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Tag Archives: Middle grade contemporary
MENACE IN THE MIST
One look at the cover and you might be expecting a fantasy story full of mysterious creatures. Far from it as the short book description verifies: 12-year-old Cally and her new step-cousin, Giles, must take on Big Oil and Gas … Continue reading
MARIE CURIOUS, GIRL GENIUS—SAVES THE WORLD
This imaginative series arrives in North America after getting it’s start in Great Britain. Beginning with SAVES THE WORLD, we meet Marie whose last name really isn’t Curious. It’s a nickname. Her mother came up with the name after watching … Continue reading
DEAR STUDENT
IT’S ANOTHER MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY! Autumn is faced with a new school year, her first in middle school. The transition won’t be easy since her best friend has moved to California. Even worse—Dad left to volunteer with the Peace … Continue reading
ANYBODY HERE SEEN FRENCHIE?
Leslie Connor is an author I have enjoyed with such memorable reads as ALL RISE FOR THE HONORABLE PERRY T. COOK and THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE. Now comes a new story with two very different characters. Eleven-year-old … Continue reading
ROOSEVELT BANKS AND THE ATTIC OF DOOM
I was pleased to see Roosevelt is back and narrating his second story. 2020’s ROOSEVELT BANKS—GOOD KID IN TRAINING brought a smile to my face and lifted me out of the pandemic doldrums. This time around Roosevelt is in for … Continue reading
THE RIVER BETWEEN HEARTS
The first words that come to mind when seeing a river like the Colorado are flowing, mighty, majestic, peaceful, and pure. The same can be said about this new novel by Heather Mateus Sappemfield. THE RIVER BETWEEN HEARTS wraps readers … Continue reading
THE WAY I SAY IT
I’ve been featuring many books the past few months with boy protagonists. It’s not by chance as last September a parent in my neighborhood said ” I can’t find many realistic, modern day middle grade books with boy narrators. Not … Continue reading
STUCK
I reviewed Jennifer Swender’s previous MG title, SOLVING FOR M, two years ago. I was happy to see her with a new title worthy of my time. STUCK is one I enjoyed. Austin is changing schools again. This time it’s … Continue reading
THE BOY WHO MADE EVERYONE LAUGH
The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense. This opens the first of 32 chapters and they all start with one of Billy Plimpton’s one liners. He’s an 11-year-old soon to be 12 and … Continue reading
THE WEATHER DETECTIVES
Sun, storms, and mystery in the Caribbean. Ever since moving to New York to live with his uncle, thirteen-year-old Henry Alabaster has been involved in one foggy mystery after another. That’s because Henry’s uncle, Kelvin McCloud, is a weather detective—someone who … Continue reading
Always in the Middle... 