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It’s easy to get a spot in the lineup. Email me the title of the book or feature for any middle grade book, author or giveaway, and a link to your blog. Send it to: gpcolo[at]gmail[dot]com Make sure you put MMGM or Marvelous Middle Grade Monday in the subject line so it gets sorted accurately–and don’t forget to say what you’re featuring) You MUST email me your link by Sunday evening (11 PM Eastern Time) in order to be included in the list of links for that week’s MMGM. *Please note: these posts are not a reflection of my own opinions on the books featured. Each blogger is responsible for their own MMGM content and I do not pre-screen reviews ahead of time, nor do I control what books they choose. I simply assemble the list based on the links that are emailed to me.
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BOBS AND TWEETS SCOUT CAMP!
School revs up for many very soon. It’s also a time when new readers of middle grade books begin to poke around at the titles. I inevitably get the concerned question from a parent.: My 7 or 8 year old … Continue reading
THE ORANGUTAN RESCUE GANG
WELCOME TO ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! I’m having an Orangutan summer. I reviewed UNDAUNTED last month, the non-fiction story of scientist Birute Mary Galdikas and her efforts to save orangutans in Borneo. Today I’m featuring a new fiction title … Continue reading
THE GIRL WHO SAILED THE STARS
Welcome to Day Three of the Blog Tour for THE GIRL WHO SAILED THE STARS June 17 – 4dogsandanurse – Review + Playlist June 18 – Two Points of Interest – Review June 19 – Always in the Middle – … Continue reading
Return of the Evening Star
IT’S ANOTHER EDITION OF MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY and a FEATURED REVIEW of RETURN OF THE EVENING STAR by DIANE RIOS THE OFFICIAL PLOT: A mysterious hospital deep in the Oregon woods is sending marauding ambulances into the countryside, looking … Continue reading
THE ROOT OF MAGIC
IT”S ANOTHER EDITION OF MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! Exactly what is going on in the small town known as Kismet, Maine? Willow, her mom, and little brother, Wisp, find themselves stuck there during a bad snowstorm. The townspeople—at least the … Continue reading
PIE in the SKY
IT’S ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! Moving is never easy, but moving to a different country where you don’t understand the language is doubly difficult. Jingwen, his younger brother, and Mom have made the move to Australia. The one person … Continue reading
PAY ATTENTION, CARTER JONES
I’ve never done business with Cricket Wireless, but I know more about that company than I do the sport of Cricket—and the sport serves as the backdrop of this new book by one of my favorite authors, Gary D. Schmidt … Continue reading
THE WIZENARD SERIES
This new series for basketball lovers (ages ten and up) comes from former NBA star Kobe Bryant who created the idea and characters. Canadian author, Wesley King, did the writing and it’s a massive volume close to 600 pages. The … Continue reading
Celebrating Apollo 11
This July marks the 50th anniversary of the historic first walk on the moon by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Staying back in the command module was the third astronaut, Michael Collins. What better way to educate a young generation … Continue reading
Explorer Academy: The Falcon’s Feather BLOG TOUR!
I’ll soon have a review of this new book in the Explorer Academy series. For now enjoy Day Three of the Blog Tour… (And don’t forget to enter the huge GIVEAWAY through the link near the end of the post!) … Continue reading
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