It can be a bit daunting to discover that your teen is into witchcraft. Visions of pagan dances or even, gulp, human sacrifices spring instantly to mind. Or maybe it’s, you know, Harry Potter that witchcraft conjures for you (sacrificial humans? My mind goes to many places!). Whatever your associations, it can be confronting to …
Books for ages 14+
AL Tait recently shared her top three tips to get girls reading books again. Go check them out because we’re certain something there will spark your own girl to pick up a book again. It can’t all be Tik Tok and Insta 24/7, can it? It’s time to halt the scrolling and the trolling and …
I’m sharing the books on my Christmas wishlist with excitement. See, I look back over my year of reading and my #52booksin52weeks was a bit of a washout. I was reading, just not as much or as often as I would have liked. I also blogged less often, but thankfully my brother Book Boy Jr …
This review of Warcross by Marie Lu is brought to you by Book Boy Jr (12). Title: Warcross* Author: Marie Lu Publisher: Penguin Books Australia About the book “For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game – it’s a way of life. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen …
This review of The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is by our resident teen book reviewer. Title: The Hate U Give Author: Angie Thomas Publisher: Walker Books About the book “Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The …
This review of A Study in Charlotte is brought to you by our resident teen book reviewer, BookBoy. Title: A Study In Charlotte Author: Brittany Cavallaro Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books (HarperCollins Publishers) About the book When Jamie Watson, descendant of Dr Watson, moves to a school in America on a rugby scholarship, he doesn’t expect …