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Tag Archives: middle grade novel

#656 – Fat and Bones And Other Stories by Larissa Theule & Adam S. Doyle

920149 Adam S. Doyle Charolrhoda Books children's book reviews Debut Book fairies farm life feuds Larissa Theule Lerner Publishing Group middle grade novel pig foot stew 8 Comments

#651 – Rhyme Schemer by K. A. Holt

920149 absent parents bullied bullier children's book reviews Chronicle Books K.A. Holt middle grade novel poems Poetry seventh grade 9 Comments

#644 – The Guardian Herd #1: Starfire by Jennifer Lynn Alvarez

820148 children's book reviews Guardian Herd HarperCollins Children’s Books HarperCollins Publishers Hundred Year Star Jennifer Lynn Alvarez Land of Anok middle grade novel Pegasus Starfire 12 Comments

#640 – The Pushcart War: 50th Anniversary Edition by Jean Merrill & Ronni Solbert

820148 bullies children's book reviews Jean Merrill middle grade novel mighty trucks New York Review of Books outwitting an opponent pushcarts Ronni Solbert standing up for what is right The New York Review Children’s Collection 1 Comment

#625 – Virgil Creech Takes a Swipe at Redemption by Mark Myers

820148 1920's boy's book bullies children's book reviews family relationships friends Mark Myers middle grade novel Virgil Creech Takes a Swipe at Redemption 4 Comments

#613 – Cousins and Robbers: Tales of Black Jack Jetty by Michael A. Carestio

720147 Atlantic City Atlantic Ocean Black Jack Jetty children's book reviews cops and robbers Cousins and Robbers: Tales of Black Jack Jetty Michael A. Carestio middle grade novel 9 Comments

#607 – Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale by Darcy Pattison

720147 alcoholism children's book reviews darcy pattison family drama family dynamics Hansel and Gretel middle grade novel Mims House runaways Saucy and Bubba: A Hansel and Gretel Tale wicked stepmother 8 Comments

#591 – Return to Canterbury by Melissa Ann Goodwin

620146 1930's Canterbury Vermont arson children's book reviews family of choice friendship hydroelectric power stations Melissa Ann Goodwin middle grade novel time capsules time travel 8 Comments

#587 – Colt Humboldt and the Close of Death by T. A. Anderson

620146 black plague children's book reviews Colt Humboldt debut work folklores Mary King's Close middle grade novel Scotland Scotland legends T. A. Anderson 29 Comments

Interview: Debut Author Ellen Prager, PhD

620146 author interview children's book reviews Dr. Ellen Prager middle grade novel novel excerpt ocean creatures Scarletta Press The Shark Whisperer World Oceans Day 2 Comments

Excerpt: The Shark Whisperer by Dr. Ellen Prager

520145 Antonio Javier Caparo Book Excerpts Dr. Ellen Prager middle grade novel Oceans Scaletta Press Scarletta Junior Readers sharks super-powers 9 Comments

#554 – Wind Dancer by Chris Platt

420144 animal abuse animal neglect children's book reviews Chris Platt horses middle grade novel Peachtree Publishers prosthetics PTSD wounded warriors 16 Comments

#536 – Evil Fairies Love Hair by Mary G. Thompson

420144 children's book reviews Clarion Books ego fairies hexes Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company imps Mary G. Thompson middle grade novel relationships wishes 13 Comments

#504 – Wanderville by Wendy McClure

220142 children's book reviews indentured servitude middle grade novel orphan trains of 19th and 20th senturies Penguin Young Readers Razorbill Wendy McClure work farms 16 Comments

#499 – Andy Smithson #2: The Venom of the Serpent’s Cunning By L. R. W. Lee

220142 children's book reviews Createspace curses dragons Fantasy kingsoms knights L. R. W. Lee Medieval Times middle grade novel 20 Comments

#494 – Clifton Chase and the Arrow of Light by Jaimie M. Engle & Debbie Waldorf Johnson

220142 children's book reviews Debbie Waldorf Johnson dwarfs England Jaimie M. Engle King Edward IV King Edward V King Richard medieval England middle grade novel the year was 1485 13 Comments

#493 – The Wide Awake Loons by Katherine L. Holmes

120141 children's book reviews human-animal relationships Katherine L. Holmes loons middle grade novel Silver Knight Publishing snapper turtles summer cabins 11 Comments

#483 – Diego’s Dragon #1: Spirits of the Sun by Kevin Gerard

120141 children's book reviews Crying Cougar Press dragons family dynamics fantasy series Kevin Gerard Mexican history middle grade novel relationships 8 Comments

