Chains – Seeds of America Book 1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $7.99) As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight…for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the … Read more
Jeff Probst is best known as the host of TV reality show Survivor, but he’s a childrens’ NYT bestselling author now, too. Together with co-author Chris Tebbetts, Probst has authored a popular series of adventure thrillers for gradeschoolers based on the concept of four siblings in a newly-blended family fighting for survival after a shipwreck … Read more
The highly-rated and bestselling Dragon Stone Saga fantasy trilogy for tweens and up has an average review rating of 4.5/5 stars, none of the individual books in it are rated lower than 4/5 stars, and right now (9/23/15) the box set is on sale for just $1.99! The price to purchase all three separately is … Read more
It’s your friendly KF on KND Editor April Hamilton here, with another Amazon Underground / Actually Free app review. Actually Free Where’s My Mickey? (4.5/5 stars) is described on Amazon like this: Where’s My Mickey? introduces a whole new world of life-like physics-based gameplay with stimulating weather mechanics and humorous animations. Immerse yourself in the … Read more
Like a 1984 for the tween set, Margaret Peterson Haddix’ Shadow Children series looks at the challenges and triumphs of third-born children secreted away by their parents and caretakers in a society where you are always being watched and it is forbidden to have more than two children. Among the Hidden – Shadow Children Book … Read more
Today’s featured Free App of the Day is Backgammon Free (4/5 stars, all ages, currently FREE). From Amazon: Play the ancient tables game of skill, strategy, and luck on your phone with Backgammon. Backgammon Free is the best free Backgammon game on Android. User friendly interface. Strong Backgammon AI. Full match play + doubling cube. … Read more
Today’s featured Free App of the Day is CrossMe Nonograms (4.5/5 stars, all ages, currently FREE), a logic puzzle where the player must figure out which squares in the grid to fill and which to leave empty to reveal a picture. This type of puzzle is also sometimes called a “Griddler” or “Picross”. From Amazon: … Read more
Currrently (as of 9/11/15), all the Disney animated classics in this post are priced to own in SD at $9.99 each, and considering that Disney and Pixar films are typically priced at $12.99-$14.99 in SD (and rarely go on sale), this is your chance to get those great Disney films you’ve been meaning to add … Read more