It’s our favorite day of the week once again! It’s always awesome to help our book friends celebrate their book birthdays, and this week’s has a varied mix that you won’t want to miss. From twisty family mysteries to silly fruittime fun, from a real-life labor heroine to a spider with her gaze on the … Continue reading Book Birthdays: March 24th Edition!
Nothing gets us more excited than a bookish care package, and this week’s is a treat for music lovers, sci-fi fans, multiverse aficionados, or anyone who loves a great middle grade novel! In Time for a Change, the second book in Questlove, S.A. Cosby, and Godwin Akpan’s stellar Afrofuturist time-travel adventure series, pals Rahim and … Continue reading Book Mail: TIME FOR A CHANGE (Questlove with S.A. Cosby, illus. by Godwin Akpan)
Those who saw our article on the Best Picture Books of 2025 will recognize this week’s special care package as one of our picks. After: A Survivor's Story, written by Hallee Adelman and illustrated by Patrick Corrigan, is a powerful and heart-wrenching tale that is tragically becoming more and more relevant in recent times. After … Continue reading Book Mail: AFTER (Hallee Adelman, illus. by Patrick Corrigan)
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re celebrating with significant others, family, or besties, we hope that it’s filled with love! If your middle grade reader is looking for a last-minute love story to get the Valentine feels, we love Lee Heart’s Spotlight Sprinkles series, which features short, standalone romances for tween readers. Book One: Written in … Continue reading Happy Valentine’s Day: Spotlight Sprinkles
Awesome news for fans of middle grade dark fantasy: The Nowhere Beast by Leslie Vedder, illus. by Abigail Larson (sequel to The Labyrinth of Souls) is hitting shelves tomorrow! For those unfamiliar with this delightfully spooky series, it follows Ix Tatterfall as she is swept into a world of magic and mystery due to her … Continue reading THE LABYRINTH OF SOULS & THE NOWHERE BEAST (Leslie Vedder, illus. by Abigail Larson)
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