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The Rubicus Prophecy
It’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday! This second book in The Witches of Orkney series could be read without having knowledge of the first story, THE BLUE WITCH. You may not even know the books are a prequel to the previously … Continue reading
Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
THE PLOT: Meet Mr. Penguin–Adventurer (And Penguin!) When Mr. Penguin and Colin crash-land on a snowy mountain, they discover strange noises coming from an old, ruined fortress. Might it be connected to the mystery of missing pets? Why are there … Continue reading
WEIRD LITTLE ROBOTS
It’s another edition of MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY with a new middle grade book on the shelves this Fall. THE PLOT (From Penguin Random House) Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots … Continue reading
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO?
Last March I featured the first book in this new edition of the crime fighting thief, WHO IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? Since then there have been even more releases to keep both old and new fans up to … Continue reading
A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity
Welcome to another edition of MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY and my review of a new fantasy novel. BACKGROUND for A TIME TRAVELER’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY by Nicole Valentine Twelve-year-old Finn is used to people in his family disappearing. His twin sister, … Continue reading
Explorer Academy: The Double Helix Book Blast!
Welcome Back to the Explorer Academy! Welcome to the Explorer Academy: The Double Helix Book Blast! To celebrate the release of Explorer Academy: The Double Helix by Trudi Trueit on September 24th, blogs across the web are featuring special content from … Continue reading
THE 12th CANDLE
It’s another Marvelous Middle Grade Monday at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE and what better way to celebrate than a featured review of THE 12th CANDLE by Kim Tomsic. Middle school meets magic in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about a … Continue reading
MALAMANDER
Much buzz has preceded the release of this new trilogy: World rights were acquired in 2018 at an eight publisher, six figure auction. Rights were sold in twelve territories. Sony has since bought the film rights. The series begins with … Continue reading
SOME PLACES MORE THAN OTHERS
Welcome to another edition of MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY and a look at Renée Watson’s newest contemporary story. BACKGROUND (From Barnes & Noble): All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in New York City—Harlem, to … Continue reading
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