#middle grade reads

[nealshustermanreal]

As the release date for #IAmTheWalrus draws ever closer, I would just like to thank everyone on behalf of Eric and myself for all the love and support that we've received from all of you.

Pre-order your copy now, so that you can join us as soon as it's out 😊

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#i am the walrus #books #neal shusterman #middle grade reads

[bookish-black-girl]

MG book 1 of 2023 reads

Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova

Peppi Torres is just doing what any new kid at a new school is trying to do: survive. It’s middle school to boot, a stressful and awkward time. Things get messy when bullies get to her and she pushes away the nice boy from the science club who’s just trying to help her. 

New year, new series! I’ve actually been meaning to read this series since booktuber/author Fracina Simone recommended the books in a video. The art is fun, the story is funny, and a lot of the characters are loveable or at the very least, understandable.

It’s the classic artsy peeps verses the logical peeps (or art club vs science club) tale, and our girl Peppi is just a girl who loves her friends, her place in the art club, and feels intense guilt for pushing away Jamie (a science club kid) who was only trying to help her out when they first met. 

Rating: 4/5 stars 🌟

Would I recommend: Yes 

Takeaways:

Quick read

Cute art style

Great balance of situational humor and funny dialogue, and more serious moment  

Very reminiscent of middle school life and those of that age and even a little younger might appreciate this book

#awkward #svetlana chmakova #middle grade reads #booklr #mg reviews #graphic novels

[anicarissi]

WISHING SEASON has been out in the world for four months today, so here’s page four of chapter four, which earned the Tato chomp of approval. (He says if you like this taste, you should eat the whole thing.) This scene is a flashback to the first time Lily sees Anders, her twin, after his death.

Chapter Four

Before and After

“How long has it been?” he asked.

She stopped the swing. “Three days.”

He nodded. She waited for him to say more, but he didn’t. She wasn’t sure how much he remembered about the infection or the seizure or the ambulance or the end. He hadn’t been fully conscious for all of it. But Lily had. She would never forget.

“Did it hurt?” she asked.

He looked surprised. “What, dying?”

“Yeah.”

He paused. “I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you don’t know?”

Anders gave the kind of shrug most people assumed meant he was finished talking, but which Lily knew meant he needed space to think with less pressure. She shooed her impatience and it scurried away.

Anders squinted at the clouds, then at his sister, like he was trying to bring her face into focus, or maybe see through something hazy right in front of it. She kept still. “That’s not how it works,” he said finally. “It’s not what matters anymore.”

She held in a sigh of frustration. He was reaching the end of his words, but she needed him to explain. Nothing about his dying made any sense, except for the fact that he’d come back to her. Nothing about it seemed at all fair. “What does matter?” she asked.

#booklr #reading #book love #books and dogs #sad books #books and flowers #books and nature #sibling story #middle grade reads #chapter four #wishing season #anica mrose rissi

[authormegancox]

Restart

Gordan Korman's #Restart is great for readers and writers. What would YOU do if you had a second chance to invent yourself in middle school?

By Gordon Korman Published: 2017 Word Count: 59,925 AR Level: 5.1 AR Points: 9.0 What happens when a school bully gets a second chance? When Chase Ambrose falls off a roof and gets amnesia, he’ll have to start over. But will he be able to come to terms with the type of person he was before his accident? Will his new friends in the video club ever really accept him? These are the fun and…

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#Gordon Korman #middle grade #middle grade fiction #Middle grade reads

[bobateaandbooktalks]

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan: A Heartfelt & Authentic Coming-of-Age Story

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan is a beautifully written young adult novel that explores the complexities of growing up and coming to terms with one's identity. The story is told from the perspective of Stevie, a 13-year-old girl who is struggling with anxiety and OCD.

Stevie lives in a small town in Ireland with her parents and older brother. She spends much of her time alone, reading books and writing poetry. Stevie's world is turned upside down when she meets a new girl at school, a confident and outgoing girl named Chloe. Stevie is immediately drawn to Chloe and begins to explore her own feelings for girls.

What sets The Deepest Breath apart from other coming-of-age novels is the way that it captures the experience of anxiety and OCD. Grehan uses vivid imagery and poetic language to describe Stevie's intrusive thoughts and compulsions. Stevie's struggle with these conditions is portrayed in a sensitive and realistic way, and the reader is able to empathize with her experiences.

The relationship between Stevie and Chloe is also portrayed in a nuanced and authentic way. Grehan avoids stereotypes and instead focuses on the emotional complexities of their relationship. Stevie is uncertain about her feelings for Chloe and struggles to come to terms with her own identity. Chloe, on the other hand, is confident and open about her sexuality, which makes Stevie feel both inspired and intimidated.

One of the strengths of The Deepest Breath is the way that it captures the atmosphere of small-town life in Ireland. Grehan's descriptions of the landscape and the people are vivid and evocative, and she captures the subtle social dynamics of a tight-knit community.

