The YA romance novel with a sports backdrop, Catching Jordan (4.5/5 stars), is today’s Kindle Daily Deal for teens, priced at $1.99 today only. From Amazon: ——————– “Whoever said football and girls don’t mix hasn’t read Catching Jordan. I couldn’t put it down!” — Simone Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series … Read more
The Color of Magic (4/5 stars, currently priced at $6.99) – From Amazon: Terry Pratchett’s profoundly irreverent, bestselling novels have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to the likes of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen. The Color of Magic is Terry Pratchett’s maiden voyage through the … Read more
We’re happy to share this post from our sister site, Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily, where you can find all things Kindle for kids, every day! Last week we announced that Cheryl Kaye Tardif’s International Bestseller Whale Song is our Kids Corner Book of the Week and the sponsor of our student reviews and … Read more
Today’s Kindle Daily Deal for kids includes three Halloween-themed picture books, priced at $1.99 each. By The Light Of The Halloween Moon (5/5 stars) – From Amazon: In this “catchy, lilting cumulative tale with glorious comical/scary illustrations” (Kirkus Reviews), a little girl’s toe taps a tune as her legs dangle from a footbridge that has … Read more
Neil Gaiman and Audible are teaming up for a good cause: the education charity DonorsChoose.org. Gaiman has written a brand new short story for Halloween and serves as narrator for the Audible audiobook recording too. For its part, Audible is giving the recording away for free and for every download, donating $1 to Donors Choose. … Read more
For a limited time, Brandon Sanderson’s novella Legion in Audible Audiobook format (4.5/5 stars) is available for free! From Amazon: Brandon Sanderson is one of the most significant fantasists to enter the field in a good many years. His ambitious, multi-volume epics (Mistborn, The Stormlight Archive) and his stellar continuation of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of … Read more
Many of us read Lois Lowry’s Newbury Award Winner The Giver in school, but you may not realize The Giver was just the first in a planned trilogy of novels, which has now been expanded to a quartet with the release of Lowry’s Son. These future dystopia novels are appropriate for young chapter book readers, … Read more
Full-cast recordings, or “dramatizations” of great books can elevate the material to a whole new level. Consider the following Audible titles: Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, A Signature Performance By Tim Curry [Unabridged] (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $9.95 or 1 Audible member credit) – From Amazon: This version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, … Read more