The always popular WEIRD BUT TRUE! series is out with another great selection. This time it’s a look at one of my favorite cities to visit—The Big Apple, otherwise known as New York City.

You can see all the previous editions here. A colorful, fun layout of each will make you smile and often shake your head with awe at the colored photos accompanying each fact. It’s the perfect companion for that next trip or to put into the Christmas stocking.

A few of my NYC favorites include:

• Instead of giant balloons, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1924 had elephants and tigers from the central Park Zoo,
• Some people hear the first three notes of “SOMEWHERE,” a song from the musical WEST SIDE STORY, when certain subway trains leave the station.
• ADULTS AREN’T ALLOWED at one comic book store in Brooklyn unless they come in WITH A KID.

Three down, 297 to go. You can view 8 more with images on the NGK site. Two are shown on the page and then if you swipe left on the picture of the cats you can scroll through the others.

For the remaining pages you’ll have to get your own copy. It will be passed from one person to the next and enjoyed over and over again. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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One more WEIRD BUT TRUE! There are only two more MMGM posts this year on the 13th & 20th.

Join the celebration.

All you have to do is blog about a middle grade book on a Monday (contests, author interviews, or anything middle grade related also count). Email me the title of the book or feature 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 or author 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.