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WHAT WE SAW
I typically shy away from adult fiction murder mysteries. The daily news is depressing enough. But I was faced with reading a new murder mystery for middle grade. Yes you read that right. Murder and middle grade. WHAT WE SAW … Continue reading
MONSTER CLUB
Eleven-year-old Eric King (otherwise known as Doodles given his passion for drawing), loves to visit the amusement park his great-great grandfather created and now run by Eric’s dad. A recent hurricane has damaged the Coney Island park leaving property developers … Continue reading
MMGM for October 3, 2022
A new month of MMGM’S. Click on OCTOBER to reach a blogger’s post. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of NOTHING INTERESTING EVER HAPPENS TO ETHAN FAIRMONT by Nick Brooks. Brenda at Log Cabin Library has a … Continue reading
Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont
Something cool happening in Ferrous City? Not a chance. Until one day . . . when self-proclaimed genius inventor Ethan Fairmont runs into an abandoned car factory to avoid a local bully and accidentally stumbles across his ex-best friend Kareem, new … Continue reading
THE ANTIDOTES — POLLUTION SOLUTION
Pee yew! Something fishy’s going on in the Chesapeake Bay. As they resume “normal” life after a global pandemic, Gir, Izi, and their fifth-grade classmates form The Antidotes to try to stop a corporate plastic-eating bacteria experiment gone wrong. Will … Continue reading
MMGM for September 26, 2022
Click on each star to reach a blogger’s post. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of HAVEN JACOBS SAVES THE PLANET by Barbara Dee. Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles reviews The Other Side of the River by … Continue reading
GOODNIGHT STORIES FOR REBEL GIRLS—100 Inspiring Young Changemakers
Readers will celebrate well-known activists Greta Thunberg and Mari Copeny and meet new names like inventors Riya Karumanchi, who developed a smart cane for the visually impaired, and Xóchitl Guadalupe Cruz López, who used recycled materials to build solar-powered water … Continue reading
MMGM for September 19, 2022
Fall is in the air and officially begins this Thursday. Prepare for the new season with any or all of the suggested reads below. Click on to reach a blogger’s post. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review … Continue reading
THE TILTERSMITH
Edward was dreaming. He was trying to pick something up with a spoon. The thing, which was going to lead him to a brilliant scientific discovery, kept slithering away like a worm. Then, just as he thought he’d finally nabbed … Continue reading
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