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It’s easy to get a spot in the lineup. Email me the title of the book or feature for any middle grade book, author or giveaway, and a link to your blog. Send it to: 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 don’t forget to say what 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 that week’s MMGM. *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.
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Author Archives: Greg Pattridge
An Interview with author, Anna Meriano
Happy Friday Everyone! Joining us today is Anna Meriano, author of the LOVE SUGAR MAGIC series. Here’s a quick background: The series centers on Leo Logroño, the youngest in a family of Mexican-American sisters in small-town Rose Hill, Texas. Leo’s … Continue reading
MMGM for February 3, 2020
Love is on the horizon and there’s a lot of love for MG books. Check out my review of PIPPA PARK RAISES HER GAME by Erin Yun right here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE (just click the heart!). June … Continue reading
PIPPA PARK RAISES HER GAME
It’s Another Month of Marvelous Middle Grade Mondays! This debut from Erin Yun features Pippa’s first person narration as she tries to fit into her new private middle school. Unlike the other students with their makeup and fancy homes, Pippa … Continue reading
AND THE WINNER IS…
A whole batch of great middle grade books! It’s award season and I try to keep up with the almost daily announcements, focusing of course on middle grade. The CYBILS won’t reveal their winners until February 14th, but here are … Continue reading
MMGM for 1/27/2020
It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and I’m featuring Greenhorn (pictured above) by Anna Olswanger. Included in the post is a GIVEAWAY. Click the green book on the left to reach my review. June McCrary Jacobs at Reading, Writing, and Stitch-Metic … Continue reading
GREENHORN (and a Giveaway)
January 27th is Holocaust Remembrance Day. It has now been 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. I’m featuring a special story by author/literary agent Anna Olswanger. The hardback is just 48 pages, but packs a powerful punch. It’s the … Continue reading
FROZEN SECRETS
This Europa Academy series is a welcome addition to the upper middle grade book shelf. The fiction choices for space adventure at this level are rather limited. This first book reminded me a bit of the Explorer Academy series from … Continue reading
MMGM for 1-20-2020
AND MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! As we remember the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., I have CLEAN GETAWAY by Nic Stone. It’s about a boy and the truths his white grandma reveals during an unscheduled road trip. Sue … Continue reading
CLEAN GETAWAY
Scoob has had a rough go at school recently, causing his dad to cancel their spring break trip and grounding him instead. Then Grandma appears and whisks her grandson away in a new Winnebago for the road trip to who … Continue reading
BOY BAND OF THE APOCALYPSE—WASHED UP
Earlier this week I featured the first book in this series. Right on its heels is the sequel— Chapter One is preceded by four pages of news/social media posts connecting the two stories. I’d never seen this done and it’s … Continue reading
