Category Archives: Middle Grade Book Reviews

THE SECRET OF HONEYCAKE

THE SECRET OF HONEYCAKE is set in Maine during the 1930’s depression era. Hurricane (pictured on the cover) is an 11-year-old living with her older sister (Bronte) in a tall house on the coast. Dad died in World War I … Continue reading

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THE EVERYBODY EXPERIMENT

The summer between the end of elementary school and the start of middle school can be a tough one for kids. Leaving the familiar along with the anticipation and worries about entering a new phase in one’s life can be … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 1/13/25

  ALWAYS in the MIDDLE features a review of THE SKY KING, Book 2 in the Sky Riders series, by Polly Holyoke. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library has a review of The Last Great Hier: Feast and Famine by Carina … Continue reading

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SKYRIDERS – THE SKY KING

The SKYRIDERS SERIES continues with Book 2, THE SKY KING. This is a separate adventure with reminders of what happened in book one. Still though you might be longing to start from the beginning like I did with my review … Continue reading

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SKYRIDERS

SKYRIDERS is the first book in this epic fantasy adventure. I will be featuring the sequel next week, THE SKY KING, on Marvelous Middle Grade Monday but couldn’t resist jumping into the story from the beginning with Book One. Thirteen-year-old … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 1/6/25

  ALWAYS in the MIDDLE features a review of MAY THE BEST PLAYER WIN by Kyla Zhao. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library has a review of The Secret of Honeycake by Kimberly Newton Fusco. Susan Uhlig liked the dual pov … Continue reading

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MAY THE BEST PLAYER WIN

Welcome to a new year of middle grade book reviews where hopefully you’ll find my new recommendations useful. View the alphabetical list of the over 1,000 middle grade books I’ve reviewed the past 12 years. I’m playing catch-up first with … Continue reading

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MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY 12/30/24

  ALWAYS in the MIDDLE features THE BOY IN THE BALLOON by D.A. Schaeffer. Valinora Troy reviews The Load of Unicorn by Cyntha Harnett Jennifer Rummel has a list of her 5 star reads for the year. Faith Hough is … Continue reading

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THE BOY IN THE BALLOON

Independently published middle grade books rarely get the recognition they deserve. Authors don’t have a big publishing house leading the way and often their book is only available in paperback. But when I have an opening to feature a good … Continue reading

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MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY 12/23/24

  ALWAYS in the MIDDLE features My Favorite Holiday Read for 2024. Valinora Troy reviews the horror tale, Black Gables by Eibhlis Carcione. Jennifer Rummel is reviewing Keeper of the Lost Cities: Unraveled. Kasey Giard at The Story Sanctuary reviews … Continue reading

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