Need book recommendations for the 9 to 12 year old readers on your gift list? Here are the 10 books for this age group I
I really enjoyed this book! The gutsy girl artist, Emelin, is appealing. Her mysterious friend Wolf is also intriguing. The story is easy-peasy accessible and
A recent The Book Club for Kids episode is about Gary D. Schmidt’s Orbiting Jupiter. I haven’t read this YA book yet but I’m very
A year ago, I wrote about our “rastafarian” Joseph and the challenges of writing about other people’s cultures: Skin-colored Felt: Doing other people’s cultures wrong.
What bubbles to the surface? Geothermal activity at Maria Laach caldera in Germany. ©Laurel Decher, 2015. Just finished reading Leigh Bardugo’s RUIN AND RISING, the
If you are looking for adventure, you can usually find it. But sometimes adventures creep up on us! Here’s how to enjoy traveling with your kids and some book recommendations thrown in, to sweeten the journey!
