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Tag: Mind the Middle
Paper Boats, Sand, and Hydrogen Balloons: The Meaning Behind the Magic in Cousins in the Time of Magic, a guest post by Emma Otheguy
If someone wants to ask if I planned the significance of these objects, you can tell them yes: with plane flights and research and a lifetime of reading about boats and sand and magical balloons that make large distances small, I planned it all.
Move Over, Middle Grade: It’s Time for Young Teen Lit, a guest post by Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel
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.
Changing Stereotypes about Mental Health in Safe Harbor, a guest post by Padma Venkatraman
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.
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Historical Fiction versus REAL Fiction, a guest post by H.M. Bouwman
I’ve been thinking for a while about the question of how stories relate to truth.
My Heroes ~ The Real-life Book Warriors, a guest post by Elly Swartz
And as an author, I’ve had the privilege of seeing the effect teachers and librarians have every time I visit a school.
A Really Cold Fever Dream: Using Fantasy and Feelings to Make Sense of Our World, a guest post by Meera Trehan
If there’s one takeaway I’d like all readers to get, it’s that they matter, just as they are, and they deserve to follow their dreams.
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Take Five: 2024 Middle Grade Native American Books
Sometimes the simple act of adding some books to my own personal endless TBR stack or list is all it takes for me to want to do a Take Five list.
Holiday Gift Guide: Six Inclusive MG Fantasies, a guest post by Marieke Nijkamp
If you’re looking to foster a love for fantasy that’s sure to last a lifetime, here are six spectacular, inclusive (and more or less recent) middle grade fantasy books to gift this holiday season.
Most Anticipated Middle Grade Reads of 2025
Check out these 25 middle grade titles coming out in 2025!
Take Five: 2024 LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Novels
A few more great books to round out your reading year!
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