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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (7/13/2026)
••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where you can find my review of FIFTH GRADE TOP DOGS by Jerry Spinelli. ••Susan Uhlig enjoyed the timely story, THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN WORLD CUP TROPHY, by Angela Cervantes. ••Natalie Aguirre @ … Continue reading
FIFTH GRADE TOP DOGS
The series that began with THIRD GRADE ANGELS, and FOURTH GRADE RATS took an over 10-year break before the newest. FIFTH GRADE TOP DOGS, was released. The story can be read without reading the other two, but I could have … Continue reading
Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters
Genya wants nothing more than to be a professional artist. She has had this goal since age 5 and that was almost 6 years ago. Now her dream could come true if she is accepted at a prestigious art school … Continue reading
Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (7/06/2026)
••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where you can find my review of THE NEW NORM by Matthew J. Gilbert. ••Jennifer Rummel @ YA Book Nerd has another great read for World Cup fans: Offside. ••E.T. Charles is back with … Continue reading
THE NEW NORM
Middle school drama at its’ best. This is the first book in the series featuring Norm who is just beginning middle school where social media rules. After having his wisdom teeth pulled (Side note: Doesn’t that usually happen in your … Continue reading
RAINBOW MAGIC GRAPHIC SERIES
I don’t normally feature books geared toward 6-8 year olds, but I have fond memories of the original text based series. Many of my nieces and cousins at the time loved these books and always had them on their wish … Continue reading
Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (6/29/2026)
••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where you can find my review of DEEPA, MD by Priya Swaminathan. ••Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles is participating in the Sparkle Time Giveaway Hop with lots of middle grade book choices. ••Isabelle Knight … Continue reading
DEEPA M.D.
Deepa just wants to lead a normal life. She missed 6th grade because of being diagnosed with leukemia. In remission now, Deepa is ready to move forward with a new school year in 7th grade. Turns out to be not … Continue reading
ALICE PIPER SPEAKS UP
Alice Piper had a simple dream. All she wanted was to go to school. Not so easy when laws in the early 1900’s prevented Native Americans from attending white schools. As a Native Paiute (Nuwuvi) teenager in California Alice felt … Continue reading
Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (6/22/2026)
••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where you can find my review of ROXIE IN COLOR by Diane Debrovner and Stacy Cervenka. ••Carol Baldwin features a review of A YEAR WITHOUT HOME by V.T. Bidania. ••Rebecca Douglass reviews an audio … Continue reading
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