Overall, The Deepest Breath is a poignant and insightful novel that explores the complexities of growing up and coming to terms with one's identity. Grehan's beautiful writing and sensitive portrayal of anxiety and OCD make this a must-read for anyone who has struggled with these conditions. Highly recommended for young adults and anyone who appreciates a heartfelt and authentic coming-of-age story.

#books #book review #book recommendation #lgbt representation #lgbt books #lgbtqiia+ #lgbt pride #lgbtpeople #coming of age #coming of age stories #middle grade fiction #middle grade reads #mental health awareness #anxiety disorder #executive dysfunction #wlw positivity #wlw books

[dirtydesk]

It's Cloud Town Tuesday. The day I post an image from my graphic novel and talk about the process of making it! As proud as I am of the standard Cloud Town cover, there is a secret version hidden beneath the book jacket on the hardcover edition that has a special place in my heart. While there were dozens of drafts and compromises involved with the creation of the primary cover, this "case" cover was done on an extremely short deadline. This means there was no time to do anything but print the illustration exactly the way I drew it. There's an alarming amount of "hurry up and wait" in the publishing business and often the moments with the biggest time crunch produce some of the most interesting results. We will talk more about that next week when we discuss "end pages." Can't wait? Join my email list to get next month's commentary all at once:danielmccloskey.com/jointheclub Or join the Patreon and get time-lapse videos with audio creator commentary: patreon.com/freemoney

#CloudTownTuesday #kaiju #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #middle grade books #middle grade reads #graphicnovelist #graphicnovelartist #graphicnovelprocess #prcess art #graphicnovelsforkids #cloudtownbook #scifiillustration #comicsforteens tweenlit #daniel mccloskey

[haunthouse]

because i've seen 3 other polls like this and they were all missing the best options

#polls #as the curator of good taste in childrens books these are the objectively correct answers #goosebumps is also acceptable but i was always too afraid as a kid to actually read those #(which is v funny to me now as someone who makes middle grade horror for a living lmao)

[checkoutmybookshelf]

I mean...this combination of depth and toilet humor is literally Shakespearean, so A+ for Eoin Colfer.

#eoin colfer #artemis fowl #mulch diggums #middle grade books #middle grade sci fi #middle grade fantasy #middle grade fiction #books and reading #books & libraries #books and novels #books

[otteranha]

The kids all read to Eddie, it’s good for him to hear their voices the doctors say. And Steve wants to, he wants so badly for his usefulness not to be over already. But even with all his old tricks from school, with all the underlining and going line-by-line, he struggles with the language and tiny print in Tolkien, and Herbert might be even worse. Usually he ends up moving the bookmark ahead more than he’s really read just so Dustin won’t look at him like that.

He feels foolish, useless, like a big dumb drag on the group, not doing his part when Eddie needs this, needs to hear people, his people. And when Steve runs out of things to say he can’t even read to him like everyone else can. Hell, even Wayne comes after 12 hour shifts and reads until he can’t stay awake. Steve’s failing Eddie again and it’s making him crazy.

He’s walking past the hospital gift shop when he sees the book. It’s a kiddie book. Obviously, it’s way too childish for Eddie, there’s a mouse on the cover for crying out loud. But the title is printed in that old-timey font, like something Dustin would use to write ~spells~ for their little game and when Steve skims the first chapter it’s easy to read. He brings the book back to Eddie’s room with him. 

Later, Eddie swears that he absolutely heard the first part that Steve read, coma be damned, he just made Steve start from the beginning because he wanted Dustin and the rest of them to hear the whole thing. Later still, when they bring home their first foster kid, Eddie will pull a battered copy of Redwall off the shelf and ask if she wants to hear a bedtime story.

#steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #steve reading eddie middle grade novels while he's in the hospital is something that can actually be so personal #stranger things #stranger things hc

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

#into the wild #erin hunter #middle grade #fantasy #book poll #have you read this book poll #polls #im very normal about this :)

[ijustkindalikebooks]

“I am but paper. Brittle and thin. I am held up to the sun, and it shines right through me. I get written on, and I can never be used again. These scratches are a history. They’re a story. They tell things for others to read, but they only see the words, and not what the words are written upon. I am but paper, and though there are many like me, none are exactly the same. I am parched parchment. I have lines. I have holes. Get me wet, and I melt. Light me on fire, and I burn. Take me in hardened hands, and I crumple. I tear. I am but paper. Brittle and thin.” ― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea.

#books #booklr #bookblr #fiction #book #quotes #book quotes #quotations #quote #book quote #the house in the cerulean sea #t j klune #middle grade #reading #booknerd #books & libraries #booksbooksbooks #bookish #bookstagram #books and reading #readers

[bookish-black-girl]

MG book 2 of 2022 reads

Wingbearer by Marjorie M. Liu 

This was an instant favorite probably the first 2 pages into this book

Rating: 5 stars 🌟

Would I recommend: HECK YEAH!

