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Category Archives: MG Contemporary Fiction
THE TWIN STARS AND THE SOCCER SUPERSTAR
Sixth grader Cassaty Greene loves soccer. Her favorite player on the Texas Baron’s Creek High School team is Katey Korey who she adores. It’s been an exciting year watching Katey lead them toward a possible state title. Some day Cassaty … Continue reading
PERFECT ENOUGH
Selah is 13-years-old and autistic. It’s been a rough time trying to figure out how to deal with life, but now she has learned about her autism and what she can do to survive the upcoming writer’s camp where she … Continue reading
Lola Gillette and the Summer of Second Chances
Losing a sibling is a terrible thing to experience. It’s even more traumatic when you are just 13 and your twin sister has died. Our protagonist, Lola, feels responsible for the loss. The two of them always shared a treasured … Continue reading
THE BLUE DRESS
Body Image. It’s a tough but necessary topic to talk about. Young people, especially those in middle school, begin to make comparisons of their own developing bodies with classmates, social media posts, along with famous people in movies and television. … Continue reading
NO WAY NEVER SISTERS
Blended families happen often around the world. A lot of them work out perfectly. With NO WAY NEVER SISTERS the opposite is true. Tweens Melisa and Roxy are not anything alike. Meli is artistic and has a small group of … Continue reading
THE SECRET WINNERS CLUB
Three kids all want to be known for more than looking different. Pictured center on the cover is thirteen-year-old Sunny. She has alopecia, a disease causing her to lose her hair. Trevor has severe psoriasis and Vee deals with Vitiligo, … Continue reading
CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM (Review and Giveaway)
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is the fourth stop on the virtual book tour for this new middle grade novel (see below for the entire tour schedule and GIVEAWAY details). I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first saw the … Continue reading
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