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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (3/2/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I join the celebration for the release of Donna Galanti’s new book with a review of SECRET WINNERS CLUB. ••Brenda @ Log Cabin Library shares her post about Caput Mundi: The Head of … Continue reading

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THE SECRET WINNERS CLUB

Three kids all want to be known for more than looking different. Pictured center on the cover is thirteen-year-old Sunny. She has alopecia, a disease causing her to lose her hair. Trevor has severe psoriasis and Vee deals with Vitiligo, … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (2/23/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I join the blog tour for Calliope Callisto Clark And The Search For Wisdom with a review and GIVEAWAY opportunity. ••Susan Uhlig is sharing THE EXPERIMENT by Rebecca Stead. Aliens, anyone? ••Linda Browne … Continue reading

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CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM (Review and Giveaway)

ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is the fourth stop on the virtual book tour for this new middle grade novel (see below for the entire tour schedule and GIVEAWAY details). I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first saw the … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (2/16/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I have a review of CITY SPIES EUROPA by James Ponti. ••Jemima Pett has the second in the series she reviewed in the autumn, Treachery by Michael E. Wills, about evacuees on the … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (2/09/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I have a review of SOME OF US ARE BRAVE by Saadia Faruqi. ••Susan Uhlig liked the historical novel WAR GAMES by Alan Gratz. ••Natalie Aguirre @ Literary Rambles has an interview with … Continue reading

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SOME OF US ARE BRAVE

Four very different kids experience Hurricane Harvey, the devastating tropical storm that hit the city of Houston in August of 2017. The chapters rotate among the characters. They include: Yasir Manzoor who hopes to become the next soccer captain of … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (2/02/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I have a review of THE AFTERMYTH by Tracy Wolff. ••Susan Uhlig recommends HOW TO TELL A TRUE STORY by Tricia Springstubb. ••Carol Baldwin welcomes young author Isabelle Knight and her review of … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (1/26/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I have a review of VOTE FOR THE G.O.A.T. by Ali Terese. ••Susan Uhlig was fascinated and freaked out by BEST OF ALL WORLDS by Kenneth Oppel, a mg/ya crossover. ••Brenda @ Log … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (1/19/2026)

  ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is where I have a review of Jeannie’s Bottle, Incantations by N Millane. ••Brenda @ Log Cabin Library reviews The Unbreakable Crown by Carina Finn. ••Jemima Pett has Roald Dahl’s autobiography, Going Solo, (book 2, … Continue reading

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