Synopsis Emmie let out a huge sob – “It’s not a film set”, she cried. She held onto Jack for a moment, then took a step back, closed her eyes and shouted – “WHERE AM I?” When Jack and Emmie suddenly find themselves transported back to London in 1940, they find a […]
Category: Middle Grade
ONCE UPON A CAMEL By Kathi Appelt Categories: Middle Grade Fiction / Historical / Friendship / Ages 8-12 Publisher: Atheneum / Caitlyn Dlouhy Books Pub Date: September 7, 2021 Pages: 336 pages Scroll for the Giveaway! Zada is a camel with a treasure trove […]
Synopsis When compared to her nearly perfect little sister, Phoebe Paz Petersen feels she doesn’t measure up in her parents’ eyes. Okalee is smart and beloved for her sunny disposition, but if Phoebe can get picked for the coveted solo in the school choir, she’ll stop being a middle-school nobody and finally […]
Title: THE MYSTERY AT TURKELTON MANOR Author: Kraig Dafoe Publisher: Independent Pages: 188 Genre: Middle-Grade Mystery 10 years and up Synopsis Twelve-year-old Nathaniel Jones wants to be a detective. Though his imagination tends to run wild, Nate knows something strange is going on and he is determined to […]
Synopsis Kite to Freedom: The Story of a Kite-Flying Contest, the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge, and the Underground Railroad is an action-packed, fictionalized account of actual events that occurred during the construction of the Niagara Falls International Suspension Bridge, which still connects the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls. When engineers were […]
Synopsis When Harry’s mum and dad tell him that they will be moving to a cabin in the Canadian wilderness, his first thought is about leaving his friends behind. He then finds out that there will be NO INTERNET!!! Join Harry on the adventure of a lifetime and find out how he […]
ARACELI’S PATH Among Angels and Devils in Juarez by MARION SURLES Genre: Realistic Fiction / Border Stories / Mature Middle Grade Publisher: Love and Literacy Date of Publication: November 30, 2019 Number of Pages: 145 Scroll down for the giveaway! Araceli comes from a blended, dysfunctional […]
The Firefly Warriors Club (Texas Boys Adventures) Middle-Grade Story – Age Level: 9 – 12 1st in Series Publisher: Hastings Creations Group (October 13, 2020) Paperback: 200 pages Synopsis They chase a light and then it chases them. When a mysterious light entices twelve-year-old Davy and his bothersome cousin, […]
DRAGONWATCH: CHAMPION OF THE TITAN GAMES by Brandon Mull Release date: 10/13/20 Middle Grade Fantasy Synopsis As the war with the dragons intensifies, all eyes are turning to Titan Valley for help. A dragon sanctuary unlike any of the others, this one is home to enslaved dragons […]
One Boy’s War by Nancy McDonald Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12), 134 pages Historical fiction Publisher: Iguana Books Release date: April, 2020 Synopsis ENGLAND, SUMMER 1940. Following a brush with death in the Irish Sea, 10-year-old Käfer Avigdor unexpectedly finds himself back in London. There, he stumbles upon […]