Kids and adults like to read what’s real to them. All of these middle grade fiction novels have a strong school setting. However, they are so different — from a wide range of appeal (on for 7 – 8 year olds and another for 12+), the themes, and the writing style. Warp Speed Middle-schooler Marley…
Category Archives: 12 and up
Addie on the Inside and Camo Girl — Standing Up for Others and Themselves
I really think that I might love novels in verse. This month(ish) I’ve read 4 — this one Addie on the Inside, the two by Ellen Hopkins, and another Cybils Middle Grade Fiction nominee (and National Book Award winner) Inside Out and Back Again. This book is written in verse (mostly unrhymed free verse), but…
The Name of the Star
The Name of the Star is Maureen Johnson’s latest YA book. The ONLY reason I got this audiobook was because it was by Maureen Johnson, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed her Suite Scarlett books. The blurb of this book said it was funny, so I trusted that somehow Jack the Ripper and foggy ghostly looking covers…
Hunger Games Book and Movie Poster giveaway
A little while ago I was sent an email which asked if I’d be interested in helping to promote the Hunger Games movie. Since I enjoyed the series, and the Hunger Games book is one of Dawn’s 5-Star reads, and my 13-year-old daughter counts them as her very favorite books ever and is counting down…
The Last Dragon
The Last Dragon is a graphic novel that tells a tale of heroism and dragon wars. It deals with issues such as how heroes become and are not made, who is a hero and how to find one when needed, and the all-important how to slay a dragon. It is a gorgeous book—the illustrations are…
The Iron Knight
My 13-year-old daughter and I have been enjoying Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series since we first were exposed to The Iron King last summer. Please check out my review of that book for an indication of the inventive and adventure-filled world that Julie Kagawa has created. The Iron Knight is the 4th installment in the…
Home for the Holidays (Mother Daughter Book Club)
Amanda (now 13) and I have read the four books in Heather Vogel Frederick’s Mother-Daughter Bookclub series together in the last 3 years (Check out my links to all my thoughts and reviews on the first 3 books HERE, as well as my review of the 4th, Pies and Prejudice. I’m not sure who gets…
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