Welcome to the Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves Blog Tour! To celebrate the release of Louisa June and the Nazis on the Waves by L.M. Elliott on March 22nd, 5 sites will be featuring exclusive guest posts from L.M. Elliott plus 5 chances to win a signed copy of Louisa June! Research by L.M. Elliott Okay, here’s a…
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.
Manatee Middle Grade
My favorite thing about North Captiva Island in Florida is the manatee sightings. I’m not alone. There are always throngs of people parking their golf carts when the manatees come to this small dock to just hang out. They don’t need to do much — just emerge from the water to pop their heads out…
CHANGING THE GAME Free for National Girls and Women in Sports Day
To celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day today, I am giving away my book, CHANGING THE GAME: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FEMALE ATHLETES for free as a PDF download. Download it here: Changing_the_GameDownloadable_Proof (1) If you want a FREE hard copy, I will send you one in exchange for an Amazon review….
8 Middle Grade Fantasies with Black girl protagonists
Please welcome my guest author today, Lisa Stringfellow. We both served on the Equity and Inclusion Committee for NE SCBWI (and what a crazy time that was!). The best part of the E&I committee was working with the committee members, especially Lisa Stringfellow! She’s awesome! My next-door neighbor’s daughter also had Lisa as her middle…
CHANGING THE GAME book on Twinkl!
I’m thrilled that Twinkl has featured Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes! The article is here. p.s. Related posts: Readers’ Favorite reviews CHANGING THE GAME: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN FEMALE ATHLETES CHANGING THE GAME books are here! CHANGING THE GAME at Newtonville Books! CHANGING THE GAME at Multicultural Bookstore & Gifts My first…
11 Children’s Books Celebrating Soup
With the time change, it’s getting dark by 5:00 pm here in Boston. The nights are longer and colder, and it feels like we should all be in bed earlier, and for a longer period of time. Yet, this is also a cozy time. The oven now calls out to me to bake treats like…
32 Holocaust Resistance Heroes Who Weren’t Jewish
Artists 4 Israel has a global mural project that honors the Righteous Among the Nations. This project educates the next generation about The Holocaust through murals, street art, film, social media, public works, and more. I am honored to contribute to this project with children’s and young adult books that focus on Holocaust heroes who…







