I’m celebrating Earth Day at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE with a review of SONG FOR A WHALE by Lynne Kelly. Click the Earth for my post and do the same for the other features and reviews below.

Sue Heavenrich at Sally’s Bookshelf reviews a book with an interesting  title, Geeked Out, a Lame New World by Obert Skye.

June McCrary Jacobs at ‘Reading, Writing, & Stitch-Metic’ has a special feature with the Book Release Day Celebration’ of her ‘RES-Q Tyler Stop’ novel.

Susan Uhlig recommends two books: Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert and Sweep: the Story of a Girl and Her Monster.

Michelle Mason at Musings of a Young Adult Writer has an interview and giveaway of a signed ARC plus swag for Gail Shepherd’s THE TRUE HISTORY OF LYNDIE B. HAWKINS.

Patricia Tilton at Children’s Books Heal adds praise to a book that might be her favorite this year: Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly.

Kim Aippersbach at Dead Houseplants shares her thoughts on Inkling, by Kenneth Oppel.

Dorine White at The Write Path has a a review of Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue by Marc Aronson.

Janet Smart at Creative Writing In The Blackberry Patch has a fun post about the all important first lines and paragraphs in MG stories.

Rosi Hollinbeck is back this week with a review & GIVEAWAY of BECAUSE OF THE RABBIT by Cynthia Lord. Rosi also has some not to be missed links for her writing friends.

Michael Gettel-Gilmartin, the Middle Grade Mafioso, features Rosanne Parry’s LAST OF THE NAME.

Returning this week is BOOKS 4 Learning with a review of Finding Langston, A Novel  by Lesa Cline-Ransome.

Karen Yingling at Ms. Yingling Reads has another informative MMGM post. Be sure to check out today’s feature and all of her reviews the past week including A WOLF CALLED WANDER.