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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.


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) 
  ♥ Second Best (Sweet Valley Twins #16)
  ♥ Teamwork (Sweet Valley Twins, # 27)

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

Riggs, Ransom
  ♥ Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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

Rowling, J.K.
  ♥ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
 
Smith, L.J.
  ♥ Secret Vampire (Night World, #1)

Stine, R.L.
  ♥ Beach House

Tankersley Cusick, Richie
  ♥ Trick or Treat

Vail, Virginia
  ♥ Horseback Summer (Horse Crazy # 1)

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








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