Author Archives: Greg Pattridge

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About Greg Pattridge

Climbing another mountain...always striving to reach the next peak in my life and career.

The Rubicus Prophecy

It’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday! This second book in The Witches of Orkney series could be read without having knowledge of the first story, THE BLUE WITCH. You may not even know the books are a prequel to the previously … Continue reading →

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Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets

THE PLOT: Meet Mr. Penguin–Adventurer (And Penguin!) When Mr. Penguin and Colin crash-land on a snowy mountain, they discover strange noises coming from an old, ruined fortress. Might it be connected to the mystery of missing pets? Why are there … Continue reading →

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Cat Breed Guide/Dog Breed Guide

These two well-researched and colorful guides will please animal lovers of all ages. You’ll be hooked when you turn a page and find one of these cats and dogs staring back. How about an adoring gaze from a Shorthaired Chartreux … Continue reading →

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MMGM for 10-14-2019

         IT’S ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! CLICK ON A MARBLE TO REACH A BLOGGER’S POST Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I’m reviewing WEIRD LITTLE ROBOTS by Carolyn Crimi. Natalie Aguirre has a guest post by debut author Jennifer … Continue reading →

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WEIRD LITTLE ROBOTS

It’s another edition of MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY with a new middle grade book on the shelves this Fall. THE PLOT (From Penguin Random House) Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots … Continue reading →

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Polly AND Buster: The Wayward Witch & the Feelings Monster

This first book in the series comes to America from Australia’s best selling female author, Sally Rippin. The third person narration stays close to our young witch, Polly, as she hides her friendship with Buster. In the witching world monsters … Continue reading →

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CAT SCIENCE UNLEASHED

Last year I featured a review of DOG SCIENCE UNLEASHED, using my own dog for the series of fun and revealing experiments. This new companion title is devoted to our feline friends. I currently don’t have a cat, but the … Continue reading →

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MMGM for 10/7/2019

        IT’S ANOTHER MONTH OF MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAYS! CLICK ON A LINK TO REACH A BLOGGER’S POST ALWAYS in the MIDDLE (that’s me) reviews STONE MAN AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS by Charles Suddeth. June McCrary Jacobs (Reading, Writing, … Continue reading →

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STONE MAN AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS

IT’S ANOTHER EDITION OF MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! Driven to Stone Man’s trail… After U.S. soldiers attack twelve-year-old Tsatsi’s Cherokee village, his family flees to the Smokey Mountains. Facing storms, flood, and hunger, they’re forced to go where Stone Man, … Continue reading →

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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?

Last March I featured the first book in this new edition of the crime fighting thief, WHO IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? Since then there have been even more releases to keep both old and new fans up to … Continue reading →

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