Perfect Gifts for the Awkward-to-buy-for Teen in your life

We’ve all heard the statistics: 70% of gift cards don’t get used. Your hard-earned cash sits in someone’s wallet till it expires, leaving both giver and receiver feeling a bit miffed. We often give gift cards, though, because we have no idea what to give the other person, especially when that other person is a teen. Well – AAR has a solution for that. We’ve put our heads together to recommend the best items for the finicky teen in your life.

For the reader:

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. One of the hottest sellers of 2018 and a must have for teen readers.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Gift Set by Jenny Han. Before it […]

By |2018-11-24T16:12:20-04:00November 25th, 2018|Categories: Christmas, gifts|1 Comment
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All We Want for Christmas… part two

We know. It’s tough to beat Michael Buble’s holiday list. But, beyond true love, happy families, and happy ever afters for all, there are a few other things AAR staffers would love to give or get.  (And, again, we thank you for using our links to Amazon.  We are able to stay online by the money we make on our affiliate links and we are beyond grateful when you use them!) Happy holidays!

Chiachi:

Nixplay makes the best digital picture frames. Over the years I’ve found digital picture frames to be the perfect gift for a loved one. You can personalize it by pre-loading it with your favorite pictures (grandparents love getting pictures of their grandkids!) and the built-in wi-fi […]

By |2017-12-22T08:33:36-04:00December 21st, 2017|Categories: Christmas, gifts|Tags: |7 Comments
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All We Want for Christmas Is….

OK, OK, It’s not just you we love. (Although we do love you.) But AAR staffers have other things on their holiday list and we thought we’d share them! (This would also be a great time to remind our readers that we are able to stay online by the money we make on our affiliate links and we are beyond grateful when you use them!) Happy holidays!

Dabney: I’m not a big nonfiction reader but I am dying to read Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser. This book was released less than a month ago and it’s gotten tons of buzz from NPR, the NYT, and more. In many ways, the Wilder books defined pioneer America for generations. Laura, Mary, Pa, Ma, Silver Lake, Alonzo–almost 50 […]

By |2017-12-17T10:15:15-04:00December 17th, 2017|Categories: All About Romance, Christmas, gifts|11 Comments
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