Short answer: Yes!
Long answer: Yes! I (well Santa) got one for my daughter. Then my wife got me one as well. My daughter and I then bought my wife one. We all have the 8" Nook variant. My daughter loves it. It allows do any computer based homework while we're stuck in traffic and when she's done with homework and reading, she can then play the games she likes (mostly Minecraft). I like it, because I've been a Nook user for years, and I can purchase and download books for both myself and my daughter. It's a good lightweight tablet, with decent battery life. I've never been disappointed with Samsung Tablets. It really doesn't have a cheap "plasticy" feel to it.
Lol. Sounds to me that you've already made up your mind, you're just asking for justification.