Category Archives: Reviews

THE BEST MAN for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

It’s hard to pull off the story telling technique used in THE BEST MAN. It’s the one where you begin a novel at the end and then fill in all the gaps until the end reappears in its normal place … Continue reading

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FROM THE GRAVE for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

I have a double payoff today: A review of  FROM THE GRAVE and a visit from the author, Cynthia Reeg. Welcome to ALWAYS in the MIDDLE, Cynthia. I loved reading about the crazy creatures and many oddities in Uggarland.  Thanks … Continue reading

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MYSTERY & MAYHEM series for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

I’m putting aside my fiction reviews this week to delve into what initially peaked my  interest in reading: the fantastic titles available in non-fiction. New out this week are the first two books in the MYSTERIES & MAYHEM series – … Continue reading

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EXTREME WILDFIRE and A VISIT FROM THE AUTHOR, Mark Thiessen

Wildfires are a powerful force of nature we increasingly see on the news each year. Some of us might even witness one in our own community. Earlier this past summer I watched smoke come off the mountains to the west … Continue reading

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MYSTERIES OF COVE: GEARS OF REVOLUTION for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

Book Two in the MYSTERIES OF COVE trilogy has arrived and the adventure heads outside the mountain where dragons can end your life in an instant. I reviewed Book One, FIRES OF INVENTION last year and was anxious to read … Continue reading

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FRAZZLED for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

Middle school can be a scary place for kids… especially the first few weeks. Abbie Wu is one of those kids. She narrates her rocky road as a sixth grader at Pointdexter Middle School. Filled with black and white drawings, … Continue reading

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THE NOCTURNALS: THE OMINOUS EYE for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

New this week is the second adventure with three unlikely friends – Dawn, a serious fox, Tobin, a sweet pangolin, and Bismark, a loud-mouthed sugar glider. Together they make up the Nocturnal Brigade. Check out the nice background description of … Continue reading

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SOAR for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

I picked up this title off the top of my TBR stack and one thought came to mind… Didn’t I read this already? I checked my reviews for the past year and sure enough I reviewed a book called SOAR … Continue reading

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Eleven and Holding for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

A sad novel with a spunky narrator…  Macy wants her father around for her 12th birthday. He’s come back from the war but hasn’t returned home where Macy longs to have him by her side again. This is a quiet … Continue reading

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MS. BIXBY’S LAST DAY for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

Earlier this summer I attended an open house at a school where I taught my first group of students. It was to honor the school’s fifty years of teaching and learning. I was only a part of eight of those … Continue reading

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