David Almond and David Litchfield’s War is Over is a short novel — I read it in about 40 minutes — that packs a large emotional punch.
Browsing: Middle Grade
It’s time for another round of In Case You Missed It, MG Edition. These are books I received but was unable to review because of time constraints
When I Hit the Road, a new middle-grade novel by Nancy J. Cavanaugh, celebrates the tradition of tween/teen diary writing.
BO-BO’S CAVE OF GOLD, by Pam Berkman, Dorothy Hearst, et al., Margaret K. McElderry Books, April 28, 2020, Hardcover, $18.99 (ages 6-9)…
Sometimes you come across a book that just makes you happy. Joy McCullough’s A Field Guide to Getting Lost is one such book.
Author Sandy Stark-McGinnis explores living in The Space Between Lost and Found in her emotional new novel for middle readers.
Tod Olson’s Into the Clouds follows the experiences of three groups of mountaineers as they attempt to summit the deadly K2.
The List of Things That Will Not Change, by Rebecca Stead, follows a girl adjusting to a new normal after her parent’s divorce.
Katharine Orton’s Nevertell is a magical tale set in the Siberian cold. It’s a fast-moving read that has an air of a ghost story mixed with magical realism.
Magic Required is Book 3 in Obert Skye’s Wizard for Hire series, and it’s worth your time. The trilogy is a great one for older middle-readers moving to YA.