Author: Marie C Keiser Publisher: Self published Age Range: Ages 16 plus. I like to include young adult books in amongst these reviews. The “young adult” and “teen” categories usually overlap and there is plenty in this story for teens to appreciate and enjoy. This is not a story about teen characters who are navigating …
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: Elena Maria Vidal Publisher: May Apple Books Age Range: Senior teens This is a story based on the true-life happenings of Henrietta Marie, daughter of King Henry IV of France, and her marriage to the Prince of Wales, Charles Stuart in the year 1625. I recommend this story to mature teens who are good …
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: 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: 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: 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 …
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 …
Author: Raymond Arroyo Illustrator: Antonio Javier Caparo Age Range: 10 and up. It was only after reading this book for the second time that I truly appreciated how much is going on. Raymond Arroyo is a master storyteller, and I was so wrapped up in the story the first time I read it, that I …