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Tag Archives: Middle grade contemporary
MY NOT-SO-GREAT FRENCH ESCAPE
When I saw author Cliff Burke’s name on the cover of MY NOT-SO-GREAT FRENCH ESCAPE, I hoped for a story just as good as his debut novel, AN OCCASIONALLY HAPPY FAMILY reviewed here in 2021. It didn’t take me long … Continue reading
HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE IN 12 DAYS
When movie-loving Hayley’s beloved grandma dies, so does her dream of making the horror movie they were writing together. Then she inherits the money to buy a professional camera, and becomes determined to see the project through, with only three … Continue reading
MIDDLE SCHOOL: WINTER BLUNDERLAND
The Middle School series is back with book #15 (yes, FIFTEEN!). It has been twelve years since I read the first title-Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. I never reviewed that story as I found the main character, … Continue reading
THE NOT-SO-UNIFORM LIFE OF HOLLY-MEI
I had this one on my stacks of books to review last year, but it never made it to the top until 2023 rolled around. The wait was well worth it. Holly-Mei lives with her younger sister and their parents … Continue reading
Sincerely Sicily
Sicily Jordan’s worst nightmare has come true! She’s been enrolled in a new school, with zero of her friends and stuck wearing a fashion catastrophe of a uniform. But however bad Sicily thought sixth grade was going to be, it … Continue reading
THE SECRET LETTERS
An attic can hold many secrets, including the letters 12-year-old Colin finds in a stranger’s house. It’s his summer job helping Mom in her business of helping people get rid of junk. Should he throw them away? Maybe not. Upon … Continue reading
NEW KIDS & UNDERDOGS
Learning about friendship and a dog agility class drives this new title. Robyn spends school years with her mom and summers with Dad. Mom is always moving so it’s been a new school and being the new kid six times. … Continue reading
PIPPA PARK CRUSH AT FIRST SIGHT
Korean American Pippa Park picks up right where she left off . . . trying to balance basketball, school, friends, working at the struggling family laundromat, and fitting in. Eliot, her math tutor—and the cutest boy at school—is finally paying attention to her. And … Continue reading
SURELY SURELY MARISOL RAINEY
Eight-year-old Marisol is back after readers got to know her and best friend Jada in a first book, MAYBE MAYBE MARISOL RAINEY. It was there that Marisol tries to get over her fear of climbing a tree. This second book … Continue reading
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