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THE SHERLOCK SOCIETY HURRICANE HEIST

The second book in the series features more detective work undertaken by the four memorable characters of The Sherlock Society. There’s 12-year-old Alex Sherlock, his older sister Zoe, best friend Yadi, and blue-haired Lina. Grandpa Pete is the adult character … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 8/25/2025

  Enjoy all these great posts from our line-up this week: ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has my review of NORTH OF TOMBOY by Julie A Swanson. ••Susan Uhlig is featuring Eve McDonnell’s debut ELSETIME. Susan calls it a great read.  ••Natalie … Continue reading

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North of Tomboy

The story is narrated by 9-year-old Jess Jezowski who strongly believes she’s more like a boy than the girl everyone expects her to be. This includes three siblings, her parents, and other girls at school. Set in Michigan, the first … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 8/18/2025

  Enjoy all these great posts from our line-up this week: ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is featuring a review of PHANTOM ACADEMY by Christine Virnig. ••Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles has an interview with debut author Ryan James Black and a … Continue reading

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Phantom Academy

A story about a dead twelve-year-old boy. Unfortunately, Finn died after getting hit on the head by a stray coconut. Now he is a ghost and student at Phantom Academy. At first I couldn’t get over the sadness of a … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 8/11/2025

  Enjoy all these great posts from our line-up this week: ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is featuring a review of THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN by Nicole M. Hewitt. ••Jenni Enzor has a double feature with The Star That Always Stays and … Continue reading

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THE SONG OF ORPHAN’S GARDEN

A fantasy tale in verse that is both heartwarming and magical. I always prefer the traditional way of story telling, but this story is perfect in its’ lyrical format. On the cover are the giant boy, Brob, along with Lyriana … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 8/4/2025

  Enjoy all these great posts from our line-up this week: ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is featuring a review of THE MINOR MIRACLE and THE MINOR RESCUE by Meredith Davis. ••ET Charles has a review of The Neptune Challenge by Polly Holyoke. … Continue reading

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THE MINOR MIRACLE and THE MINOR RESCUE

A fun exciting two-book series that has all the elements young readers enjoy: Endearing characters with Noah Minor and his two best friends Rodney and Haley, frequent illustrations providing a visual addition to the story, and a “can’t wait to … Continue reading

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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday for 7/28/2025

  Enjoy all these great posts from our line-up this week: ••ALWAYS in the MIDDLE is featuring a review of BLOOD IN THE WATER by Tiffany D. Jackson. ••Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles has a guest post by Marzieh Abbas and … Continue reading

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