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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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MMGM for June 3, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of HEROES by Alan Gratz. Maria Antonia gives us a look at Only Only Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly. ET Charles reviews Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story) by Daniel Nayeri. Linda Browne … Continue reading
HEROES by Alan Gratz
A gripping, historical look at the 1941 invasion of Pearl Harbor is brought to life by two boys. Young Frank McCoy narrates the tale. Dad is a Navy fighter pilot. Frank’s best friend is Stanley Summers whose dad is also … Continue reading
MMGM for May 27, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of BRAIDED by Leah Cypess. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library also reviews BRAIDED (Sister’s Ever After #5) by Leah Cypess Rebecca Douglass has a post about KEEPING PACE by Laurie Morrison. Maria … Continue reading
BRAIDED
The Sisters Ever After series adds a fifth book with the heartfelt and exciting story of Cinna and her older sister, Rapunzel. If you are new to the series, each book is a retelling of a fairy tale so you … Continue reading
MMGM for MAY 20, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of DRAWING DEENA by Hena Khan Rebecca Douglass is featuring Nic Stone’s Clean Getaway. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library reviews Mermedusa (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea#5) by Thomas Taylor. Sue Heavenrich has a fantastic … Continue reading
DRAWING DEENA
Anxiety and depression can often be frequent visitors for those in the middle grades. Deena isn’t sure what to do about the knot in her stomach. It’s there when her parents argue about money or when facing the realities of … Continue reading
MMGM for MAY 13, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of LOUDER THAN HUNGER by John Schu. Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles shares a guest post by Sandy Deutscher Green and a GIVEAWAY of her MG horror in verse Ghost Writers: The Haunting of Lake … Continue reading
LOUDER THAN HUNGER
Thirteen-year-old Jake has an eating disorder. The voice in his head seems to control every choice he makes in life. His condition get so bad that Jake’s parents place him in a residential treatment facility. Louder Than Words is an … Continue reading
MMGM for May 6, 2024
ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of Fortune Tellers by Lisa Greenwald. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library also reviews Fortune Tellers by Lisa Greenwald. Susan Uhlig enjoyed THE FIRST STATE OF BEING by Erin Entrada Kelly. Carol Baldwin has … Continue reading
Fortune Tellers
Best friends Bea, Millie, and Nora live in Manhattan and do everything together. This includes slumber parties, exploring the neighborhood, and making those hand-held paper fortune tellers to fill their time. That is until they stopped talking to each after … Continue reading
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