All three books in the Dead City trilogy, where The Hunger Games’ Katniss meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, have an average review rating of 5/5 stars. In this tween appropriate series, middle graders take on the zombie apocalypse with plenty of courage, creativity and humor. Dead City (5/5 stars, currently priced at $6.99) A tween … Read more
Teens and adults together have made Jeff Wheeler’s Legends of Muirwood series a bestselling favorite. This month, all three Muirwood books are available for $1.99 each in Kindle format, with the option to add Audible narration at a deep discount. The Wretched of Muirwood (4.5/5 stars) In the ancient and mystical land of Muirwood, Lia … Read more
Nickelodeon’s Scribble Hero has become a favorite of tweens and up—adults too, because it’s just that fun! From Amazon: Scribble Hero (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $2.99) Get drawn into an action-packed world when you join the heroic doodle, Sketch, in a battle to save your notebook from an army of sinister scribbles … Read more
The entire Indiana Jones series of classic adventure movies is now available in Amazon Instant Video format, making for convenient viewing on the go! Descriptions below are all from IMDB. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG, 4.5/5 stars) The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Indiana Jones is … Read more
Carl Hiaasen is well known as an author of thrillers for adults, but he’s also a bestselling author of chapter book comic mysteries for kids aged 10 and up. Hoot (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $4.99) Unfortunately, Roy’s first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn’t been sinking … Read more
Draw A Stickman Epic (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $1.99) is a fun app that combines platformer-style action with puzzle solving. From Amazon: Draw a stickman, then guide him through a fantastic world of adventure! Using an assortment of pencils, draw elements, tools, and weapons to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Draw a Stickman Epic … Read more
Kids are headed back to school and many of them will be enrolled in foreign language classes for the first time. Whether to start learning a new language from scratch, keep recently-acquired language lessons fresh, or to brush up on rusty foreign language skills, Duolingo fits the bill! Duolingo includes the option to take lessons … Read more
These simulation apps are currently both free, and will offer hours of fun for tweens and teens. Note that the first app includes some online features and the second offers in-app purchases, so some parental guidance is suggested. The first features very realistic horses, and the second is a great introduction for tweens or teens … Read more