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Author Archives: Greg Pattridge
DRAWING DEENA
Anxiety and depression can often be frequent visitors for those in the middle grades. Deena isn’t sure what to do about the knot in her stomach. It’s there when her parents argue about money or when facing the realities of … Continue reading
MMGM for MAY 13, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of LOUDER THAN HUNGER by John Schu. Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles shares a guest post by Sandy Deutscher Green and a GIVEAWAY of her MG horror in verse Ghost Writers: The Haunting of Lake … Continue reading
LOUDER THAN HUNGER
Thirteen-year-old Jake has an eating disorder. The voice in his head seems to control every choice he makes in life. His condition get so bad that Jake’s parents place him in a residential treatment facility. Louder Than Words is an … Continue reading
THE ADVENTURES OF THE FLASH GANG-Episode Two: Treasonous Tycoon
Streeters Pearl and Lewis are back despite their untimely death in Episode One-Exploding Experiment (See my review here). Okay, they really didn’t die, but that’s not what the bad guys believed. Set in Pittsburgh, 1935, it’s a time of fear … Continue reading
MMGM for May 6, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of Fortune Tellers by Lisa Greenwald. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library also reviews Fortune Tellers by Lisa Greenwald. Susan Uhlig enjoyed THE FIRST STATE OF BEING by Erin Entrada Kelly. Carol Baldwin has … Continue reading
Fortune Tellers
Best friends Bea, Millie, and Nora live in Manhattan and do everything together. This includes slumber parties, exploring the neighborhood, and making those hand-held paper fortune tellers to fill their time. That is until they stopped talking to each after … Continue reading
MAKE YOUR MARK, MAKE A DIFFERNCE
All of us including kids are bombarded with the many problems facing our society and world. Young people are often passionate about certain issues but don’t know how to help make things better. MAKE YOUR MARK, MAKE A DIFFERENCE is … Continue reading
MMGM for APRIL 29, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of THE SECRETS OF THE KELIMUTU VOLCANO: THE RISE OF GOLDEN GARUDA by Hamsa Buvaraghan; Riya and Eesha Saniay. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library reviews Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera … Continue reading
THE SECRET OF THE KELIMUTU VOLCANO
An engaging fantasy set in Indonesia’s Flores Island. Young Aisha is a cursed child. The Kelimutu Volcano erupted when she was born and destroyed her hometown of Muni on the island of Flores. Prophecy claims it will happen again when … Continue reading
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