For those of you wondering what is going on with the Middle Grade posts, fear not! For I bring you tidings of more good MG titles to come! Over the past year and a half I've been in major transition, traveling/living everywhere from Italy, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, and finally, back to Portland. Now that... Continue Reading →
Fall is officially here! And like many of you, I like to kick off the season with a good, cozy book. My current delicious fall read is The Magicians Tower, by Shawn Thomas Odyssey. A sequel to the debut novel, The Wizard of Dark Street, Odyssey picks back up with his charming heroine, Oona Crate,... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Stormi for winning a free copy of our August Middle Grade Book of the Month, Time Fetch! Stay tuned for more Middle Grade giveaways next month! Happy Monday, everyone!
Happy September, Everyone! As an ending to our celebration of the August release of Time Fetch, we are giving away one free copy for a lucky reader! To enter, complete the form below. Winner will be announced next Middle Grade Monday! Good luck!
In celebration of our Middle Grade Book of the Month, Time Fetch, we've asked author Amy Herrick to stop by for a little chat about her inspiration for the story, the writing process, and a few other fun facts about her life! Enjoy! TIME FETCH is your first novel for young readers. What is the biggest difference between... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first Middle Grade Monday in August! It's been awhile since we've featured a MG book of the month and I'm excited to revive this grand ol' tradition! So, without further adieu (drum roll please...) I'd like to introduce you to a group of 8th graders who have made it their mission to... Continue Reading →
"Max Segredo, tossed out by yet another foster family, has finally come to the end of the line. After being wrongly accused of setting a fire, he is sent to the Merry Sunshine Orphanage — on his thirteenth birthday, no less. But what kind of group home offers classes in surveillance techniques, lock picking, and... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday, everyone! We are thrilled to share with you our special blog tour with Bruce Hale, author of School for S.P.I.E.S: Playing with Fire. Bruce stopped by Novel Novice today to give us a few tips on how to make a dead drop (like real spies do). Enjoy, and be sure to check-out my... Continue Reading →
Be sure to head to your local book store on July 23rd to check-out Shelby Bach's new sequel in The Everafter series, Of Witches and Wind. "In this second book in a series that Kirkus Reviews calls a 'fast-paced combination of middle school realism and fairy-tale fantasy,' it’s up to Rory to save the Ever After School—and... Continue Reading →
Yes. I admit it. I'm a huge sci-fi fan. And lately there seems to be a lot of it popping up in Middle Grade. To say I'm thrilled might be an understatement. Today, in honor of the 66th Anniversary of the Roswell UFO incident, I'd like to celebrate with all my fellow sci-fi nerds by... Continue Reading →
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