Once again, Lisa Schroeder has crafted an utterly charming story about family, friendship, and cherishing the little things that matter most, with her latest middle grade novel, My Secret Guide to Paris. Nora has always wanted to see Paris, thanks to her Grandma Sylvia's stories. But when Sylvia suddenly passes away just months before their... Continue Reading →
The powers of imagination, friendship, and love are the driving force behind The Imaginary by A.F. Harrold, a whimsical and delightful new middle grade book, lovingly enhanced with original illustrations by Emily Gravett. Rudger is Amanda’s best friend. He doesn't exist, but nobody's perfect. Only Amanda can see her imaginary friend – until the sinister... Continue Reading →
A beautiful tribute to love, friendship, family, and Charlotte's Web, Joanne Rocklin's Fleabrain Loves Franny is a charming and whimsical read that will appeal to readers of all ages. This gem of a novel takes place in Pittsburgh in 1952. Franny Katzenback, while recovering from polio, reads and falls in love with the brand-new book... Continue Reading →
There's a reason Ann M. Martin is in a class to herself when it comes to writing some of the best middle grade fiction of the last few decades. It's because she is simply that good, and nowhere is that more clear than in her newest book, Rain Reign. Rose Howard has OCD, Asperger’s syndrome,... Continue Reading →
Peter Pan is kind of a jerk, and there's no one better to let you know why than Jocelyn Hook, the daring (and, let's admit it, much more kind-hearted) daughter of none other can Captain Hook. Her saga of surviving (and escaping) finishing school, and her quest to avenge her father's death against the Neverland's... Continue Reading →
A charming new middle grade adventure from author Kelly Barnhill awaits readers within the pages of her latest book, The Witch's Boy. When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble from their raft into a raging, bewitched river, only Ned survives. Villagers are convinced the wrong boy lived. Sure enough, Ned grows up weak and... Continue Reading →
Adventure, freedom, and the enormity of growing up are at the heart of Katherine Rundell's beautifully charged new novel, Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms. Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist... Continue Reading →
Review by 12-year-old, Abby Bingham. When I read this book my heart just melted over Ester, a little girl from Chicago who lived during the Great Depression. Ester doesn’t quite fit in with her family. Her ma is superstitious and is very strict. She believed if you do something wrong it could bring bad luck.... Continue Reading →
One spunky heroine. A dash of romance. A sprinkle of magic. And one horde of cake-craving zombies. Those are the winning ingredients to K.L. Kincy's charming and delightful new middle grade novel, Deadly Delicious. Twelve-year-old Josephine DeLune can’t take the heat this sweltering summer of 1955, and she was out of the kitchen long ago.... Continue Reading →
Channeling the best of classic gothic horror, Jonathan Auxier delights with his new chilling middle grade fairy tale, The Night Gardener. The Night Gardener follows two abandoned Irish siblings who travel to work as servants at a creepy, crumbling English manor house. But the house and its family are not quite what they seem. Soon... Continue Reading →
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