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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 March 11, 2019
Every six years the calendar aligns and I can shout: I’m celebrating my birthday on a Marvelous Middle Grade Monday! I stepped away from the party long enough to write a review of HOW I BECAME A SPY by … Continue reading
HOW I BECAME A SPY
WELCOME TO ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! Having just finished several non-fiction books on various aspects of World War II, I welcomed the chance to read this historical fiction story set in 1944 London. It turned out to be time … Continue reading
MMGM for March 4, 2019
Happy MARCH and our first MMGM of the month! I have a review of Scarlet and Ivy—The Lights Under the Lake by Sophie Cleverly. Click the lucky four leaf clover to reach my post and do the same for … Continue reading
MMGM for February 18, 2019
Happy President’s Day! I have a review of the CYBILS Middle Grade Fiction winner, THE PARKER INHERITANCE by Varian Johnson. Click the presidential seal to reach my post and do the same for each of the features … Continue reading
THE PARKER INHERITANCE
WELCOME TO ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! And it’s a special one! Congratulations to Varian Johnson and THE PARKER INHERITANCE, the winner of 2018’s CYBILS Middle Grade Fiction Award. I previously reviewed two of the CYBILS Finalists: In December I … Continue reading
MMGM for February 11, 2019
Happy early Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air for this week’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday. I have a review of COGHEART by Peter Bunzl. Click on the heart to reach my post and do the same for each … Continue reading
COGHEART
A book recommendation question I received from a parent went something like this: “What middle grade books have a 13-year-old main character? My 12-year-old reads every book but is not ready for YA. Still though, they like to read about … Continue reading
MMGM for February 4, 2019
Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I have a review of RUBY IN THE SKY by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo. Click on the colored circle to reach my post and do the same for each of the features and reviews … Continue reading
RUBY IN THE SKY
WELCOME TO ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! The legend of astronaut Michael Collins lives on in middle grade books. Collins was the one who stayed back in the Apollo command module as fellow astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made … Continue reading
MMGM for January 28, 2019
Tomorrow is National Puzzle Day, but there’s nothing puzzling about the wide variety of reviews and features here today. Click the puzzle pieces to reach my review of THOMAS WILDUS AND THE BOOK OF SORROWS by J.M. Bergen, and … Continue reading
