22 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Spring 2024 How are there so many great books coming out in just three months? It’s wild. I love it, but I wish I had time to read them all. Since I’m so late getting this posted, I’ve read a few of these already, and they’ve been excellent! I … Continue reading 22 Most-Anticipated Middle Grade Books Coming Spring 2024
The Second Favorite Daughters Club: Sister SabotageColleen OakesPixel + InkPublished April 2, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About The Second Favorite Daughters Club: Sister Sabotage For fans of Sisters and Netflix’s The Baby-sitter’s Club, a contemporary series for the siblings who always come in last. Santana Barnes is tired of playing second fiddle to her ballet protégé, honor … Continue reading Review: The Second Favorite Daughters Club: Sister Sabotage by Colleen Oakes
Coyote Lost and FoundDan GemeinhartHenry Holt & Co.Published March 5, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Coyote Lost and Found It’s been almost a year since Coyote and her dad left the road behind and settled down in a small Oregon town. . . time spent grieving the loss of her mom and sisters … Continue reading Review: Coyote Lost and Found by Dan Gemeinhart
Maybe It’s a SignE. L. ShenFarrar, Straus, and GirouxPublished January 23, 2024 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Maybe It’s a Sign An uplifting middle-grade novel about loss, luck . . . and deep-dish chocolate chip cookies―perfect for fans of King and the Dragonflies and The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise. Seventh-grader Freya June Sun has always believed in … Continue reading Review: Maybe It’s a Sign by E. L. Shen
Learning to FallSally EngelfriedLittle, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublished September 6, 2023 Amazon | Bookshop | Goodreads About Learning to Fall Twelve-year-old Daphne reconciles with her father, who left her stranded three years ago and learns forgiveness one fall at a time in this heartwarming debut by Sally Engelfried. For fans of The First Rule of Punk. Daphne doesn’t want … Continue reading Review: Learning to Fall by Sally Engelfried
Summer 2023 Backlist Reading One of the things I’ve been frustrated and feeling a bit stuck about is how to share backlist titles that I’ve been reading lately. A lot of my lists feature books from the upcoming season or the season just passed, and I’m never sure what to do to feature backlist books … Continue reading Summer 2023 Backlist Check-in
