These days, a great recent book for a boy can be hard to find, what with all the new offerings […]
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Phyllis Wheeler's Books
middle grade
I’ve got big Moonbeam news! But first, I apologize for being quiet. You may have been wondering what I am
I got a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award! Read Post »
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment is a middle grade book that takes the female scientist character to a whole ‘nother level. But does the book grab our hearts?
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson, a review Read Post »
In this middle-grade story, An Unexpected Adventure by Kandi J. Wyatt, eighth-grader Harley and two friends help a geologist look for geodes on the beach. Instead, they find what seems to be a huge egg. Soon it hatches –into a dragon!
An Unexpected Adventure by Kandi J. Wyatt, a review Read Post »
I was delighted to find Tonke Dragt’s novel The Letter for the King. It was originally published in 1962 in
The Letter for the King by Tonke Dragt, a review Read Post »
n Mulan: Before the Sword, Grace Lin takes her turn as storyteller of the Chinese folk tale of Mulan, female warrior of old.
Mulan: Before the Sword by Grace Lin, a review Read Post »
It’s here! The Long Shadow, my debut novel, is born today. I am so thrilled and thankful that so many people, including kids and adults, are reading it and telling me they love the book. Including, for example, Covenant Seminary professor Jerram Barrs: “I loved this book.”
My Novel, The Long Shadow, Is Born! Read Post »
In Alone by Megan E Freeman, twelve-year-old Maddie meant to plan a secret sleepover with a smorgasbord of Twinkies, soda and frozen pizza. But her friends cancel and she sleeps by herself at her grandparents’ apartment. Then she wakes up to a new world–one with no other people in it.
Alone by Megan E. Freeman, a review Read Post »
Anne Holm, a Danish journalist and author, wrote this novel in 1963 about a twelve-year-old boy who grew up in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe and remembers nothing else. David’s life and outlook are uniformly grim. He has never even smiled.Anne Holm, a Danish journalist and author, wrote this novel in 1963 about a twelve-year-old boy who grew up in a concentration camp in Eastern Europe and remembers nothing else. David’s life and outlook are uniformly grim. He has never even smiled.
I Am David by Anne Holm, a review Read Post »
Kate Albus has penned a World War II story, A Place to Hang the Moon, that engages the reader magnificently.
A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus, a review Read Post »
Coo by Kaela Noel, a middle-grade tale, tells the story of a girl raised by pigeons. It’s a sweet story;
Coo by Kaela Noel, a middle-grade book review Read Post »
In this book, Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, the author channels his twelve-year-old self, an immigrant living in Edmond, Oklahoma.
Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, a book review Read Post »