A Teenage Book for Today’s Teens

The emphasis on reading starts at a young age as parents are encouraged to read, read, read to their children from as early as birth. And children love it, especially as there is no shortage of reading material for those childhood years. The thing I have noticed as my children have grown, however, is the relative slim pickings when it comes to finding a teen specific ‘Teenage Book’. Now I’m not saying there...

Are the available books for teenage girls doing more harm than good?

Are the available books for teenage girls doing more harm than good? From falling in love with Prince Charming to falling in love with Vampires, such is the transition of books for little girls through to books for teenage girls, or so it seems. Love, romance and perfect happily ever afters (albeit after a degree of struggle) makes for a rollicking good read but are these books doing our teenage girls more harm than...