December 23, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Many Friday nights I have anywhere from 2 to 5 preteen girls hanging out at my house. Not all of them are readers, but two of them are very fervent readers. In fact, I was surprised recently to learn that The Tween’s BF had almost 5 times the AR points as her, which is astounding […]
September 26, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Capture the Flag by Kate Messner is a contemporary mystery with a touch of history (in the form of historical facts), just perfect for middle grade students and younger tweens. Anna, Jose and Henry (7th graders) don’t meet each other at a special reception for THE flag that inspired the writing of “Star Spangled Banner”. They […]
March 26, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS
Please join me me in welcoming school librarian Amianne Bailey to the TLT team. She will be joining us periodically to review middle grade fiction and provide us with a Middle Grade Moment (MG Moment). Today she reviews Okay for Now by Gary d. Schmidt. A Story of Baseball, Birds, and BulliesOkay for Now by […]
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