Author: Karen Kelly Boyce Illustrator: Sue Anderson Gioulis Age: 6 – 12 Book Number Five in this wonderful series of books is all about Christmas. In fact this book is my favourite 2022 Christmas book of the year for teens and children. I’ve read a few of the Sisters of the Last Straw series, and …
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Author: Father Olivier Bonnewijn Illustrator: Amandine Wanert Publisher: Magnificat-Ignatius Age Range: 7 – 10 depending on reading ability I haven’t seen this Catholic children’s series before. Probably because it was originally published in another language, and this is the English translation version. Father Olivier Bonnewijn is a Catholic priest born and raised in Belgium. He …
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Author: Paul McCusker Illustrator: Robert Dunn Publisher: Augustine Institute Age Range: 6 – 10 Author, Paul McCusker, has written a series of books about twins named Nick and Sam who are presented as typical kids in a relatively happy family. While brother and sister have adventures and learn lessons along the way, McCusker uses the …
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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Author: Karen Kelly Boyce Illustrator: Sue Ann Gioulis Publisher: KFR Communications, Illinois Age Range: 8 and up Here is another fun-loving addition to The Sisters of the Last Straw series of books. These short and entertaining books are comical and easy to read. Each of the books stands alone but reading the first book in …
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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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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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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 …
Author: Doreen McAvoy Publisher: Lake Elk Publishing Age Range: 9 -14 What a great effort from newcomer author, Doreen McAvoy. As a teacher and school librarian, McAvoy knows her readership well. The dialogue and interactions between her young characters ring true. For the young people in this book, life revolves around friends, school, family and …
Author: Karina Fabian Publisher: Laser Cow Press Age Range: Older teen, young adult. Although these two books about Vern the dragon were not specifically written for a teen audience, older teens will enjoy reading them. Karina Fabian has produced two entertaining books which follow the fortunes (and misfortunes) of Vern – a dragon who lives …