Synopsis An ancient Mayan civilization! That’s what Bubba and Squirt find when they travel through the mysterious vortex for another wild adventure. There they meet archeologists who are unearthing priceless artifacts. But someone is stealing them. And an encounter with the Tate Duende awakens magic within Bubba. Throw in the […]
Category: Middle Grade
THE DIARY OF ASSER LEVY First Jewish Citizen of New York by DANIELA WEIL Genre: Historical Fiction / Middle Grade / Jewish / Colonial America Publisher: Pelican (Arcadia Publishing) Date of Publication: March 9, 2020 Number of Pages: 128   Scroll down for the giveaway! […]
Synopsis Something monstrous wants to exit Wonderland and enter the real world. Lewis Carroll, author of the classic book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, secretly recorded the true story of his actual travels to Wonderland in four journals which have been lost to the world . . . until now. Celia and Tyrus […]
NACHO’S NACHOS The Story Behind the World’s Favorite Snack by Sandra Nickel Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez Genre: Picture Book / Nonfiction / Food History / Latinx Interest Publisher: Lee & Low Books Publication Date: August 11, 2020 Number of Pages: 32  Scroll down for the giveaway! […]
Synopsis Growing up in Reading, Michael Bond never thought of himself as a writer. He quit school at the age of 14, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and later went on to work as a cameraman for the BBC. Struggling to tap into something more creative, the […]
Synopsis Backyard or battleground? From the piles of mysterious recluse comes an adventure so epic, no dwarf, fairy, nor dragon can take it on alone  For Arty to miss a day of school, either he is very, very sick or a fairytale-character turf-war has begun in his backyard — such as […]
Synopsis Growing up in Reading, Michael Bond never thought of himself as a writer. He quit school at the age of 14, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II and later went on to work as a cameraman for the BBC. Struggling to tap into something more creative, the […]
Wizard for Hire: Magic Required by Obert Skye Publication Date: 4/7/20 Hardcover Page Count: 416 Middle Grade Fantasy Book Design: © Shadow Mountain Cover Illustration: Brandon Dorman Art Direction: Richard Erickson Design: Sheryl Dickert Smith Synopsis The final answer to the existence of magic. Ozzy and his friend Sigi […]
Blue Skies by Anne Bustard Middle Grade / Historical Fiction Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Date of Publication: March 17, 2020 Number of Pages: 224 Scroll down for the giveaway! Ten-year-old Glory Bea Bennett believes in miracles. After all, her grandmother—the […]
Finding Esme by Suzanne Crowley Genre: Middle Grade (3-7) / Magical Realism / Family & Loss Publisher: Greenwillow Books Date of Publication: August 14, 2018 Number of Pages: 288 Scroll down for the giveaway! After her grandfather died from a heart attack while driving his tractor on […]