
Heavy Medal
February 14, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
Graphic novels rules. Graphic novels are real books. Reading graphic novels is real reading.
February 7, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
Today I'm sharing five new middle grade books coming out this month. Check in every Friday for themed Take Five lists of middle grade books!
February 6, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
This story begins with two middle school librarians, miles and miles apart, who both feel passionately that what publishers call middle grade literature is not what their students need or want.
February 5, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
Slowly but surely a story formed in my mind. It featured a mystery, ghosts, clever tweens, a notorious graveyard . . . and a countdown. A terrifying countdown.
February 4, 2025 by Ally Watkins
Fast Five is an author interview series. The author is sent 10 questions and is asked to answer five of them. If you are an author interested in participating in the Fast Five Author Interview series, please fill out this form. Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy author living in California. She loves books, cats, books […]
January 30, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
Get ready to add a bunch of new titles to your TBR. If it's anything like mine, it's probably already bursting with 2025 titles!
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January 24, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
Please enjoy some new middle grade graphic novels out this month. And remember, reading comics is real reading!
January 22, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
While depression can be debilitating - I definitely don’t want to minimize its seriousness - it’s important for readers to meet role models who successfully manage their mental health and manage to achieve their familial and career ambitions.
January 21, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
I’ve been thinking for a while about the question of how stories relate to truth.
January 17, 2025 by Amanda MacGregor
This list of recent-ish middle grade titles looks at gun violence in places that include schools but also take place in other spaces.
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Good Comics for Kids
by Renee Scott
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