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Tag: Middle Grade
Book Review: Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas
It might be the "creepy" factor that will interest kids in picking up this book, but it's the layers to the story and the complicated, authentic characters that will keep kids reading.
Book Review: The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby
I can't think of any book that really captures what it's like to deal with that anger inside of you and the fallout from it like this one does.
2022 Middle Grade Books to Have on Your Radar, Part Two
Let's look at some exciting middle grade books coming out in the second half of 2022!
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It’s a Small World! A guest post by Betty Culley
In THE NATURAL GENIUS OF ANTS, Harvard Corson has a huge task in front of him and only a short summer to accomplish it—trying to get his doctor father to forgive himself for a very big mistake that cost a baby her life. Not only that, but Harvard also needs to keep an ant colony alive!
Why Learning History Was So Much Easier in China, a guest post by Xiran Jay Zhao
I owe a lot of my knowledge and fascination with history to the passion with which Chinese culture honors its past and the skills of storytellers in passing this heritage to new generations, and I hope to bring some of this passion to a young Western audience.
Never Too Much, a guest post by Catherine Bakewell
When I was in middle school, the word “nerd” was thrown around a lot, a word that then meant someone who was too much, who loved something too deeply. This passion was a delicate flame within me when I was 14, a little older than Elissa, the protagonist of my novel, We Are the Song.
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Series are the “Comfort Food” of the Book World, a guest post by Erin Soderberg Downing
I like to think series books are the “Comfort Tacos” of the book world; they pull you in and swaddle you up in a world where you know you belong, know you feel comfortable, and where everything is just a little easier.
Who Do We Become without the Things That Make Us Who We Are? A guest post by Bree Barton
When people ask how my depression started, I say three little words: The Lion King.
Take 5: Boys in realistic middle grade graphic novels
When a student asked for graphic novels about boys dealing with friendship, school, and life issues, he got me thinking.
Worlds Apart: A. J. Sass on Researching the Barcelona Setting for Ellen Outside the Lines
Ellen Outside the Lines challenged me in the research it initially required to get a handle on my setting and the cultural heritage of the characters who called Barcelona home.
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