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There is a great site at http://christchurchkids.wordpress.com/ you can get ideas about what to read, add your own reviews and find out what other kids in Christchurch are reading. best for 8-12 year olds instructions on how to blog on the site are here http://christchurchkids.wordpress.com/information-for-kids/

Try these sites for reviews and recommendations  **For Younger Readers** These book blogs are kid and young adult friendly, and great for teachers too!
 * 1) [|**Guys Lit Wire**] : This blog features books that are of interest to teenage boys.
 * 2) [|**a wrung sponge**] : Get reviews of children and young adult literature and poetry as well as books for parents here.
 * 3) [|**Book Nut**] : The bulk of Melissa’s reviews are about children’s and young adult literature, from first-time readers to college-agers.
 * 4) [|**Bookworm 4 Life**] : Written by a public librarian who focuses mostly on teen literature.
 * 5) [|**SherMeree’s Musings**] : This librarian reviews children’s books. Reviews include number of pages, appropriate age range, and publishing information.
 * 6) [|**Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast**] : While not following the traditional book review format, this blog gives the low-down on authors, illustrators, and the books themselves from this genre.
 * 7) <span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**A Fuse #8 Production**] : Check out this blog for in-depth reviews of kid lit.
 * 8) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**Jen Robinson’s Book Page**] : Jen writes reviews about kid lit and includes age ranges, publication information, and sources of her books.
 * 9) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**Maw Books Blog**] : YA fiction, kid lit, and even a bit of historical fiction and author interviews end up on this blog.
 * 10) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**Shelf Elf: read, write, rave**] : Keep up with your favorite authors with this blog, which higlights news and new releases.
 * 11) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**GreenBeanTeenQueen**] : If you are looking for reviews on teen and tween literature, then let this librarian guide you with her reviews.
 * 12) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**The Book Cellar**] : The reviews of YA literature here are done by the 16 year-old blogger who posts a short excerpt from the book along with her review and a rating based on a 5-star system.
 * 13) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**Pop Culture Junkie**] : While most of the books here are YA, there are also reviews on other types of fiction as well.
 * 14) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**The Story Siren**] : The YA reviews here include a star rating system for separate components of each book, including overall, plot, characters, ending, writing, and cover.
 * 15) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;"><span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|**Tempting Persephone**] : Written by a young adult librarian, the books here have a decidedly fantasy/alternate reality bent to them.
 * 16) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-right: 30px; margin-top: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-top: 7px;">**<span style="color: #d23b5e; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;">[|Young Adult Books Central] **: The YABC blog is a companion site to the YA Books Central Web Site, and it contains seemingly endless pages of quality book reviews.