#477 – High-Voltage Danger Lab: Nick and Tesla #1 by “Science Bob” Pflugfelder & Steve Hockensmith

120141 children's book reviews middle grade novel nichola tesla Quirk Books Science Bob Pflugfelder science eperimanta science gadgets Scott Garrett Steve Hockensmith 13 Comments

#464 – The Templeton Twins Make a Scene: Book #2 by Ellis Weiner & Jeremy Holmes

12201312 children's book reviews Chronicle Books Cryptic crossword Dan D. Dean Dean D. Dean Ellis Weiner inventions Jeremy Holmes middle grade novel twins 21 Comments

#462 – Hotdogger: An Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel by Karla Oceanak & Kendra Spanje

12201312 Aldo Zelnick Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel Series Bailiwick Press children's book reviews Colorado Karla Oceanak Kendra Spanjer middle grade novel skiing 13 Comments

#434 – Lost in London by Cindy Callahan

10201310 Aladdin Mix children's book reviews Cindy Callahan Europe friendship London middle grade novel new friends Simon & Schuster travel 6 Comments

#428 – Zero Tolerance By Claudia Mills

10201310 children's book reviews Claudia Mills due diligence Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR for the greater good Macmillan Publishers Margaret Ferguson Books middle grade novel zero tolerance policies 23 Comments

#420 – Dog Chronicles: Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I By Alison Hart

10201310 Alison Hart Belgium children's book reviews Dog Chronicle Series Book 1 dogs in wars England Michael Montgomery middle grade novel Peachtree Publisher World War I 12 Comments

#412 – Smith: The Story of a Pickpocket by Leon Garfield

920139 childrens book review class division in 18th century London learning to read Leon Garfield London middle grade novel murder Phoenix Award in Children's LIterature Pickpocket relationships and trust The New York Review Children’s Collection 15 Comments

#409 – Hello There, We’ve Been Waiting for You! By Laurie B. Arnold

920139 children's book reviews death friendship Laurie B. Arnold middle grade novel moving New Mexico new starts Prospecta Press Reality television relationships teleporting Truth & Consequences 4 Comments

#405 – Young Knights of the Round Table: The King’s Ransom by Cheryl Carpinello

920139 Cheryl Carpinello children's book reviews Jodi Carpinello King Arthur King Edward Knights of the Round Table Middle Ages middle grade novel MuseItUp Publishing MuseItUpYoung Wales 11 Comments

#402 – The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond

920139 Candlewick Press carnivals children's book reviews circus David Almond middle grade novel Oliver Jeffers piranhas roadies swimming with piranhas 17 Comments

#375 – Texting the Underworld by Ellen Booraem

820138 banshees children's book reviews Dial Books for Young Readers Ellen Booraem imprint of Penguin Group Ireland of olde middle grade novel The other side under world 8 Comments

#368 – Return to Cardamom by Julie Grasso

820138 Aunt Isabel Caramel Cardamom children's book reviews David Blackwell Forbidden Planet Intergalactic Council Julie Grasso Lex middle grade novel 11 Comments

#336 – The Firebird Chronicles, Book 1: Rise of the Shadow Stealers by Daniel Ingram-Brown

620136 adventure childrens book review Daniel Ingram-Brown Fantasy Firebird John Hunt Publishing Melusine middle grade novel Our Street Books storybook characters Storyteller 7 Comments

#333 – A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk

620136 1967 Tanzania children's book reviews healers Katie Quirk middle grade novel President Nyerere Sukuma Swahili language Tanzania William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 27 Comments

#331 – The Ifs by J. D. Pooker

520135 animal warriors Broden children's book reviews gnomes J. D. Pooker Landon Little Devil Books little men middle grade novel ninja warriors Slade The Ifs warriors 12 Comments

#318 – The Dream Dealer by Marita Phillips

520135 children's book reviews Delphi Dream Dealer drugs and alcohol Finn immortality Marita Phillips middle grade novel Neve Press souls temptation 7 Comments

#309 – The Chronicle of Egg, #1: Deadweather and Sunrise by Geoff Rodkey

420134 children's book reviews G. P. Putnam’s Son Books for Young Readers Geoff Rodkey Jacopo Bruno lost treasures middle grade novel mystery natives Old Caribbean Islands of 1700's pirates 13 Comments

#305 – Bully.com by Joe Lawlor

420134 bullying Cyber-bullying Eerdmans Books for Young Readers investigation Joe Lawlor middle grade book review middle grade novel realistic story Violence and Abuse 14 Comments

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