Author Interview: Little Monsters by Maire Roche Little Monsters is a middle grade retelling of Little Women with a twist: the March sisters are actual monsters. Meg has teeth that are a little too sharp. Jo goes full werewolf under the full moon. Beth takes flight on wings she has […]
Feature: This Is Your Fault, Fourth Grade August is National Dog Month, and we are getting a head start this week! If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, you know exactly what kind of dog people we are. Someone handed you Where the Red Fern Grows in fourth […]
Feature: The True Story of Mo Farah, the Boy Who Ran to Be Free by Dr. Seema Yasmin We want to tell you about a book and also about this week, because they are connected, even if the people in this story do not share one story. Mo Farah ran […]
Author Interview: Maysoon Zayid, The Girl Who Can Can by Seema Yasmin In her writing, Seema Yasmin has a gift for bringing extraordinary real life stories to young readers in a way that feels honest, hopeful, and deeply human. In Maysoon Zayid, The Girl Who Can Can, Seema introduces kids […]
Cover Crush & Middle Grade Monday: Aftermyth by Tracy Wolff Aftermyth is officially on our Middle Grade Monday radar, and we’re already intrigued by its blend of myth, magic, and big questions meant for younger readers ready to dive into epic storytelling. Tracy Wolff steps into the middle grade space […]
Blog Tour & Middle Grade Monday: The Cassette Tape Secret by Danielle Herzog Alex Bennett has figured out how to survive middle school: stay invisible. After years of being bullied for his OCD, blending in feels like the safest choice. But when the new girl, Ida May, insists on partnering […]
Blog Tour & Middle Grade Monday: Greta Ever After by Melissa Dassori Greta Starr wants nothing more than to be a reporter with stories that matter, but being stuck on the most boring beat of the school paper has her feeling invisible. Then comes her twelfth birthday gift: a cuckoo […]
Review: Absolutely Everything by Damian Alexander Middle school is messy, complicated, and full of changes, and Damian Alexander captures all of it with humor and heart in Absolutely Everything. This new middle grade graphic novel follows Marcella, a sixth grader juggling shifting friendships, a family move, and the daily challenges […]
Author Interview: Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson ND Stevenson’s Scarlet Morning is a story years in the making, first dreamed up when they were twelve, now reimagined with the depth and perspective of an adult storyteller. Blending adventure, emotion, and over 100 stunning illustrations, the novel follows Viola and Wilmur […]
Guest Post: Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet We are thrilled to host author Rainie Oet on the blog to talk about her Middle Grade debut, a book in-verse about neurodivergence, video games, and how some kids do not fit in the binary! Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet is available now […]