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First Rate Version of Me ― So I have finished all of the Flower Power books by Lauren Myracle and I can write about them all at once! I am so close to catching up on my blogging! Very happy! May I take a moment and thank you for all of your emails and text encouraging ...
Tags: Read In 2013, Friendship, Tween, Children's, Realistic Fiction, Social Media
RevIng ― 8 hr ago
First Rate Version of Me ― Too many songs about smiling to even list. Smile Though Your Heart is Breaking, which now I see is just called Smile, is sticking in my head. Smile was a sweet graphic novel, by Raina Telgemeier about well, about a smile. A messed up one that...
Tags: Read In 2013, Graphic Novel, Tween, Self-esteem, Realitic Fiction, Raina Telgemeier
First Rate Version of Me ― So I know I have done a lot of ripping on Judy Blume. I still stand by my feelings on AYTGIMM and Blubber. But Just as Long as We're Together and Here's to You, Rachel Robinson were two wonderful books. Rachel is the sequel to Together and I ...
Tags: Read In 2013, Friendship, Tween, Judy Blume, Children's, Realistic Fiction
RevIng ― 10 hr ago
First Rate Version of Me ― Ah the tortured artist. I can't understand them, but I can appreciate them. It is hard to appreciate Aurora's dad though. She is an artist, like he is. But he is also a bad husband and a pretty not-so-great dad. But who is perfect. Drawing...
Tags: Read In 2013, Tween, Divorce, Self-Discovery, Self-Reliance, YA
The Lyons Din ― A couple of weeks ago, I got an email asking if I would be interested in writing a guest blog for the website NewOrleansmomsblog.com. I was thrilled! I'm happy to write for anyone who asks me these days, so I happily agreed. ∙ A while ...
Tags: New Orleans Moms, Macaroni And Cheese Addiction, School, Middle School, Snarky Tween, Neworleansmomsblog.com
The Lyons Din ― 3 days ago
Growing Tween Blog ― I remember doodling as a kid, because in my generation it was common that you were stuck with a pencil or pen in hand...and bored. So, doodling was natural. Of course we found a way to distract ourselves, allow our minds to wander, get caught up ...
Tags: Tween, 11 Yr Old Daughter, 8 Year Old Tantrums, Pre-teen Parenting, Educational Games For Tweens, Education For Tweens
Growing Tween ― 6 days ago
Carpinello's Writing Pages ― To celebrate the Release of the paperback copy of ∙ Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom ∙ I've invited the boys back to conduct the Virtual Tour of the Welsh settings found in the book. Also one lucky visitor will ...
Tags: MuseitUp Publishing, Arthurian Legend, The King's Ransom, Young Knights Of The Round Table, Cheryl Carpinello, Tween Adventure
Cheryl Carpinello ― 1 week 1 day ago
Growing Tween Blog ― The Willoughbys is a fantastic story of uncaring parents and clever plot twists that echo (and mention directly) classic tales of childhood adventures. It's been a wonderful book the entire family is enjoying. I laughed out loud when I hear the...
Tags: Books The Whole Family Will Love, Tween Books, Books For Tweens
Growing Tween ― 1 week 5 days ago
Growing Tween Blog ― My darling girl and her very adorable skin as it looks today. We've moved houses and I have a twitchy eye which must be the result of a.) all the stress or b.) paint fumes. In either case I'm turning into one old lady...luckily, my kids are all...
Tags: Nat, Tween Skin, Tween Acne Prevention, Eleven Year Old Daughter, Natural Acne Prevention, Tween Daughter
Growing Tween ― 2 weeks ago
First Rate Version of Me ― After I finish a MDH book, I think, "man, these are creepy!" and I think that kids should know that if they scare easy, they might want to take it slow. The deal is, with a book like Deep and Dark and Dangerous, the scares aren't cheap and ...
Tags: Read In 2013, Tween, Ghosts, YA, Mary Downing Hahn
RevIng ― 2 weeks ago
First Rate Version of Me ― So yes, Peace, Locomotion, is another wonderful book. It is the sequel to Locomotion, which I listened to on a trip last year and loved. It continues the story of Lonnie who is still in foster care and still missing his dead parents and his ...
Tags: Read In 2013, Locomotion, Tween, Realistic Fiction, Loss Of A Parent, Grief
RevIng ― 2 weeks 4 days ago
Tween girls are labelled the new fashion icons of... ― Get 15% off all boys clothing for one week only at joee tween. Includes full price & sale price items – this makes the saving up to 70% on certain sale price items! . Ends midnight AEST Wednesday 8th May 2013 xox
Tags: Boys, Children, Clothing, Kids, Tween, Boys Clothing
joee tween ― 2 weeks 5 days ago
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When Stephen and I were planning our honeymoon in Tuscany, one of the things I lobbied for ...