INTRODUCTION I am most pleased to be back with a review of this wonderful middle-grade book I was sent recently — — Felicity Fire and the Forever Key by Leon Mitchell!! And oh my goodness, I loved this book so much!! It is fun and whimsical, and Act One is absolutely hilarious!!! (The description of the bullies and the… Continue reading Discovering Felicity Fire: An Enchanted Tale for Middle Grade Readers
INTRODUCTION I am happy to post another review by my talented young writer friend, Isabelle Knight. Today she reviews Soledad and the Curse of the Phoenix, the debut middle-grade novel by another friend of mine, Mindy Baker. Yes, I have a lot of writer friends! And yes, I appreciate each one! THE BLURB This lower… Continue reading Mesoamerican Magic in Soledad’s Adventure: A Book Review
INTRODUCING A NEW GUEST BLOGGER and INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS I "met" Isabelle when I saw her interview with Irish children's fantasy author, Valinora Troy and read her review on Greg Pattridge's MMGM blog. I was so impressed with her maturity and love for books, that I asked if she would be interested in sharing her reviews… Continue reading Why ‘The Potion Experiment’ Is a Must-Read for Kids
New from Monarch Publishing! A middle grade fantasy novel entitled Children of The Ancient Heroes: Dreams and Nightmares by Russell Fellows. I grew up wishing that literary worlds like Narnia or Middle Earth were real places to explore. Fellows addresses this type of wanderlust. What if fantasy characters were social outcasts and had important roles to fulfill… Continue reading CHILDREN OF THE ANCIENT HEROES: A Remarkable Review by Kate Lundeen
Teen reviewer, Georgie Bartlett, gives a thumbs-up review to Lori Keating's, upper MG/YA novel, BUTTERFLY INK.
Review and giveaway of the middle-grade fantasy, Wand by Landra Jennings.
Please welcome my new tween book reviewer, Luther Matarazzo, as he reviews a fellow MMGM book blogger. BOOK REVIEWThe Lucky Diamond, by Valinora Troy, is one of the best books I’ve ever read. This book has been created by a truly wonderful writer and her writing style… Continue reading THE LUCKY DIAMOND: A Fantasy Middle-Grade Review by Guest Blogger, Luther Matarazzo
In May Elliott Kurta reviewed the first four books in the lower middle grade series, Upside Down Magic. In this post, he shares his thoughts on the second four books written by Sarah Mlynoski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins.If you missed the first part, you can find it here. This is Elliott's introduction to the series: "The Upside-Down Magic series spreads a message of… Continue reading UPSIDE DOWN MAGIC -Part II by Guest Blogger, Elliott Kurta
Congratulations to Connie Saunders who won CALL ME SUNFLOWER from last week's blog. This week I'm taking on a difficult topic: life after death. I have recently read two middle grade books which include references to eternal life. Although not the central theme of Avi's THE BOOK WITHOUT WORDS or Jonathan Auxier's SOPHIE QUIRE, protagonists in… Continue reading Avi, Auxier, Life after Death, and "Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard" Giveaway