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What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski

Review: What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski

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What Happened to Rachel Riley?Claire SwinarskiQuill Tree BooksPublished January 10, 2023 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About What Happened to Rachel Riley? In this engrossing and inventive contemporary middle grade novel that’s Where’d You Go Bernadette? with a #MeToo message, an eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly popular girl is … Continue reading Review: What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski →

Review: The Kate In Between by Claire Swinarski

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The Kate In BetweenClaire SwinarskiQuill Tree BooksPublished May 18, 2021 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Kate In Between Kate McAllister is desperate for a change. Something to hit refresh and erase the pain of her mother leaving town without her. So when a group of popular girls folds Kate into their clique, it … Continue reading Review: The Kate In Between by Claire Swinarski →

Review: What Happens Next by Claire Swinarski

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What Happens NextClaire SwinarskiHarperCollinsPublished May 19, 2020 Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Indiebound | Goodreads About What Happens Next In this heartfelt and accessible middle grade novel perfect for fans of THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH, a young girl throws herself into solving a local mystery to keep from missing her older sister, who has been sent to an eating disorder … Continue reading Review: What Happens Next by Claire Swinarski →

Review: J.R. Silver Writes Her World by Melissa Dassori

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J.R. Silver Writes Her WorldMelissa DassoriChristy Ottaviano BooksPublished July 19, 2022 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About J.R. Silver Writes Her World What if you could write your dreams into reality with the stroke of a pen?  Sixth grade is off to a difficult start for Josephine Rose Silver. Her best friend, Violet, returns from camp with a new … Continue reading Review: J.R. Silver Writes Her World by Melissa Dassori →

Review: The House Swap by Yvette Clark

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The House SwapYvette ClarkHarperCollinsPublished February 28, 2023 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The House Swap The Parent Trap meets The Holiday in this heartwarming and funny story of two girls, one American and one British, who become friends and confidantes when their families swap houses, from the acclaimed author of Glitter Gets Everywhere. Allie is British and dreams of being … Continue reading Review: The House Swap by Yvette Clark →

15 Amazing Middle Grade Books Coming Winter 2023

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How are there so many great books coming out in the next few months? It gets harder and harder to limit my calendar to the books I can actually read, because it seems like there are so many great ones out there. I read three to five middle grade titles in an average month, but … Continue reading 15 Amazing Middle Grade Books Coming Winter 2023 →