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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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I CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE
A welcome trend in plot lines among contemporary middle grade novels focuses on kids unsure about their family tree, especially in understanding those family members that came before them. I recently featured Some Places More Than Others, set mostly in … Continue reading
NINA SONI, FORMER BEST FRIEND
This first book in the series introduces readers to a curious Indian-American girl who thrives on making lists and loves numbers. Here’s what to expect from Peachtree Publishing: Nina tried as hard as she could, but still somehow she forgot … Continue reading
MMGM for 10-21-2019
Several months ago I received a note from a blogger asking for a more streamlined MMGM list. Your wish has been granted. On future MMGM posts I can either continue doing my graphic version or use the new format … Continue reading
The Rubicus Prophecy
It’s Marvelous Middle Grade Monday! This second book in The Witches of Orkney series could be read without having knowledge of the first story, THE BLUE WITCH. You may not even know the books are a prequel to the previously … Continue reading
Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
THE PLOT: Meet Mr. Penguin–Adventurer (And Penguin!) When Mr. Penguin and Colin crash-land on a snowy mountain, they discover strange noises coming from an old, ruined fortress. Might it be connected to the mystery of missing pets? Why are there … Continue reading
MMGM for 10-14-2019
IT’S ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! CLICK ON A MARBLE TO REACH A BLOGGER’S POST Here at ALWAYS in the MIDDLE I’m reviewing WEIRD LITTLE ROBOTS by Carolyn Crimi. Natalie Aguirre has a guest post by debut author Jennifer … Continue reading
WEIRD LITTLE ROBOTS
It’s another edition of MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY with a new middle grade book on the shelves this Fall. THE PLOT (From Penguin Random House) Nine-year-old Penny Rose has just moved to a new town, and so far the robots … Continue reading
STONE MAN AND THE TRAIL OF TEARS
IT’S ANOTHER EDITION OF MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! Driven to Stone Man’s trail… After U.S. soldiers attack twelve-year-old Tsatsi’s Cherokee village, his family flees to the Smokey Mountains. Facing storms, flood, and hunger, they’re forced to go where Stone Man, … Continue reading
MMGM for 9/30/2019
Click the happy face to reach a blogger’s feature. ALWAYS in the MIDDLE (that’s me) features a new fantasy novel, A TIME TRAVELER’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY by Nicole Valentine. June McCrary Jacobs (Reading, Writing, & Stitch-Metic) has a S.T.E.A.M. … Continue reading
A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity
Welcome to another edition of MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY and my review of a new fantasy novel. BACKGROUND for A TIME TRAVELER’S THEORY OF RELATIVITY by Nicole Valentine Twelve-year-old Finn is used to people in his family disappearing. His twin sister, … Continue reading
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