Books Age Range: 13 and up. ‘Ashes’, the latest compilation of stories from CatholicTeenBooks.com provides teen readers with plenty to think about. This
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Author: Carissa Douglas Illustrator: Carissa Douglas Publisher: Sceptor Age Range: 8 – 14/15 I loved the first book in this series so much that I eagerly anticipated this second novel, Lair of Illusion. And I wasn’t disappointed. Once again, Carissa Douglass has based the characters of this large, homeschooling family on her own children. In
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The Moon is Blue is such an enjoyable, funny, warm and enchanting book to read. The characters resemble those who inhabit our favourite Roald Dahl tales. Martyn Hesford cleverly enters the mind of a sweet young girl and brings to life her innocent, yet incisive, worldview. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the poetic style of writing
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Author: Antony Barone Kolenc Publisher: Loyola Press Age Range: 11 – 14 years This beautifully produced book by Loyola Press is the second in the Harwood Mysteries, which is a three-part series. The book feels like an ancient artefact itself with echoes of a leather bound, ornately decorated tome from the past. Not only
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Authors: Theresa Linden, Susan Peek, Antony B. Kolenc, Amanda Lauer, Carolyn Astfalk, Leslea Wahl, T.M.Gauette, Corinna Turner. Publisher: CatholicTeenBooks.com Age Range: 11 and up Oh my goodness! What a treasure this volume of short stories is. A while ago, I reviewed the first volume of short stories – Secrets: Visible and Invisible, which was produced
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Author: Stephanie Engelman Publisher: Pauline Books and Media Age Range: 12 plus There are some real strengths to this book by Stephanie Engleman. Firstly, I had tears in my eyes by the sixth page – this story is gripping and heart rending. A family gathers on the anniversary of the death of their mother/ grandmother
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Author: Katy Morgan Publisher: The Good Book Company Age Range: 10 – 16 years The premise of this book attracted me – a retelling of the story of Christmas from the perspectives of Mary, Joseph and Zechariah. Each chapter is written as a diary entry from the perspective of one or another of these three
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