“Kaleidoscope”, by Lu Mei (Anhui shaonian ertong chubanshe) — During the summer holidays, nine-year-old Mai Xiaojie has adventures in Shanghai’s shikumen. As the title suggests, there are different ways of looking at things… // 陆梅:《万花筒》(安徽少年儿童出版社) “Tiled Roofs and M...
Rosalyn directly related her philanthropic work for girls’ education in later life to her experience at McTyeire. Rosalyn’s loyalty and love for her alma mater, and particularly her old principal Xue Zheng (who she perhaps felt grateful to for not having expelled her!), can also be seen ...
best books for 8-9-year-old girls Many eight-year-olds are quite capable readers. That's to say, the process of reading has become automatised (yes, it is a word!) for them to the point where it doesn't require too much effort. This is great because it means they can concentrate...
Click to order Amazon US, UK & CanadaFetish Coloring Book Hilarious reviews on this one!“This was the wrong gift for my mom. IT was also the wrong gift for my 8-year-old cousin. It was absolutely the right gift for the guy with night vision goggles across the street. He no longer...
— The New York Times When ten-year-old Ebby Freeman heard the gunshot, time stopped. And when she saw her brother, Baz, lying on the floor surrounded by the shattered pieces of a centuries-old jar, life as Ebby knew it shattered as well. The crime was never solved—and because the ...
Warning signs: A lawyer summons you to his dusty office to reveal that an unknown great-aunt has bequeathed you her isolated old house. Book alert: If you’re under 12, this should be brilliant. Watch out for the invisible servants and don’t trust the butler. If you’re a single woma...
Lucas is a one-year-old and such a joyful little guy. I love him to bits! I saw him recently at Christmas time and got to hold him. He is so precious in every way. Here is a photo of him reading one of my books, Make Believe Once Again: Bedtime Stories for Children. It looks...
Two girls separated by race form an unbreakable bond during the tumultuous integration of Little Rock schools in 1958 Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn’t have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is bold and brave, and always knows the right thing to say, especially ...
For the last couple of years,Sex Tips for Girlshas re-earned its place in my library as one of a dozen or so books that I can pick up at any old time, flip to any old page, and find myself immediately engrossed — the true test of a personal classic. I won’t claim that...
The story of 9 year old Piri and her journey to the Ghetto in Hungry, told as a memoir after she alone out of her 6 siblings survived Auschwitz. It was not an easy read and not something that I will likely ever forget. We are Never Meeting in Real Life, Samantha Irby There’s not...