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Book Reviews for Children, Tweens, and Teens                                     

Are you looking for an age appropriate book for your child, tween, or teen to read? Read some reviews on books targeting children, tweens, and young adults by clicking on the book title below. Please make sure the content is appropriate for your children before letting them read it.



Allard, Harry
  ♥ Miss Nelson is Missing (Miss Nelson, #1)
Applegate, Katherine


Green, Yvonne

Hahn, Mary Downing
  ♥ As Ever, Gordy
  ♥ Daphne's Book
  ♥ December Stillness
  ♥ Following My Own Footsteps
  ♥ Following the Mystery Man
  ♥ Stepping on the Cracks
  ♥ Tallahassee Higgins
  ♥ The Dead Man in Indian Creek
  ♥ The Doll in the Garden
  ♥ The Girl In The Locked Room, A Ghost Story
  ♥ The Jellyfish Season
  ♥ The Sara Summer
  ♥ The Spanish Kidnapping Disaster
  ♥ The Time of the Witch
  ♥ The Wind Blows Backward
  ♥ Time for Andrew:  A Ghost Story
  ♥ Wait Till Helen Comes:  A Ghost Story

Harrell, Janice
  ♥ Temptation (The Secret Diaries, #1)

Kaye, Marilyn
  ♥ Runaway (A Changes Romance #4)

Keene, Carolyn
  ♥ The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1)
  ♥ The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2)
  ♥ The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #3)
  ♥ The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #4)

Martin, Ann M.


Miklowitz, Gloria D.
Murphy, Jill

O'Neill, Robin
  ♥ Wish You Were Here:  France
  ♥ Wish You Were Here:  Ireland
  ♥ Wish You Were Here:  New Orleans 

Paige, Danielle
 
Paschal, Francine
  ♥ Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1)
  ♥ Teacher's Pet (Sweet Valley Twins, #2)
  ♥ The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins, #3)
  ♥ Choosing Sides (Sweet Valley Twins, #4)
  ♥ Sneaking Out (Sweet Valley Twins, #5)
  ♥ The New Girl (Sweet Valley Twins, #6)
  ♥ Second Best (Sweet Valley Twins #16)
  ♥ Teamwork (Sweet Valley Twins, # 27)
  ♥ April Fool! (Sweet Valley Twins, # 28)
  ♥ Jessica and the Brat Attack (Sweet Valley Twins, # 29) 

Quin-Harkin, Janet
  ♥ On My Own (Changes, #10)
  ♥ California Girl (Sweet Dreams, # 6)

Riggs, Ransom
  ♥ Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
  ♥ Hollow City (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #2)

Roth, Veronica
  ♥ Divergent (Divergent #1)
  ♥ Insurgent (Divergent #2)
  ♥ Allegiant (Divergent #3)

Rowling, J.K.
  ♥ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
 
Sachar, Louis
  ♥ There's A Boy In The Girls' Bathroom
 
Schwartz, Alvin
  ♥ Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Shura, Mary Francis
  ♥ Winter Dreams Christmas Love

Smith, L.J.
  ♥ The Strange Power (Dark Visions, #1)
  ♥ The Possessed (Dark Visions, #2)
  ♥ The Passion (Dark Visions, #3)
  ♥ The Hunter (The Forbidden Game, #1)
  ♥ The Chase (The Forbidden Game, #2)
  ♥ The Kill (The Forbidden Game, #3) 
  ♥ Secret Vampire (Night World, #1)
  ♥ Daughters of Darkness (Night World, #2)
  ♥ Spellbinder (Night World, #3)
  ♥ Dark Angel (Night World, #4)
  ♥ The Chosen (Night World, #5)
  ♥ Soulmate (Night World, #6)
  ♥ Huntress (Night World, #7)
  ♥ Black Dawn (Night World, #8)
  ♥ Witchlight (Night World, #9)
  ♥ Strange Fate (Night World, #10)
  ♥ The Initiation (The Secret Circle, #1)
  ♥ The Captive (The Secret Circle, #2)
  ♥ The Power (The Secret Circle, #3) 

Stine, R.L.
  ♥ Beach House

Tankersley Cusick, Richie
  ♥ April Fools
  ♥ Help Wanted
  ♥ Overdue
  ♥ Silent Stalker
  ♥ Someone at the Door
  ♥ Starstruck
  ♥ Summer of Secrets
  ♥ Teacher's Pet
  ♥ The Drifter
  ♥ The Lifeguard
  ♥ The Locker
  ♥ The Mall
  ♥ The Scarecrow
  ♥ Trick or Treat
  ♥ Vampire

Vail, Virginia
  ♥ Horseback Summer (Horse Crazy #1)
  ♥ Happy Trails (Horse Crazy, #2)
  ♥ Good Sports (Horse Crazy, #3)

Vernon, Rosemary
  ♥ The Popularity Plan (Sweet Dreams, # 2)

White, E.B.
  ♥ Charlotte's Web







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