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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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A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
This engaging first book in a new series has a cast of great characters. As the story unfolds it’s a new fifth grade year for Rip and Red. Everything is going as planned until they arrive and find out they … Continue reading
LOST CHRISTMAS for Marvelous Middle Grade EXTRA
I’m squeezing in a few more review choices this month before my role as a CYBILS round 2 judge points me in a different direction. There have been quite a few middle grade books that end up as movies, but … Continue reading
BRIDGET WILDER: Spy-in-Training for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
This smart new series charms with humor and a determined attitude from literature’s newest heroine, Bridget Wilder. She’s the only adopted child, a middle, and worries her family doesn’t connect with her like they do with an older brother and … Continue reading
IMAGINARY BOY for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
The cover for this debut novel only hints at a story about to unfold. The first few chapters reveal most of what we see here. Benji, an eleven year old boy, waits for his mother to return as he looks … Continue reading
BREAKING THE ICE for Marvelous Middle Grade Thanksgiving
HAPPY THANKSGIVING with this bonus review! I know very little about figure skating… Isn’t a double axle on a semi-tractor trailer and a triple salchow an exotic Hawaiian drink? Obviously not after reading this story about the world of competitive … Continue reading
THE DIAMOND LOOKING GLASS for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
This intriguing title comes from Dorine White, a fellow MMGM poster and author of numerous books. THE DIAMOND LOOKING GLASS is the third in the Cleopatra’s Legacy series, stories that follow magic gemstones once belonging to Cleopatra, the Last Pharaoh of … Continue reading
MOONPENNY ISLAND for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I wasn’t hooked at first… another story about the friendship of two girls. I sighed and by the end of the first chapter a single string kept tugging. Read more. So I did. The string continued to wrap itself around … Continue reading
EPIC ZERO for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
If you have someone in your household or school in the 8-14 age group, you may be familiar with the Nickelodeon comedy called The Thundermans. It’s about a family of action heroes – two parents and five children who each … Continue reading
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