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Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage, a review

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage, a review

by Phyllis | Jun 19, 2019 | Book reviews, Middle-grade voice example

Three Times Lucky, by Sheila Turnage (2012), tells a middle-grade whodunit with the unforgettable Southern voice of a rising sixth-grader, Mo. Mo lives with the eccentric proprietors of the town diner, Lana and the Colonel. No matter that the Colonel has amnesia and...
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, a review

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez, a review

by Phyllis | Jun 5, 2019 | Book reviews, Middle-grade voice example

Sal Vidon, able narrator, is somehow calm when outrageous things are happening. And plenty of outrageous things do happen in this book, so the result is hilarious. Carlos Hernandez’ middle grade novel Sal and Gabi Break the Universe focuses on out-of-this-world...
Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo, a review

Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo, a review

by Phyllis | Mar 6, 2019 | Book reviews, Middle-grade voice example

Louisiana’s Way Home, a middle-grade historical  novel by Kate DiCamillo, took ahold of my heart somehow. I read it a couple of days ago, and it’s still hanging around in my mind. I think it’s the amazing combination of the quirky characters, the awful...
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos, a review

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos, a review

by Phyllis | Oct 24, 2018 | Book reviews, Middle-grade voice example

Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos, a review Published in 2011 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Genre: Middle grade historical Not till I got to the end of this book did I realize how autobiographical it was.  It features a 12-year-old boy, Jack, in the most bizarre...
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