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A Good Day for Climbing Trees

by The Book Tree | Jun 23, 2020 | Bilingual Books, Book Reviews, Books for 10-12 Years, Books for 7-9 Year Olds, Family and Self, Friendship, Legacy Posts, South African Books

An easy reading book for 8 – 12 year olds about a young teen boy and a girl who climb a tree to save it and end up finding themselves and inspiring a whole town.

The Thing About Jellyfish

by The Book Tree | Jul 26, 2018 | Book Reviews, Books for 10-12 Years, Books for Young Adults, Family and Self, Friendship, Legacy Posts

“Not everything makes sense, Zu. Sometimes things just happen,” says Suzy’s (Zu’s) mom when her best friend Franny dies from drowning. Heartbroken and confused, 12 year old Suzy refuses to accept this and begins a journey to find out what could have caused her to drown. The Thing about Jellyfish is a beautiful story of friendship, grief, forgiveness and acceptance.