Please welcome my guest author, Mona Alvarado Frazier with her debut young adult novel! We are long-time friends from Twitter and I’m thrilled to have her on my blog today! She’s always been so supportive on social media that I’m happy to be able to return the favor. The Garden of Second Chances by…
Category: Reading Lists: Middle Grade
Middle grade chapter books for kids ages 9 through 14 and including 3rd grade books, 4th grade books, 5th grade books, 6th grade books, and 7th grade books.
World’s Worst Time Machine by Dustin Brady Blog Tour & GIVEAWAY!
Welcome to the World’s Worst Time Machine Blog Tour & Giveaway! Guest Post by Dustin Brady I am delighted to welcome Dustin Brady to talk about his latest book for kids, World’s Worst Time Machine! About the Book: From best-selling author, Dustin Brady comes a new illustrated novel series perfect for fans who love funny,…
Eight Middle Grade Books that Address Body Image & 5 Book GIVEAWAY
Please welcome my author friend, Jarrett Lerner, with his latest middle grade book, A Work in Progress. I met Jarrett at a children’s book event years ago, right after the launch of his first book, Enginerds. His career has soared since his debut and he’s such a wonderfully supportive person in the KidLit community. We…
Water! Blog Tour and GIVEAWAY!
Welcome to the Water! Blog Tour & Giveaway! Welcome to the blog tour for Water! Why Every Drop Counts and How You Can Start Making Waves to Protect It. Did you know the water in your glass could be the same water the dinosaurs drank? Dive in for a week’s worth of interviews with…
Incredible Novels In Verse that Deserve Attention + GIVEAWAY!
Please welcome my guest author Meg Eden Kyatt with her list of novels in verse. Meg Eden Kuyatt is a neurodivergent author and college-level creative writing instructor. We are giving away a book bundle of Good Different ARC and related goodies. To enter, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. Good Different by Meg…
Children’s Nonfiction Books for Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah + Signed Book GIVEAWAY!
April 17-18 will mark Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). In 2018, after experiencing increased antisemitism and feeling a need to do something about it, I met Eva Kor, who had survived Auschwitz as a child. Normally all children would have been sent immediately to their deaths in the gas chambers, but because she was a…
Children’s Books About Ghana
My kids studied Ghana in second grade and their teachers all wanted to find books that portrayed Ghana as a city because the kids all thought the Ghanaians lived in rural villages. This was more than 15 years ago, and I’m happy to see that there are few books depicting Accra, Ghana’s capital city. I’m…