Category: middle grade books

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

February 20, 2017

“I am born in Ohio but the stories of South Carolina already run like rivers through my veins.” In her free-verse memoir Brown Girl Dreaming,…
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Kid Presidents by David Stabler

November 13, 2014

When Kid Presidents arrived in the mail, I didn’t expect to share it with C. It’s geared for ages 9-12, and she’s only a…
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Gracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky

October 26, 2014

Gracefully Grayson is a compelling, heartrending piece of middle grade fiction that kept me reading, pretty much straight through, into the wee hours of…
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I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora

March 21, 2014

. . I Kill the Mockingbird is such a clever novel! Best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael come up with an idea to honor…
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Review: American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

March 19, 2014

. . American Born Chinese consists of three tandem narratives. A second generation immigrant and the only Chinese-American student at his new school in a predominantly…
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Review: Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee

February 4, 2014

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy is a dazzling modern day retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen. Her grief still fresh after…
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Fallout by Todd Strasser

September 8, 2013

Title: FalloutAuthor: Todd StrasserPublisher: CandlewickExpected Release: September 10, 2013Source: publisher (won during Armchair BEA) Amazon | Barnes & Noble | GoodreadsFallout website (for further…
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Review: A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood

September 6, 2013

Title: A Dash of Magic (The Bliss Bakery #2)Author: Kathryn LittlewoodPublisher: Katherine Tegen BooksReleased: February 12, 2013Source: author Amazon | Barnes & Noble |…
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Twerp by Mark Goldblatt

May 14, 2013

Title: TwerpAuthor: Mark GoldblattPublisher: Random House Books for Young ReadersExpected Release: May 28, 2013Source: publisher (NetGalley) Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads Synopsis: “It’s…
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Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

February 1, 2013

An 11-year-old flute student of mine enthusiastically recommended I read Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. She was so excited while describing the book, I…
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