MMGM for AUGUST 3, 2020

Throughout the summer months, I’m lending the top spot to one of our frequent contributors. Today the honor goes to COMPLETELY FULL BOOKSHELF, where you’ll find frequent MG and YA reviews. Check below for what is featured today.

Click on the to reach a blogger’s site.

COMPLETELY FULL BOOKSHELF takes the top spot with a review of OVER THE MOON by Natalie Lloyd.

At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of MIDNIGHT AT THE BARCLAY HOTEL by Fleur Bradley.

June McCrary Jacobs at Reading, Writing, & Stitch-metic has a S.T.E.A.M. feature on a picture book entitled, ‘A Forest in the City’.

K.A. Cummins shares something useful for parents and teachers—the CREATIVE WRITING LESSON PLAN for grades 5-9.

Matt Sweeney at Woodpecker Books has a review of Ogre Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine.

Alex Baugh at Randomly Reading reviews A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Joy McCullough.

Maria Antonia at OF BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND TEA has one of my favorites, Counting Thyme by Melanie Conklin

Karen Yingling at Ms. Yingling Reads features another fantastic MMGM post. Be sure to check out today’s post and her other reviews the past week including DAN UNMASKED.

Patricia Tilton at Children’s Books Heal reviews The Next President by Kate Messner, an engaging nonfiction book for middle grade students.

Rosi Hollinbeck has a review and GIVEAWAY of RICK by Alex Gino. Rosi also shares three links of interest for her writing friends.

Fairday’s Blog is happy to be back on MMGM and they’re featuring Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling.

If you would like to join in the MMGM fun and get your own spot in the parade, all you have to do is blog about a middle grade book you love on a Monday (contests, author interviews and whatnot also count–but are most definitely not required) and email me the title of the book you’re featuring and a link to your blog at gpcolo (at) gmail (dot) com

(Make sure you put MMGM or Marvelous Middle Grade Monday in the subject line so it gets sorted accurately–and please don’t forget to say what book you’re featuring)

You MUST email me your link by Sunday evening (11 PM Eastern Time) in order to be included in the list of links for the coming Monday.

Thanks for spreading the middle grade love and for being a part of this awesome tradition begun by Shannon Messenger and carried on here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE! (CLICK HERE FOR PAST MMGM POSTS)

*Please note: these posts are not a reflection of my own opinions on the books featured. Each blogger is responsible for their own MMGM content and I do not pre-screen reviews ahead of time, nor do I control what books they choose. I simply assemble the list based on the links that are emailed to me.