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Category Archives: Middle Grade Book Reviews
MMGM for FEBRUARY 6, 2023
We’ve flipped over to a new month. Click on to reach a blogger’s middle grade review or feature. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of THE NOT-SO-UNIFORM LIFE OF HOLLY-MEI by Christian Matula. Linda Browne presents another … Continue reading
THE NOT-SO-UNIFORM LIFE OF HOLLY-MEI
I had this one on my stacks of books to review last year, but it never made it to the top until 2023 rolled around. The wait was well worth it. Holly-Mei lives with her younger sister and their parents … Continue reading
WEIRD BUT TRUE WORLD 2023
The world is full of surprises in every corner of this vast planet. The facts siding more on the weird side have been compiled in this inspiring and often jaw dropping edition of the Weird But True! series. The cover … Continue reading
MMGM for JANUARY 30, 2023
Click on to reach a blogger’s middle grade review or feature. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of ARTEMIS SPARKE AND THE SOUND SEEKERS BRIGADE by Kimberly Behre Kenna. Brenda at Log Cabin Library reviews Kelcie Murphy … Continue reading
ARTEMIS SPARKE and the SOUND SEEKERS BRIGADE
When Artemis Sparke has had it with humans, she heads to the nearby salt marsh to hang out with the birds, plants and mollusks who don’t make a big deal of her stutter. The shoreline sanctuary is predictable, unlike her … Continue reading
MMGM for JANUARY 23, 2023
Click on to reach a blogger’s middle grade review or feature. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of SINCERELY SICILY by Tamika Burgess. Brenda at Log Cabin Library reviews NeverLore: Journey to Mt. Smolder by Taya & … Continue reading
Sincerely Sicily
Sicily Jordan’s worst nightmare has come true! She’s been enrolled in a new school, with zero of her friends and stuck wearing a fashion catastrophe of a uniform. But however bad Sicily thought sixth grade was going to be, it … Continue reading
HOW TO SPEAK ANIMAL
Last month I participated in the blog tour for HOW TO SPEAK ANIMAL, a new NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS title. Now that I have had a chance to actually read the 176 page book it’s time to share all the things … Continue reading
MMGM for JANUARY 16, 2023
HAPPY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY! Click on to reach a blogger’s middle grade review or feature. At ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of JOURNEY TO JUSTICE – The Adventures of Spider and Ruby. Susan Uhlig really … Continue reading
JOURNEY TO JUSTICE – The Adventures of Spider and Ruby
Imagine a world flooded with water. Most people are forced to work hard to survive while a powerful few enjoy lives of leisure and luxury on a mysterious, man-made island. It’s up to Spider and his newfound friend Ruby to change the fate of … Continue reading
