What an intense book for older-middle grade readers (and adults)! And how prescient of national happenings. The Inside Battle by…
What a delightful debut middle grade novel! What If a Fish came out in 2020 from Simon & Schuster Books…
Congratulations to Brian Young on the release today of his debut middle grade novel, Healer of the Water Monster, out…
I love survival stories and found Frances Greenslade‘s Red Fox Road so compelling, I devoured it in two sittings. From…
Echo Mountain is a fabulous new story from the award-winning Lauren Wolk, out in 2020 from Dutton/Penguin Young Readers.…
Every time I read a masterfully written novel, I sit back in awe of the author’s craft. Then I re-read…
Linda Oatman High has written more than twenty books for young readers, and here is her latest. Don’t you just…
Animal, mineral, vegetable? My family loves to play Twenty Questions. We always start with these three categories to narrow the…
Author-interviews are especially fun when a good friend has a debut coming out! Congrats to Robin Farmer on this month’s…
This year’s most delightful middle grade debut has to be Coo by Kaela Noel, the story of a girl raised…