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.

RILEY MACK STIRS UP MORE TROUBLE for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

It’s the start of another year of reviews for MMGM here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE and time to announce the winners of my first giveaway. As announced last week ROSI HOLLINBECK won the first part of the contest and … Continue reading →

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A Year of Marvelous Middle Grade Monday! Are You Kidding?

Fifty-two reviews in one year. It’s been a fun ride and one that will continue. This week though it’s time to celebrate with my first ever monster-size giveaway. But first a look back at the titles… IDA B DEAD END … Continue reading →

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A HITCH AT THE FAIRMONT for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

Although Jim Averbeck has written numerous children’s books, A HITCH AT THE FAIRMONT is his debut MG novel. Did he miss the memo on word counts? This one stands at over 60,000 words – probably not one for reluctant readers … Continue reading →

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Putting Down a Book I was Supposed to Love

I’ve been reading fast and furious – not hours a day but whenever there are 15-20 minutes of spare time. My goal in 2014 was to read 24 MG titles. So far I’ve more than doubled that with the 50th … Continue reading →

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DIEGO’S DRAGON Book One for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

I was thrilled to win a copy of the first of three DIEGO’S DRAGON books. The story had me hooked and set up what a great series should do – make you want to read more. The dragon is truly … Continue reading →

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WINTER SKY for Marvelous Middle Grade MIDWEEK

I’m a few weeks ahead with my MMGM posts so I’m throwing this one in midweek. It’s nice to be ahead, but with revisions on my own writing looming, it won’t be long before I’m back to my old ways. … Continue reading →

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ABSOLUTELY ALMOST for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

One of the first critiques I ever received was from a published author. Long story how this came to be so I’ll just tell you what she told me. My chapters were too short and I needed to read more … Continue reading →

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Middle Grade: What’s popular this year?

I’ve never had a problem creating story ideas. So far the three I’ve finished have been contemporary stories. I’ve got another one of those swimming around in my head along with a fantasy and one quirky historical fiction. It got … Continue reading →

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THE GIVER for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

This was always a favorite read-aloud in my middle grade classroom. With the movie’s release last Friday, I had to pull it off the shelf and visit Jonas and his dystopian world once more. I wanted to remind myself of … Continue reading →

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Ten Endeavors That Helped Me Become and Stay a Writer

Friends I haven’t seen for a while will often ask me about my writing – their eyes showing disbelieve that I continue down this path that to them seems to have no reward. Never ending rewrites, no writing paychecks in … Continue reading →

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