what the kids read
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Big Book Summer
Summer 2026 was Big Book Summer for our children, aged 9 and 12. I’m firmly convinced that reading complex material with a high degree of understanding constitutes a superpower. (Especially in the workplace, but also for fun. There’s almost nothing I can’t teach myself from a book.) So I was thrilled when my youngest made…
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Murderbot for tweens
I have a twelve-year-old son who loves to read. Twelve is an awesome age for reading. The whole world of children’s fiction remains open to him, and the world of books for grownups is slowly opening, too. Fart jokes remain hilarious, yet his vocabulary is huge. (The sad part is that he doesn’t want me…
