I’ve never read any of Erin Hunter’s Warriors series. I know that they are very popular with middle grade readers.When I received a copy of one of the TokyoPop graphic novel Manga series Warriors: SkyClan and the Stranger #1: The Rescue, I thought it was a good way to see what the fuss was about….
Category Archives: ages 9 – 12
Squish
Graphic novels are fun to read and re-read. My 2nd grade son proved this by reading this book, then reading it again the same day, and continuing to read it day after day after day. I was happy that he was reading instead of doing other things, but I finally had to hide the book…
Guinea Dog
Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings was a Cybils Middle Grade fiction nominee, but I never got to it. The theme of pets was fairly common in our cache of nominees, because it’s a pretty common theme among middle grade students. They all want a pet, and they often don’t get what they want. In Guinea…
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer: Books on Screen
In most cases, movies are based on books. Usually the books are re-released as a movie tie-in, but the book itself isn’t changed or re-written. In the case of Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, the movie came first, and the book was based on the movie. So listening to the audio version felt…
Mission: Explore, Camping and On the Road, with Giveaway
Summer time sees many families loading their cars for long road trips or packing up the tent and coolers to head out camping. If your family includes an older child in the 9-12 range, I’ve got a pair of perfect books to bring along. A group of folks dubbed The Geography Collective have once again…
When Life Gives You O.J.
Like many almost-eleven year olds, Zelda Fried wants a dog. That’s the easy way to express it, but it’s more like she aches for a dog. She’s pretty sure that’s never going to happen since her parents firmly believe she’s just not ready for the responsibility. Zelly’s eccentric grandfather, called Ace by everyone he knows,…
Diary of an American Kid
An American flag blowing in the breeze, an apple pie cooling on the windowsill and July fireworks lighting up the night sky. These images all scream summertime, as does the cover of the new interactive journal, Diary of an American Kid, released by Sleeping Bear Press with artwork by Cyd Moore. This is just the…
Q&A with author Dav Pilkey
Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers (linked to my review) is Dav Pilkey’s latest graphic novel in the Captain Underpants series. 5 Minutes for Books was happy to participate in the “10 QUESTIONS WITH DAV PILKEY” blog tour, and Dav graciously answered our two submitted questions. Which character is most like…
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