Family dynamics take center stage in Hena Khan’s More to the Story, which was was inspired by Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women
Browsing: Middle Grade
A girl tries to save her family farm while simultaneously dealing with the loss of her father in The Wish and the Peacock, by Wendy S. Swore
I wasn’t initially sure how I’d feel about Danielle Svetcov’s Parked, but wow, was I captivated. It’s the story of two intersecting characters.
Lindsey Duga’s The Haunting takes me right back to my childhood, curled under a blanket with a flashlight and squeezing a stuffed animal.
Lyla Lee’s new series features a Korean-American girl who wants to fit in and be herself. The first book is Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business.
If you have not read the first two books in Frank L. Cole’s Potions Masters trilogy, stop here. Go read them before reading The Seeking Serum.
The power of music to hurt and to heal is explored in the upper-middle grade novel Broken Strings, by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer.
Christine Day’s debut novel, I Can Make This Promise, is a heartfelt novel that follows a girl as she unravels her family’s past.
I jumped at the chance to read/review the Lottie Perkins series written by Katrina Nannestad and illustrated by Makoto Koji.
Terry Lynn Johnson’s high-adventure books are page-turners, and her latest middle-grade novel, Dog Driven, lives up to her reputation.