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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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Tag Archives: Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
MMGM for 8/19/2019
School is already back in session for many. Click a school bus to reach a blogger’s post! Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have THE HAUNTING OF HENRY DAVIS by Kathryn Siebel. Joanne Fritz at My Brain on … Continue reading
THE HAUNTING OF HENRY DAVIS
It’s another MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY. I have an enticing choice with THE HAUNTING OF HENRY DAVIS by Kathryn Siebel. Ghosts only haunt when they’ve left something behind… When Henry Davis moves into the neighborhood, Barbara Anne and her classmates … Continue reading
MMGM for August 12, 2019
CLICK the HAPPY KID NEXT TO EACH DESCRIPTION and YOU WILL ARRIVE AT THE BLOGGER”S POST! I’ve always been in the middle as a son, educator, and writer. I’m glad there’s a day to celebrate. Happy Middle Child Day! At … Continue reading
SOLVING FOR M
IT”S ANOTHER EDITION OF MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY AND MY FEATURED REVIEW OF SOLVING FOR M by Jennifer Swender. Math, Mika, Mom, Melanoma. Those four ‘M’ words wrap themselves around an intriguing and heartfelt plot. When Mika starts fifth grade … Continue reading
SWEET HOME ALASKA
Welcome to this week’s edition of Marvelous Middle Grade Monday and my review of a sweet historical tale. There’s also a GIVEAWAY detailed below (U.S. Addresses only). It’s 1934, and times are tough for Trip’s family after the mill in … Continue reading
MMGM for July 28,2019
Click an arrow to reach a blogger’s post! Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of OUT OF PLACE by Jennifer Blechar. Sue Heavenrich at Sally’s Bookshelf has a double offering. Up first is a featured … Continue reading
OUT OF PLACE
THE PLOT (From Harper Collins Publishers) Twelve-year-old Cove Bernstein’s year has gone from bad to worse. First, her best friend, Nina, moved from Martha’s Vineyard to New York City. Then, without Nina around, Cove became the target of a bullying … Continue reading
MMGM for July 22, 2019
Click a happy green check mark to reach a blogger’s post! Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of BAD ORDER, an interesting extraterrestrial tale. June McCrary Jacobs at ‘Reading, Writing, & Stitch-Metic’ has a mg … Continue reading
BAD ORDER
THE PLOT: Mary Day’s life has always been different, because her little brother, Albie, is different. He doesn’t speak, but he can communicate with Mary via mental telepathy, sending her—and her alone—“mind memos.” To Albie, Mary is Pearl, the person … Continue reading
MMGM for July 15, 2019
Click any to read one of our all-star’s features or reviews. Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of THE ORANGUTAN RESCUE GANG by Joyce Major. June McCrary Jacobs at ‘Reading, Writing, & Stitch-Metic’ features a … Continue reading
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