Avengers fans: rejoice! Right now Amazon’s running a Marvel Comics Featured Sale. The sale includes 14 Marvel anthology volumes in all, including all four books in the Avengers: Time Runs Out series for just $3.99 each! Avengers: Time Runs Out Vol. 1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $3.99) Collects Avengers (2012) #35-37, New Avengers (2013) … Read more
From now through 7/15/16, the first four films in the Ice Age series are available to own in HD for $7.99 each! Descriptions below are from IMDB. Ice Age (PG, 4.5/5 stars) Back when the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and animals were scurrying to save themselves from the upcoming Ice Age, a sloth … Read more
Teaching social skills to kids on the spectrum can be challenging, but will make a tremendous difference in their everyday lives and futures. For example, being able to recognize and interpret facial expressions is something most of us take for granted but it’s a skill that those on the spectrum must be taught. It’s not … Read more
George (4.5/5 stars, priced at $1.95 TODAY ONLY) is a book aimed at gradeschool-age kids, intended to help them understand the struggles of trans children. From Amazon: BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl. George … Read more
Originally published as The Wardstone Chronicles in the United Kingdom, the internationally bestselling, highly-rated Last Apprentice series has been capturing the imaginations of middle graders for over a decade. These books are filled with age-appropriate adventure, danger, monsters and magic for kids in grades five and up. The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch – … Read more
In the Alchemist Academy series, teenager Allie is recruited by a secret society of alchemists for whom brutal competition is the only way to survive. Alchemist Academy: Book 1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at 99 cents) Allie Norton never believed she was anyone special, why would she? She was an outsider on all accounts, even … Read more
Royal Institute of Magic is a middle grade fantasy series that appeals to both young and adult audiences who enjoy magic, mystery and adventure. Elizabeth’s Legacy – Royal Institute of Magic, Book 1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at 99 cents) Like most normal people, Ben hadn’t the faintest idea there was an Institute of Magic… … Read more
Here are some of the sims rated as appropriate for all ages that the kids will be playing and talking about all summer—and they’re all FREE! Egg (5/5 stars) Welcome to Egg the game: a game of Eggs, from the makers of Egg Baby. Everything in the world is Eggs. All our history, all our … Read more