Finn shares his thoughts on our July middle grade book of the month, The Stars Beneath our Feet by David Barclay Moore. Why does Lolly resist telling Mr. Ali what...
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The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig tells the story of Brian who is ignored by the other children in school to the point that he feels invisible. Brian is quiet and......
In The Goldfish Boy several characters weren't what they seemed at first. Mr. Jenkins seemed so healthy and nice, but he smoked and bullied his students. Jake came across as the typical......
The first book in the Wollstonecraft Detective Agency series by Jordan Stratford centers around the main characters, Ada Byron and Mary Shelley, founding a detective agency and cracking their first......
Lisa Thompson is the author of our June middle grade book selection. The Goldfish Boy centers around Matthew Corbin who is struggling with his obsessive compulsive disorder. His profound fear......
The Gold Egg by Ule B Wise is a story of perseverance told in a very Seussical fashion. In the valley of Nopp, kids play beneath a big tree. One......
Veera Hiranandani is the author of our May middle grade book club pick, The Night Diary, which takes place during the turbulent partition of India and Pakistan. Her first story......
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal tells the story of Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela who thinks her name is too long. That is, until her......
K.G. Campbell is the author and illustrator of the gorgeous picture book, The Mermaid and the Shoe. He also illustrated the extremely popular middle grade novel, Flora & Ulysses. We......
Laurel Snyder is the author of six children's novels including our March book club pick, Orphan Island. She has also written many picture books, including Charlie & Mouse, a book......
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng. Alex Petroski is an eleven year old boy who is inspired by his hero Dr. Carl Sagan to make daily recordings on his......
The Girl Who Ran by Frances Poletti and Kristina Yee tells the story of Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. Bobbi loved to run and dreamed......