I don’t typically participate in bookish tournaments, but this month I’m trying to read as many books that made the Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award 2017 list. Twenty books are nominated by students, teachers and librarians each year in Illinois. The books must be published within five years, for grades 4-8, have literary merit, … Continue reading
I wasn’t sure about picking up the latest book by Sara Pennypacker, author of the Clementine series. I knew of the series and never read any but was interested in reading a book about the relationship between and boy and his pet fox. It was getting some buzz from the children’s librarians at the library … Continue reading
It’s time for some middle grade recommendations. I LOVED these two novels for different reasons and I am sure you/your child/student/classroom will as well. “Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. … Continue reading
I haven’t requested many new releases or ARCs so far this year. Seven to be exact. But these two stood out when perusing catalogs on Edelweiss. One of my goals this year is to familiarize myself with more middle grade reads, books to recommend to kids at the library and my own children. And many … Continue reading
I have been riveted by Mrs. Hemingway by Naomi Wood all weekend! Shannon from River City Reading recommended this book last year at BEA and I picked up a copy, only to place it alongside all my other TBR books, hoping to get to it sooner. I was able to download an audio version from … Continue reading
March 2014 became the month where I started to read middle grade books again. You see, I have a middle grader and began working in a library in May, so the necessity to be able to recommend excellent and diverse literature for this audience became a new job for me. When I talk about … Continue reading
Since I did a post highlighting a few adult books for 2015 yesterday, I decided to add one today for the middle grade. Brown Girl Dreaming reawakened my love for children’s lit. Not picture books or early chapter books but books for the middle grade readers. (Upper elementary readers also included depending on their reading level). As … Continue reading