#wingbearer #majorie m. liu #middle grade reads #booklr #didn't post this one either but it was half constructed and I want to start fresh

[smokefalls]

That is why I think the first, most basic step in these matters is to start with the moments of real feeling in your life, when your heart is truly moved, and to think about the meaning of those. The things that you feel most deeply, from the very bottom of your heart, will never deceive you in the slightest. And so at all times, in all things, whatever feeling you may have, consider these carefully.

Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live? (translated by Bruno Navasky)

#Genzaburo Yoshino #How Do You Live #quote #fiction #middle grade #2023 reads

[authormegancox]

Ban This Book

By Alan GratzPublished: 2017 AR level: 4.5AR points: 7.0 Word count: 45,952I suggest: 3rd grade+ In this story, a brave fourth grader takes on her school and some overreaching parents to preserve the books that she loves so dearly. In Ban This Book, Alan Gratz helps young people understand both the reasons and the dangers behind what is, frankly, happening in schools today. Why banning books is…

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#Alan Gratz #Middle grade reads

[therobishow]

I am once again calling for book rants. It was so much fun the last time, and I crave more.

Do you have a long standing grudge against a book you read in middle school? Have you gotten swept up by hype only to find that everyone lied to you and the book is trash? Do you burn with rage over the way an author portrayed your favorite mythology or folklore? Is there a book or series that you once loved, but now makes you cringe every time you think about it?

Do you want to vent all of it out to someone who won't judge you, or argue with you, but will simply accept all your feelings as their own?

Hi, that person is me. Send me an ask, anonymous or not, and tell me everything you've wanted to say. Offer me your anger, your frustration, your hatred. I will hold it for you. I will take it into my heart and make it my own.

It can be any genre you want, any demographic. I will accept it all. Even if James Patterson gets involved again. (I'm not scared of you, James!!)

#literature #books #ya fiction #ya fantasy #ya dystopia #fiction #Reading #middle grade books #adult fantasy #science fiction #fantasy #literary fiction

[yarrowleef]

I’m trying to start a collection of every xenofiction book from a cats POV that I can find!! this is my criteria list:

older middle-grade and up fiction stories (maybe some exceptions for children's books if I really like them)

Mostly or only cat POV, not stories about people with cat sidekicks

about actual cats, not a human that shapeshifts into a cat, nor cat-like two-legged humanoids

Focusing on domestic cats and maybe small wild cats, not big cats 

It doesn’t have to be a traditionally published book, but it does have to be something completed that I can buy a copy of

Graphic novels count!

These are the ones I know so far, please let me know if you have any more that I can add! (not listing every book’s sequels, series are presumed to be lumped together)

(also note: I have not read most of these books yet, so I can’t say what kind of graphic/sensitive content they may or may not have. I'm just trying to make as complete a list as I can for personal reference)

Warrior Cats (obviously, this one is a free space)

Varjak Paw -- S.F Said

Tailchaser’s Song -- Tad Williams

The Wild Road -- Gabriel King

Catwings -- Ursula K. Le Guin

Stray -- A.N Wilson

The Book of Night with Moon -- Diane Duane

The Wildings -- Nilanjana Roy

The Tygrine Cat -- Inbali Iserles

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents -- Terry Pratchett

 The Familiars -- Adam Jay Epstein

In the Long Dark -- Brian Carter

Felidae -- Akif Pirinçci. Unfortunately! but I don’t want to talk about him and no one should buy his work. just adding so people know i’m aware of this book already

The Cats of Roxville Station -- Jean Craighead George

The Traveling Cat Chronicles -- Hiro Arikawa

Blitzcat -- Robert Westall

Cat House -- Michael Peak

Cats in the City of Plague -- A.L Marlow

Guardian Cats and the Lost Books of Alexandria -- Rahma Krambo

Cat on the Edge -- Shirley Rousseau Murphy

I Am a Cat -- Natsume Sōseki

The Alchemist’s Cat -- Robin Jarvis

The Stink Files -- Jennifer L. Holm & Jonathan Hamel

I, Scheherazade: Memoirs of a Siamese Cat -- Douglass Parkhirst

The Mouse Butcher -- Dick King-Smith

Heroes Rising: Book One of Catmage: Genesis -- Meryl Yourish

#theres gotta be more so send me suggestions plz #yarrow speaks #yarrow reads other books #xenofiction #reblogs to spread this are appreciated #warrior cats #when I have time i will come back and organize them by middle grade-YA-or adult #maybe include upper middle grade for things like warrior cats itself where many people cant agree whether its really middle grade or YA #middle grade books have a hell of a range in tone...i would be guessing with a lot of them #frankly im not sure how to draw a clear line between YA and adult either but well cross that bridge when we come to it