Here’s a truly notable book about Sojourner Truth, set apart by its amazing illustrations and its jewel-toned prose.
So Tall Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt, illus. by Daniel Minter
April 7, 2020 by
Iggy and Oz: the Plastic Dinos of Doom by J.J. Johnson, a review
April 1, 2020 by
Middle-grade voice involves a (usually) sassy or joking twelve-year-old who’s finding himself or herself in a pickle and agonizing about it in a very funny way. It’s unique to middle grade books, as far as I can tell. I’ve talked about it before, and even have a category on this blog, “middle-grade voice example.” In […]
Hunger Winter: A World War II Novel by Rob Currie, a review
March 12, 2020 by
Rob Currie’s debut middle grade novel, Hunger Winter, tells a suspenseful tale of brave kids in World-War-II Holland.
