The best-selling Bartimaeus series for kids aged 10 and up brings together fantasy, mystery and relatable characters in a magical adventure. The Amulet of Samarkand – Bartimaeus Volume 1 (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $7.69) Nathaniel is a magician’s apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard … Read more
It seems our fascination with the Hoplites, Spartans and other elite fighting forces of the Classical Age will never end, as plenty of books, movies and even videogames can attest. If today’s Kindle Deal of the Day book, The Trojan War: A New History, has piqued your interest in this fascinating period of conflict, here … Read more
Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is Bloons TD 5 (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, FREE today only). From Amazon: Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability – now featuring 2-player co-operative play! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire cool new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the best … Read more
Exclusive by Samantha Chase 4.9 stars – 22 Reviews Kindle Price: 99 cents Text-to-Speech: Enabled Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here. Here’s the set-up: When world-renown reclusive mystery author Jonathan Wade decides that he’s ready to reveal his identity to the world, he decides to do something even more mysterious than what he writes … Read more
Precious Bones by Irina Shapiro 4.0 stars – 84 Reviews Kindle Price: 99 cents On Sale! Kindle Countdown Deal! Text-to-Speech and Lending: Enabled Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here. Here’s the set-up: When the skeletal remains of a young woman and her baby are found entombed behind the kitchen wall of a historic Tudor … Read more
The summer doldrums may be setting in for kids who are out of school, so it’s a great time to introduce them to some of your own childhood favorites. Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle In Time (4.5/5 stars, currently priced at $3.74) is a great choice for tweens. From Amazon: Everyone in town thinks Meg is … Read more
Quite by accident, we’ve discovered the bargain-priced Penguin and Simon & Schuster Enriched Classics lines of Kindle books and have found quite a few of them are currently also available in Audible audiobook format at deep discounts. Some are even less than just ONE dollar in Audible format! That means you can get both the … Read more
Today’s Amazon Free App of the Day is Simply Yoga (4/5 stars, all ages, FREE today only). From Amazon: Simply Yoga is your own personal yoga instructor. The app contains level one and level two 20, 40 and 60 minute yoga routines that step you through each pose. Each pose is demonstrated by a certified … Read more