Tag Archives: MMGM

A Special MARVELOUS MIDDLE GRADE MONDAY: Blog tour for It’s NOT Just A Dog

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Greg Pattridge

I am thrilled to be the seventh stop on the Blog Tour for It’s NOT Just A Dog, a new novel by Pam Torres. Thanks for inviting me, Pam! The full schedule is below in case you missed the start … Continue reading →

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OKAY FOR NOW for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Greg Pattridge

I started mentoring youth in 1998 and have continued to this day in two different mentoring organizations.  I’ve been lucky to be matched with three boys and two of them are now about to graduate from college. Gary D. Schmidt’s, … Continue reading →

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More Than a Dog Story

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Greg Pattridge

Another MMGM and who doesn’t love a dog story? Okay, I can think of a few. But maybe if they read Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate Dicamillo  their feelings would change. Date of Publication: 2000 Page count: 22,123 Publisher’s description: … Continue reading →

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Review: Dead End in Norvelt

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Greg Pattridge

The sequel comes out tomorrow but today I’m taking a look at Jack Gantos’s  autobiographical novel , DEAD END IN NORVELT. Date of Publication: 2011 Page count: 73,597 Publisher’s description: Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End … Continue reading →

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My First Review for MMGM

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Greg Pattridge

I’ve enjoyed reading the many posts from Marvelous Middle Grade Monday (MMGM) the past year and thought it was time to pay back with one of my own. Since I have been writing in the first person POV, my reviews … Continue reading →

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