Georges, that’s with a silent s, moves into a Brooklyn apartment building and meets Safer, another twelve-year-old who starts a […]
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead, a review Read Post »
Book reviews
Bryan Davis, author of thirty successful young adult books, wrote this middle-grade tale and published it last year. It’s a
Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World by Bryan Davis, a review Read Post »
Jason Reynolds’ award-winning middle-grade novel Ghost tells the story of a boy who joins a track team. But he’s not just any boy; he’s one ran with his mother for their lives from his father, who was shooting at them.
Ghost by Jason Reynolds, a Review Read Post »
Sometimes I stray from my core mission of reviewing middle grade novels. This novel is almost a middle-grade novel. After
Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt, a review Read Post »
Kia struggles to find a place socially on the track team, leaning heavily on her boyfriend. It’s not easy. And then her abuser–her grandfather–shows up and actually moves in with Kia and her mother. It’s a recipe for disaster, especially for the little six-year-old girl that her grandfather is getting to know as a volunteer at a day care.
Freerunner by Kathy Cassel, a review Read Post »
Here’s a truly notable book about Sojourner Truth, set apart by its amazing illustrations and its jewel-toned prose.
In this book, J.J. Johnson gives just the right funny touch to the voice of twelve-year-old Iggy, and occasionally to
Iggy and Oz: the Plastic Dinos of Doom by J.J. Johnson, a review Read Post »
Rob Currie’s debut middle grade novel, Hunger Winter, tells a suspenseful tale of brave kids in World-War-II Holland.
Hunger Winter: A World War II Novel by Rob Currie, a review Read Post »
I know I said I’d be reviewing middle grade books on this blog, but this picture book is just too
ROAR like a Dandelion by Ruth Krauss and Sergio Ruzzier, a review Read Post »
Andrew Peterson’s middle-grade Wingfeather series that started out as an amusing tale full of rollicking names moves to epic scope
The Warden and the Wolf King by Andrew Peterson, a review Read Post »
We learned in the second book that the fangs, which look like beast-humans, are actually recycled humans. In fact, the bad guys nearly succeeding in turning young Kalmar Wingfeather, the 11-year-old next king of Anniera, into a wolfish fang.
The Monster in the Hollows by Andrew Peterson, a review Read Post »
I am reviewing North! or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson, Book 2 in the Wingfeather Saga (2009).This mid-series book could suffer from middle-of-story sag.
North! or Be Eaten by Andrew Peterson, a Review Read Post »