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Books for kids, better left read by kids

Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osborne

Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne

Ghost Town at Sundown by Mary Pope Osborne

Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne

March 14, 2020 by genericwhitegirl Leave a Comment

These are short, easy to read fantasy novels for children about a brother and sister who can travel anywhere a book is set via their magic treehouse. There is a little bit of subplot connecting one book to another (specifically the first 28 – yes you read that correctly – involve the Morgan LeFay missions where the mystical Morgan tasks the siblings with various errands). But my 7-year old son and I skipped books and found them readable without much confusion. Here’s a summary of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Children's Books, dinosaurs before dark, dolphins at daybreak, Fiction, genericwhitegirl, ghost town at sundown, mary pope osborn, Mary Pope Osborne, The Blist, tonight on the titanic, Young Adult

genericwhitegirl's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Children's Books, dinosaurs before dark, dolphins at daybreak, Fiction, genericwhitegirl, ghost town at sundown, mary pope osborn, Mary Pope Osborne, The Blist, tonight on the titanic, Young Adult ·
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