Meg Rosoff’s McTavish Goes Wild is a fun summer read
A family learns to love the outdoors with the help of their dog in Meg Rosoff and Grace Easton’s early chapter book McTavish Goes Wild.
Browsing: Middle Grade
Celesta Rimington bends reality in lovely Elephant’s Girl
There’s something about Celesta Rimington’s The Elephant’s Girl that just calls to readers. From the cover to the magical story, it’s one you won’t forget.
Almond and Litchfield’s War is Over is moving MG novel
David Almond and David Litchfield’s War is Over is a short novel — I read it in about 40 minutes — that packs a large emotional punch.
ICYMI: April 2020 MG books
It’s time for another round of In Case You Missed It, MG Edition. These are books I received but was unable to review because of time constraints
Take a trip with Nancy J. Cavanaugh’s When I Hit the Road
When I Hit the Road, a new middle-grade novel by Nancy J. Cavanaugh, celebrates the tradition of tween/teen diary writing.
Travel to 1850s California in Bo-Bo’s Cave of Gold
BO-BO’S CAVE OF GOLD, by Pam Berkman, Dorothy Hearst, et al., Margaret K. McElderry Books, April 28, 2020, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 6-9)…
Joy McCullough’s Field Guide to Getting Lost is a delight
Sometimes you come across a book that just makes you happy. Joy McCullough’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost is one such book.
Sandy Stark-McGinnis’ Space Between Lost and Found is must read
Author Sandy Stark-McGinnis explores living in The Space Between Lost and Found in her emotional new novel for middle readers.
Tod Olson’s Into the Clouds is a fantastic nonfiction narrative
Tod Olson’s Into the Clouds follows the experiences of three groups of mountaineers as they attempt to summit the deadly K2.
Rebecca Stead’s List of Things That Will Not Change is strong MG
The List of Things That Will Not Change, by Rebecca Stead, follows a girl adjusting to a new normal after her parent’s divorce.