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Treasure Chest for Tweens: Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm
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Safe content for age group indicated. Read these with abandon! Parents should be aware of some part of the book noted in the review, and consider age levels. Overall, a fine reading experience. Some aspect of this book calls for parental discussion and clarification. Or topics are serious and may be troubling for sensitive tweenagers. These reviews should be considered by a parent who knows his or her tween. Don't load up on these unless you have the time to read them first. Danny, Quantum Prophecy.
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Treasure Chest for Tweens: Saint of the Day edited by Leonard Foley, O.F.M.
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Safe content for age group indicated. Read these with abandon! Parents should be aware of some part of the book noted in the review, and consider age levels. Overall, a fine reading experience. Some aspect of this book calls for parental discussion and clarification. Or topics are serious and may be troubling for sensitive tweenagers. These reviews should be considered by a parent who knows his or her tween. Don't load up on these unless you have the time to read them first. Danny, Quantum Prophecy.
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Treasure Chest for Tweens: Free Baseball by Sue Corbett
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Safe content for age group indicated. Read these with abandon! Parents should be aware of some part of the book noted in the review, and consider age levels. Overall, a fine reading experience. Some aspect of this book calls for parental discussion and clarification. Or topics are serious and may be troubling for sensitive tweenagers. These reviews should be considered by a parent who knows his or her tween. Don't load up on these unless you have the time to read them first. Danny, Quantum Prophecy.
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EagerReaders: Hi Lo Books for Boys
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Sunday, November 09, 2008. Hi Lo Books for Boys. Interesting blog by Max Elliot Anderson, an author of books for boys. We haven't read any of his books yet. Let us know if you have, and what you think. When I began writing action-adventures and mysteries for kids, I was particularly interested in making sure that my books would reach boys…especially reluctant readers. About Hi Lo books, from About.com:.
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EagerReaders: Are your kids 'reluctant readers'?
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Monday, February 09, 2009. Are your kids 'reluctant readers'? We've linked to Max Eliot Anderson's blog before. Check out his article below. Confessions of a Reluctant Reader. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Are your kids reluctant readers?
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EagerReaders: January 2005
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Monday, January 31, 2005. 1945, 236 pages). We just read The Mitchells. Also called The Mitchells: Five for Victory. By Hilda van Stockum. Reminded us very much of The Moffets. Books by Eleanor Estes. I read another van Stockum book a few years back that I didn't care for as much, called The Borrowed House. Another wartime book. It was not dull, but I couldn't recommend it to my younger kids because of a subplot ...
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EagerReaders: February 2005
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Monday, February 07, 2005. Five Little Peppers Midway. The Adventures of Joel Pepper. Five Little Peppers Grown Up. Stories Polly Pepper Told. Four more books in the Five Little Peppers. The basis for the Disney movie, but a real book - - and a better story. A WWII-era domestic novel, reminiscent of the Moffats books - - not as good, but still worth reading. Short stories, fairy tales - - "Good! Says our 8 year old.
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EagerReaders: Book suggestions for very sensitive little readers
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Monday, October 06, 2008. Book suggestions for very sensitive little readers. This is a real challenge. My children and I brain-stormed through the ER list and tried to recall what elements they might contain that would be scary for a 5-year-old. Humor seemed to offer the most possibilities. We told the mom that she would have to screen all of these first. (So much for having a great list to go by! Thornton Burgess b...
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EagerReaders: August 2004
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Wednesday, August 04, 2004. I've finished all the Moffats books and recommended them highly. The author, Eleanor Estes, has a way of revealing the inner workings of a. Child's mind with affection and humor, and the family she portrays over. The course of several years is loving and united. The family suffers. Hardships (they are poor and fatherless), but its members are generally. Links to this post.
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EagerReaders: The Dark is Rising sequence
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Comments on good children's books, following the standards laid out on EagerReaders.com. Thursday, September 04, 2008. The Dark is Rising sequence. Editorial review from Amazon. In the five-title series of novels known as The Dark Is Rising Sequence. These children pit the power of good against the evil forces of Dark in a timeless and dangerous battle that includes crystal swords, golden grails, and a silver-eyed dog that can see the wind. Susan Cooper's. Must be read in order:. Over Sea, Under Stone.
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