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Mom Read It » Middle Grade
15h ago
I fell a bit behind from reviews between life and the fact that I have trouble turning anything down (it’s really hard to Read All the Books! no matter how much one wants to), but I am giving it a college try. So here’s a catchup of some graphic novels that are already out, but ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
6d ago
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne & Travis Dandro, (Apr. 2024, Drawn & Quarterly), $29.95, ISBN: 9781770466968 Ages 7+ PEN Graphic Novel Award winner Travis Dandro introduces a new generation of readers to the Hundred Acre Wood and its most famous inhabitants in his graphic novel adaptation of A.A. Milne’s classic, Winnie the Pooh. Winnie the Pooh ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
2w ago
There’s more Earth Day reading to be discovered! Water : Discovering the Precious Resource All Around Us, by Olga Fadeeva, Translated by Lena Traer, (April 2024, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers), $18.99, ISBN: 9780802856227 Ages 8-13 Never let it be said that beautiful picture books are only for younger readers. This informative book about water has ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
2w ago
Table Titans Club, by Scott Kurtz, (March 2024, Holiday House), $22.99, ISBN: 9780823453160 Ages 8-12 Eisner Award Winner Scott Kurtz crafts a hands-down fantastic story about the power of a good role-playing group in this middle grade graphic novel. Val – short for Valeria – is the new kid in school, and she’s got a ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
3w ago
Blood City Rollers, by V.P. Anderson/Illustrated by Tatiana Hill, (Apr. 2024, Labyrinth Road/Random House Graphic), $13.99, ISBN: 9780593485712 Ages 8-12 What do you get when you a human ice skater joins a vampire roller derby team? A fun story about found family and discovering not only who we are, but what we really want from ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
1M ago
The baseball season just started earlier this week, and the kids in my library are loving it (we’re stops from CitiField, so we’ve got a lot of Mets fans here – and we even have a Mets library card). What else happens during baseball season? Baseball books! Let’s take a look at a few recently ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
1M ago
Continental Drifter, by Kathy MacLeod, (Apr. 2024, First Second), $14.99, ISBN: 9781250813749 Ages 8-12 Eleven-year-old Kathy lives in Bangkok with her Thai mother, American father, and her sister. The family doesn’t seem to interact much, so Kathy’s looking forward to the family trip to her father’s family in Maine: – with a summer camp trip-within-a-trip ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
3M ago
It is galling that so many people who have made incredible contributions go overlooked. Our Story Media Group is working on changing that. Debuting last June, the Our Story book series “introduces young readers to influential historical figures, many of whom are overlooked in Western curriculums”. The publisher also includes a partnership with the educational nonprofit ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
5M ago
The Adventures of the Flash Gang : Episode One: Exploding Experiment, by S.J. Waugh & M.M. Downing, (March 2023, Fitzroy Books), $9.95, ISBN: 9781646033225 Ages 9-12 It’s 1935 and 11-year-old Lewis Carter is homeless and hungry. His scientist father has disappeared and the landlady put him out on the street; now he just has his wits ..read more
Mom Read It » Middle Grade
6M ago
I am loving that Amazon Crossing Kids is now translating middle grade novels: first, there was Batu and the Search for the Golden Cup, introducing readers to Kazakhstan folklore. Now, we’ve got a Swedish mystery series that is eerie and atmospheric. Let’s learn a little bit about The Night Raven. The Night Raven, by Johan ..read more