• Reviews

    Middle School Bites

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    Synopsis: “Thanks to a series of unfortunate bites, eleven-year-old Tom is a triple threat: he’s a Vam-Wolf-Zom. And just in time for the first day of middle school. So much for his Invisible Tom Plan. He never thought to make a What If I Turn Into A Vampire Werewolf Zombie Plan. Maybe…

  • Reviews

    Eleanor, Alice, and the Roosevelt Ghosts

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    Synopsis: “Murderous ghosts and buried family secrets threaten young Eleanor and Alice Roosevelt in this thrilling middle-grade novel that puts a supernatural spin on alternate history. It’s 1898 in New York City and ghosts exist among humans. When an unusual spirit takes up residence at the Roosevelt house, thirteen-year-old Eleanor…

  • Lists

    12 Somewhat Scary Stories for Middle Grade Readers

    I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a scaredy-cat – I don’t like haunted houses, scary movies, or even scary books! But I know tons of readers who love books that creep them out, so if that’s something you love – check out these creepy titles for middle grade…

  • Reviews

    Review: Boys of Blur

    I heard about Boys of Blur on the Fuse #8 blog from School Library Journal about some books that the author (Elizabeth Bird) thought might be strong contenders for the Newbery Award for 2015.  A slight novel, with less than 200 pages, Boys of Blur, packed a punch.  With strong parallel…

  • Reviews

    Book Review: Fallen

    I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this young adult book.  This is a fun, summer reader for kids (especially girls) in 7th grade and up.  It’s a romantic story about a girl named Luce Price who is sent to Sword & Cross boarding school for a history that…