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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
Becoming a Writer
In 2010 while sitting in the Atlanta airport, I started my writing career. Did I know what I was doing? A little Was I starting a journey of discovery? For sure. The first discovery was that I was going to … Continue reading
ROAD TRIP for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Middle grade books these days aren’t lacking for page counts. According to Amazon, many of the tops titles from 2013 far exceeded the normal number of pages expected from this genre. ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO’S LIBRARY (304 pages), NAVIGATING EARLY … Continue reading
Middle Grade Heaven
You will find it at the Tattered Cover Bookstore on Colfax Street in Denver. The building is charming and originally was home to the historic 550 seat Bonfils-Lowenstein theater. You can still see the curtain framing the stage. Two levels … Continue reading
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Your first question may be – Why now? The classic tale is 138 years old. Well, I was needing an accurate recollection of the “curing warts’ scene for a current writing project. Wasn’t there a dead cat and beans involved? … Continue reading
Favorite Middle Grade Reading Moments 2013
I’ve read more middle grade books this year than any other genre and even wrote two of my own (currently going through some serious final editing). My final reading tally sits at 19 middle grade reads and 14 of those … Continue reading
OKAY FOR NOW for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I started mentoring youth in 1998 and have continued to this day in two different mentoring organizations. I’ve been lucky to be matched with three boys and two of them are now about to graduate from college. Gary D. Schmidt’s, … Continue reading
Finding the Right Time to Write
In my past I’ve written research articles and created curriculum units. I found that the energy to do technical type of writing could occur at any time of the day. If I had a few hours I could plunge right … Continue reading
WHEN YOU REACH ME for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I used to teach a Newbery Medal winner reading unit to sixth graders. It was one of my favorites, but the students rarely shared in my enthusiasm. In fact they hated the unit. It seems books that adults choose as … Continue reading
LIAR & SPY for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
LIAR & SPY, by Rebecca Stead, has become one of my favorite books on the shelf. The bonds of friendship for past and new friends is explored along with the love two parents have for their son, Georges, the ‘s’ … Continue reading
Thanksgiving… 38 years ago. Has much changed?
My dad spent 30 plus years as journalist. I was a kid, student, and into my own world for most of those years, but now I’m beginning to appreciate the efforts he put forth to write almost daily columns and … Continue reading
Always in the Middle... 