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MMGM for June 17, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of THE GIRL WHO KEPT THE CASTLE by Ryan Graudin. Susan Uhlig loved revisiting characters and meeting new ones...
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THE GIRL WHO KEPT THE CASTLEWizard West was dead for nearly an entire day before he noticed. That intriguing first line is a perfect jump start to this fantasy tale. The main...
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THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUSThe SUMMER of L.U.C.K. trilogy comes to a close in a satisfying way with THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. I previously featured the first two books, SUMMER...
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MMGM for June 10, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of THE THINGS WE MISS by Leah Stecher. Maria Antonia gives us a look at Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb. Sue...
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Nate the Great and the Star-Spangled ParrotI devote most of my reading time to middle grade books and reviews. Every year though I let a younger chapter book title slip in as a good choice...
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MMGM for June 3, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of HEROES by Alan Gratz. Maria Antonia gives us a look at Only Only Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly. ET...
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HEROES by Alan GratzA gripping, historical look at the 1941 invasion of Pearl Harbor is brought to life by two boys. Young Frank McCoy narrates the tale. Dad is a Navy...
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MMGM for May 27, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of BRAIDED by Leah Cypess. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library also reviews BRAIDED (Sister’s Ever After #5) by...
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BRAIDEDThe Sisters Ever After series adds a fifth book with the heartfelt and exciting story of Cinna and her older sister, Rapunzel. If you are new to...
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BEHIND MY DOORS-The Story of the World’s Oldest LibraryHere’s a story about a library most people probably never knew existed (including me). Founded by a Muslim woman (Fatima Al-Fihri) in 859,...
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MMGM for MAY 20, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of DRAWING DEENA by Hena Khan Rebecca Douglass is featuring Nic Stone’s Clean Getaway. Brenda @ Log Cabin...
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MOUNTAIN OF FIREMy first look at the cover made me assume this was fiction– a story of two boys desperately trying to escape the devastation brought on by...
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MMGM for MAY 13, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of LOUDER THAN HUNGER by John Schu. Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles shares a guest post by Sandy...
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THE ADVENTURES OF THE FLASH GANG-Episode Two: Treasonous TycoonStreeters Pearl and Lewis are back despite their untimely death in Episode One-Exploding Experiment (See my review here). Okay, they really...
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MMGM for May 6, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of Fortune Tellers by Lisa Greenwald. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library also reviews Fortune Tellers by Lisa...
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Fortune TellersBest friends Bea, Millie, and Nora live in Manhattan and do everything together. This includes slumber parties, exploring the neighborhood, and...
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MAKE YOUR MARK, MAKE A DIFFERNCEAll of us including kids are bombarded with the many problems facing our society and world. Young people are often passionate about certain issues...
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MMGM for APRIL 29, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of THE SECRETS OF THE KELIMUTU VOLCANO: THE RISE OF GOLDEN GARUDA by Hamsa Buvaraghan; Riya and Eesha Saniay....
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THE SECRET OF THE KELIMUTU VOLCANOAn engaging fantasy set in Indonesia’s Flores Island. Young Aisha is a cursed child. The Kelimutu Volcano erupted when she was born and...
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MIA MADISON, CEOThe HOPSCOTCH GIRLS enterprise was started by a mom frustrated by what gifts were available for girls. The company presented their first product, I...
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MMGM for APRIL 22, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of SUNNY PARKER IS HERE TO STAY by Margaret Finnegan. Brenda @ Log Cabin Library reviews The Climate Diaries...
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THE CLIMATE DIARIES: BOOK ONE-The AcademyFour kids are recruited to be a part of the Climate Action Taskforce, a group that enlists bright young minds to help solve the climate crisis. The...
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MMGM for APRIL 15, 2024ALWAYS in the MIDDLE has a review of JUST LIKE CLICK plus an author interview with SANDY GRUBB. Natalie Aguirre at Literary Rambles has a review...
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JUST LIKE CLICK (Review and Author Interview)This contemporary story set in Black Butte Ranch, Oregon, provides a warm feeling of time well spent (along with hopes of a sequel). The summer...
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CONTINENTAL DRIFTERKathy has a Thai mother and an American father. In Thailand she is seen as a “luk khrueng” (half child) given her bi-cultural...
