Ages 12 – 16

The Diaries of Joseph and Mary: Catholic Christmas Story for Children and Teens

2 Comments / Ages 10 plus, Ages 12 - 16, Book Review, Christmas, Mother Mary, Saints /

Author: Dennis P McGeehan Publisher: Self Published Age Range: 12 and up This is a great idea.  Dennis P McGeehan has written a series of diary entries that he imagines Joseph and Mary wrote during their lifetimes.  The diary entries relate to the main events described in scripture – the annunciation, visiting Elizabeth, journey to […]

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Will Wilder and the Lost Staff of Wonders: Adventure novel for Catholic Kids

1 Comment / Ages 10 plus, Ages 12 - 16, Book Review, Boys, Fantasy, Mystery /

Author: Raymond Arroyo Publisher: Penguin Random House, Yearling Books Age Range: 10 – 14 This is Book Two in the Will Wilder series, and it is another thrilling adventure that will keep you reading and turning the pages.  I found the first book in the Will Wilder series to be so packed full of excitement

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7 Riddles to Nowhere: Puzzles and Fast Paced Mystery for Catholic Middle School

Leave a Comment / Ages 10 plus, Ages 12 - 16, Book Review, Mystery /

Title: 7 Riddles to Nowhere Author: A.J.Cattapan Publisher: Vinspire Publishing Age Range: 11 – 14 Young readers in this age group love riddles and puzzles.  And Amy Cattapan has brilliantly used riddles and puzzles to engage readers in this entertaining and interesting story about 12-year-old Kam who has to solve seven riddles in order to

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McCracken. The Lost Island and The Lost Valley: Historic adventure novels for Catholic Teens

1 Comment / Ages 12 - 16, Book Review, HIstorical, Mystery, Science /

  Author: Mark Adderley Publisher: Scriptorium Press Age Range: 12 -16   From the first few lines of the first book in this amazing series, I was captivated: “It was a brand-new Daimler, a twenty-horse-power, four-cylinder beauty, with a high bonnet, silver body-work and red leather upholstery.  It sent up clouds of reddish dust behind

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The Three Most Wanted: Catholic Teen Novel

Leave a Comment / Ages 12 - 16, Ages 14 up, Book Review, Dystopian, Pope, Romance, Virtues /

Author: Corrina Turner Publisher: UnSeen Books Age Range:  13 + This is the second book in Corrina Turner’s confronting and exciting ‘I Am Margaret’ series. I read the first book some months ago, and you can read my review HERE. I was so shaken/enthralled/petrified by the first book in the series, that I needed a

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Blessed Mother Mary, the Rosary, and You. A Guided Journal

1 Comment / Ages 10 plus, Ages 12 - 16, Ages 6 - 10, Ages 7 - 12, Book Review, Mother Mary, Prayer /

Author: Rosanne Pallini-Verlezza Illustrator: Rosanne Pallini-Verlezza Publisher: Self Published, printed by Blurb. Ages: 7 – 14 This book is a little different from most that I review.  This is not a ‘story’ as much as an activity book which teaches children about the Rosary. On the other hand, there are many stories from the Gospels

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Secrets Visible & Invisible

1 Comment / Ages 10 plus, Ages 12 - 16, Book Review, Dystopian, HIstorical, Mystery, Romance, Vocations /

Authors: Corinna Turner,  Cynthia T. Toney,  Theresa Linden,   Susan Peek,  T.M.Gaouette,  Carolyn Astfalk,  Leslea Wahl. Publisher: Catholic Teen Books. Age Range:  11+ I recall from my teaching days that finding short stories for teens was always a problem – there never seemed to be enough collections of short stories available that were good examples of

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I Am Margaret: Brilliant Catholic Teen Story

2 Comments / Ages 12 - 16, Book Review, Dystopian, Fantasy, Romance /

Title: I am Margaret Author: Corinna Turner Publisher: Unseen books; an imprint of Zephyr Publishing Age range: 14 and up. I’m a great fan of British born author Corinna Turner.  She writes extremely well and has provided us here with an astounding story.  I’ve had to process ‘I Am Margaret’ mentally and emotionally for a

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