Book Review: The Dark by Lemony Snicket
The dark is a very interesting thing. There’s a lot of it when the light is off, as young Laszlo finds out when his night light bulb fails. Then the dark comes into his room.
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Book Review: Arabella, the Moon and the Magic Mongongo Nut by Hamilton Wende
Genre: Tween
Reading level: Juvenile Fiction, ages 9+
Paperback: 126 pages
Publisher: Tafelberg; 1 edition (July 20, 2013)
Stars: 4.5
Book review: Stranger Moon by Heather Zydek
This book is so much more than a story about kids growing up. Gaia and her friends display typical tweenager idiosyncrasies as the author taps right into what makes a tween tick…
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Book review: Masquerade by Cambria Hebert
Genre: Young Adult
Reading level: Ages 14 and up
Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: Otherworld Publications LLC (December 7, 2011)
ISBN-13: 978-1936593255
Rating: 4 star
Book Review: My Copan Adventure by Eugene Ruble
Genre: Adventure/Historical
Reading Level: 7-12
Paperback: 20 pages
Publisher: Guardian Angel Publishing
ISBN: 9781616331986
Rating: 4 four stars
Book Review: Guinevere On the Eve of a Legend by Cheryl Carpinello
Genre: Children’s Fiction/YA
Rating: 5 stars
Suitable For: Ages 10+
Available from Kalahari
Book review: Fated (Book 1 of The Soul Seekers) by Alyson Noel
Genre: Young Adult
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Paperback: 440 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
ISBN-13: 97-1-4472-0680-4
Book review: Underworld by Meg Cabot (book 2 in the Abandon series)
Genre: Young Adult
Reading level: Ages 14 and up
Paperback: 308 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-330-45387-5
Choosing books for your kids
Choosing books wisely for a child is important because young children are impressionable. If your child develops a love for reading, it will create a solid foundation in their literacy and education skills and possibly even influence their life and career choices.
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All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin, a book review
Genre: Young Adult
Reading level: Ages 12 and up
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books
ISBN-13: 978—0-33-53789-6
Rating: 3.5 stars
Review of “The Trap” by Sarah Wray, a teen adventure book
Length: 240 pages
Rating: 4 stars
Suitable For: Ages 10+
When fifteen-year-old British teen Luke Sheldon wins a place at an American summer camp for smart kids, he thinks he’s in for the trip of a lifetime…
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Bieber Fever
Bieber fever is about to hit the big screen in South Africa with “Never Say Never” the biopic of teen singing sensation Justin Bieber…
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The magic of African Tapestry
The National Children’s Theatre has produced yet another gem of entertainment for children under the expert guidance of director Joyce Levinsohn.
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