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 →
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 →
"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 →
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 →
Apparently, The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan is being classified as a "middle grade" book. It's not. I mean, it is ... but that's not all it is, and if you think you're too old for middle grade or that MG just isn't your thing, I beg of you not to dismiss The Weight... Continue Reading →
Apparently, The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan is being classified as a "middle grade" book. It's not. I mean, it is ... but that's not all it is, and if you think you're too old for middle grade or that MG just isn't your thing, I beg of you not to dismiss The Weight... Continue Reading →
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