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Tag Archives: Middle grade
THE TRUTH ABOUT TWINKIE PIE for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
If you are searching for a book with a heavy dose of drama, look no further. Twelve-year-old GiGi has just moved with her twenty something sister into an apartment in Long Island, New York. Her past and why they are … Continue reading
Middle Shelf Magazine
On Monday I posted my review of Jennifer Richard Jacobson’s novel, SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT. I also mentioned the release of her newest, PAPER THINGS. The very next day I came across an interview with her in the newest issue … Continue reading
SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Last year I wrote and finished a manuscript in close third person. It’s like first person, but you’re more like a camera that hovers near your MC’s eyes. It”s quite elegant writing if done right. Before starting my project I … Continue reading
CHARLIE JOE JACKSON’S GUIDE TO MAKING MONEY for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I was just beginning to read my third straight MG book and like the previous two it was going to be full of emotion and gut wrenching family situations. Death, divorce, sibling fights, and unthinkable tragedies were the norm for … Continue reading
FINDING THE WORM for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Mark Goldblatt’s first book, TWERP, introduced us to 12-year-old Julian Twerski. He’s a smart kid with many thoughts about life and growing up. This sequel set in 1969-70, has Julian at age 13 returning to his journal writing. The story will … Continue reading
A Reluctant Reader No More
Nathan is a real kid with a real problem – he hates to read. I first started working with him almost three years ago when he was in fifth grade. He wouldn’t pick up a book unless forced to by … Continue reading
WAITING FOR UNICORNS for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
A quiet story that makes a loud noise. This would be perfect therapy for the child who has lost a parent. It’s told from a still grieving 12-year-old girl’s point of view (turns 13 during the second half of the … Continue reading
MG BOOKS THAT WOULD MAKE A GOOD MOVIE
The annual Academy Awards are announced this Sunday evening. Like most years I’m woefully behind seeing only three of the best picture nominated films so far. I’ll still watch the award show, but I’m always more fascinated with the screenplay … Continue reading
WEST OF THE MOON for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
I have been on a contemporary MG binge this year so I took a break for this novel set in the mid 19th century. Filled with Norwegian history and folklore, it also contains some frightening scenes. I won’t provide any … Continue reading
ELVIS AND THE UNDERDOGS for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
…Or in longer words ELVIS AND THE UNDERDOGS – SECRETS, SECRET SERVICE, AND ROOM SERVICE. Yes, that’s got to be the longest title for a sequel or any other book this year. I came across the first book in this … Continue reading
Always in the Middle... 