Category Archives: Kid-Lit/Middle Grade

Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: Guys Read: Other Worlds by Jon Scieszka

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Jenn

Tales of a (formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my oldest son John,  a formerly reluctant reader) discusses books that he thinks other reluctant readers (former or not) will enjoy!  Today’s book is Guys Read: Other Worlds : … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: D.J. MacHale (Guys Read: Other Worlds)

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Jenn

Today I am pleased to welcome D.J. MacHale, one of the contributing authors to Guys Read: Other Worlds for a guest post today. This title, along with the other Guys Read titles, are excellent novels for reluctant readers (especially boys)!  … Continue reading →

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Review: We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jenn

Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Peachtree Publishers (February 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 1561456276 Source: Publisher Many of us have basic details about the Birmingham Children’s March in 1963 in which 4,000 students boycotted school in a march to protest segregation. Yet never … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Lovecraft Middle School-Professor Gargoyle & The Slither Sisters by Charles Gilman

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. This week, I’m pleased to welcome my oldest son, John-John, for a special review of the first two books … Continue reading →

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Fellowship for Alien Detection by Kevin Emerson

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Jenn

Tales of a (formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my thirteen year old son, John (a formerly reluctant reader) shares this thoughts on books geared toward reluctant readers. The review below is entirely his own with no alterations … Continue reading →

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Guest Review: Surfing with Turtles: Bindi Wildlife Adventures by Bindi Irwin

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 7 and up Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (March 5, 2013) ISBN-10: 1402280947 Source: Publisher Bindi Irwin is the thirteen-year-old daughter of wildlife conservationists Steve and Terri Irwin. Although her father passed away a few years … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: The Girls’ Ghost Hunting Guide by Stacey Graham

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 9 and up Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (May 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 140226612X Source: Publisher With Halloween just around the corner and weekend sleepovers are being planned, the topics of ghost stories and the supernatural are … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Jenn

Today I’m pleased to welcome my thirteen-year-old son, John, for a guest review. As you may have seen my seven-year-old, Justin, reviewed a book earlier this week. Of course his older brother had to get in on the action! The … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie by Francesca Simon

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 7 and up Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 1, 2012) ISBN-10: 1402277377 Source: Publisher Today I’m pleased to welcome my youngest son, Justin, as a guest reviewer. Justin is seven years old and an avid … Continue reading →

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Mx3 Review: All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Jenn

Reading level: Ages 8 and up Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Sandpiper; Reprint edition (August 17, 2009) ISBN-10: 054724878 Source: Personal Copy Twelve-year-old Travis and his sister Corey are sent to spend their summer vacation with their grandmother at her Vermont … Continue reading →

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