Category Archives: Middle Grade

Review: Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Brianna

Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2014. Currently available. Age Level & Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction Face Value: Gorgeous. Even without knowing that this story was a mystery (which I can’t resist), I … Continue reading →

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Review: Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Brianna

Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana. Chronicle Books, 2014. Currently available. Age Level & Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction Face Value: The simple cover is almost whimsical. Looking at the muddy boots made me think … Continue reading →

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Review: Now I’ll Tell You Everything by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Sarah

Now I’ll Tell You Everything by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: There have been so many incarnations of Alice McKinley in covers over the past couple decades. And … Continue reading →

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Review: Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Brianna

Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill. Henry Holt and Company, 2013. Currently available. Age Level & Genre: Middle grade historical fiction Face Value: LeUyen Pham created phenomenal illustrations for the whole book, and the cover is the crown jewel. … Continue reading →

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Review: The Sound of Your Voice…Only Really Far Away by Frances O’Roark Dowell

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Brianna

The Sound of Your Voice…Only Really Far Away by Frances O’Roark Dowell. Age Level & Genre: Middle Grade Realistic Fiction Face Value: I’m getting a little bored with the “shoes and ankles that represent a character’s personality” theme on book … Continue reading →

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Review: Seven Stories Up by Laurel Snyder

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Sarah

Seven Stories Up by Laurel Snyder. Random House Books for Young Readers, 2014. Available January 28, 2014. Genre: Time Travel / Historical Fiction Face Value: I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed in this cover. It’s not that it’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Sarah

Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick Press, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: How to describe the genre? It’s not quite fantasy, but it definitely isn’t realism. It has illustration, but it isn’t fully a graphic novel. It’s a story about … Continue reading →

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Review: The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Sarah

The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand. Simon & Schuster, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Ghost Story / Fantasy Face Value: This is an excellent middle grade cover – exactly the kind of cover I would have been drawn to when … Continue reading →

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Review: After Iris by Natasha Farrant

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Sarah

After Iris by Natasha Farrant. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: Designers take notes. This is what a middle grade cover should look like. It’s age appropriate, but it’s also cool and … Continue reading →

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Review: Heaven is Paved With Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Brianna

Heaven is Paved With Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Currently available. Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction. Face Value: Cover tropes collide: a headless girl, Converse sneakers, and oh of course something with cow print because it’s set … Continue reading →

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