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: Janeen Zaio Publisher: Perpetual Light Publishing Age Range: 9 – 13 This is the classic tale of the hero’s journey. Twelve-year-old Eli is sent on a dangerous journey to deliver a precious mirror to a wealthy customer. Along the way he manages to overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges and ultimately finds his true self and
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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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Author: Antony Barone Kolenc Publisher: Loyola Press Age Range: 11- 16 This a great book. It contains all the features of a classic story for young teens – a mystery, a boy’s dorm, skulking around a castle in the middle of the night, shadowy figures walking in the woods, a lovely pretty girl who lives
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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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Author: Philip Kosloski Artist: Michael LaVoy Published: Voyage Age Range: Parental discretion: 10 + I bought the first four books of Finnian bound together in one volume. The premise of the story is based on a real-life, but strange natural phenomenon – seven mountains which form an almost perfect straight line across the globe from
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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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