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Time-Travel with Your Tween in These 6 Books of Historical (a.k.a. Pre-Wi-Fi) Fiction

There is a trove of amazing books of historical fiction that bring eras, events, and people to life in vibrant color for you and your tween to enjoy.

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Tween

Reality Is Overrated: 5 Completely Insane Books You Should Read with Your Kid

Here are some of my favorite books for young readers where science and fantasy lose their minds and the odd and outlandish soar to weird new heights.

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Tween

Brightly's Summer Reading Fun Packs (2015)

From summer reading lists to learning games, printable activities, and road trip listens, find everything you need to make this a fun-filled, book-filled summer.

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Teen

Required Reading for Wrestlers (in Training)

If your child is a WWE fan, or just enjoys flying off the top turnbuckle with wild abandon, here are some fantastic books about wrestling for kids of all ages.

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Growing Reader

Stop the Slide! Summer Learning Loss Prevention Tips for 6- to 8-Year-Olds

Summer learning loss isn’t a myth. But just a few minutes of learning a day can keep kids’ brains from becoming sieves over the summer.

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Tween

Summer 2015 Preview: The Best Books for 9- to 12-Year-Olds

If your kids complain they don’t have anything to read this summer, hand them one of these twelve amazing stories handpicked for kids from nine to twelve.

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Pre-K

Ask the Librarians: What Are the Top 3 Books to Read Before Starting Kindergarten?

The librarians at the New York Public Library answer your questions. This time: fun and clever books for kids to read before starting kindergarten.

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Growing Reader

Summer 2015 Preview: The Best Books for 6- to 8-Year-Olds

Your growing reader is finally ready to conquer books on their own and summer is a perfect time to get some extra reading in. Here are twenty great choices.

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Teen

6 Great Websites for Teen Writers

Rather than bombard teens with fancy pens and motivational reading, direct them to a comfort zone: the Internet. These sites are great resources for future storytellers.

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Pre-K

Summer 2015 Preview: The Best Books for Preschoolers

Although your littlest ones may not be reading chapter books yet, there’s no reason not to fill their summer with great stories.

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Tips & Advice

Modernization or Censorship? The Case of the Non-PC Children’s Book

Does editing out potentially upsetting material in books like Pippi Longstocking and Huckleberry Finn make them safe or strip them of their historical context?

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Teen

Best Books for Boys with Strong Female Characters

I don’t think there are “boys’ books” or “girls’ books.” My hope is simply to provide parents of boys who like more traditionally masculine books with some options that include strong, interesting female characters.

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