Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. The following are middle-grade books published in 2016.
Browsing: Middle Grade
The first thing that attracted me to “The Friendship Experiment” was its cover. And its cover is perfectly inline with Erin Teagan’s story.
The target audience for Melissa Sweet’s “Some Writer!” is middle grade, but anyone who grew up reading E.B. White’s books (or essays) will enjoy it.
“When the Sea Turned to Silver” is a beautiful novel. Not only are Grace Lin’s illustrations intricate and beautifully rendered, her prose is, too.
Susan Maupin Schmid’s “If the Magic Fits” is along the same vein as Jessica Day George’s “Tuesdays at the Castle.” It’s light, exciting and full of magic.
J. Scott Savage’s middle-grade novel “Gears of Revolution” is as engrossing as its Mysteries of the Cove predecessor, “Fires of Invention.”
In Todd Fahnestock’s “Wishing World,” dreams are real. The middle-grade novel is based on bedtime stories the author told his children when they were little.
Writing is what Ross Welford does best. It’s his job and his purpose, though he says he doesn’t need to…
Stories have always helped “Eden’s Escape” author M. Tara Crowl understand the world. Writing her own, she says, “just feels right.”
At first, I had a hard time getting into Jo Knowles “Still a Work in Progress.” I put it aside a few times before dedicating a half hour to it. I’m glad I did.