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12 Middle Grade Books Set in NYC
The Big Apple is an iconic setting for so many books and movies. New York City is such a big setting, it often becomes a character in its own right. These 12 middle grade books set in NYC, range in genre and style, but all have the same setting. I…
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2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (January – June)
Last week I was able to share a host of debut authors publishing picture books in 2023. Well, I’m back to share some 2023 Middle Grade Debut Authors (January – June). And with so many new authors being published in 2023, I’m posting the first half of the year today…
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15 Middle Grade Novels about Robots & Coding
STEM and coding have been buzzwords for so long now, I don’t think they can be considered buzzwords anymore. Kids are learning how to code in early elementary school as the world moves further into a digital space. If anything, COVID taught us that a lot more can happen online…
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16 Out-of-This-World Middle Grade: Science Fiction
With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres.…
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16 Books About Time Travel
Full of adventure, time travel books have a little something for everyone! I personally love time travel books that travel to the past and preferably more than one place in the story. One of my favorite time travel YA books is The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig. On her…
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The Mutant Mushroom Takeover
Synopsis: “Stranger Things meets The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl in this lightly spooky debut about Maggie, an aspiring young naturalist, and her YouTuber best friend, Nate, who use their smarts and science to solve the mystery behind a mutant fungus that’s threatening the town. Ever since Magnolia Stone’s scientist dad left Shady Pines…
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10 MG Sci-Fi Books with Female Protagonists
It’s National Science Fiction Day! Although an unofficial holiday, many sci-fi fans celebrate National Science Fiction Day on Isaac Asimov’s birthday, January 2nd. “I write for the same reason I breathe – because if I didn’t, I would die.” Nothing could be truer, Isaac Asimov was a well-known science fiction…
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Aliens Among Us: 15+ Science Fiction Titles for Ages 8-12
Summer is here! And that means loads of time for kids to experience books in all their glory. This is also a great time to encourage kids to read the books they choose (without having to worry about school assignments) and to try out new genres that they might be…
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Middle Grade ARCs I Picked Up At PLA
I talked yesterday about the awesome experience I had at PLA this past weekend. What I didn’t get to finish talking about is that I picked up so many great ARCs that I’m having a hard time deciding what to start reading first. If you’re unfamiliar with a large library…
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Bringing Middle Grade Books Into Every Classroom
A few weeks ago, I got the distinct pleasure of presenting to future teachers at St. Joseph’s University outside of Philadelphia. The young lady who invited me to speak is a junior at St. Joe’s this year and we just realized that I’ve known her for ten years already! She…
