“Write what you think you can’t.” It’s a piece of advice M. T. Anderson once gave to fellow author Kathi…
Browsing: Middle Grade
Middle-grade novels, even realistic ones, are magic, says author Tami Lewis Brown. “Young readers get totally immersed in great stories,…
Fiftieth anniversaries are always important, but for book to still be on the shelves 50 years after its first printing…
“The Poisoned House,” by Michael Ford, Albert Whitman & Company, Aug. 1, 2011, $16.99 (ages 13 and up) If you’re…
“SOMEBODY’S GIRL,” by Maggie De Vries, Orca Young Readers, May 1, 2011, $7.95 (ages 8-11) Martha has always known she…
“GHOST MESSAGES,” by Jacqueline Guest, Coteau Books, April 1, 2011, $8.95 (ages 9-12) The world became a smaller place in…
“VAN GOGH AND THE POST-IMPRESSIONISTS FOR KIDS: Their Lives and Ideas, 21 Activities” (For Kids series), by Carol Sabbeth, Chicago…
Author Gary Paulsen writes every day. He carries his laptop or his notebook and a pen with him and makes…
“THE WIZARD OF DARK STREET,” by Shawn Thomas Odyssey, Egmont, July 26, 2011, $16.99 (ages 9-12) If you ever have…
“SPELLBOUND: The Book of Elsewhere Vol. 2,” by Jacqueline West, Dial, July 12, 2011, $16.99 (ages 9-12) Imagination and creativity…