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
Only two days left until Valentine’s Day! If your young reader is looking for a little romance to get their shelves in the Valentine mood, here are some swoon-worthy middle grade novels that are perfect for the hopeless romantic! Jane Stays Dreaming by Britnee Meiser What If You Fall for Me First? by G.F. Miller … Continue reading Valentine’s Day: Swoony Middle Grade Romance!
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s book birthday time! This week’s new releases have something for everyone, from heartfelt explorations of community and family, celebrations of culture, adolescent troubles (both magical and practical), and powerful messages about what it means to offer and accept help. The Princess and the Grain of Rice by Tina Cho, illus. … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday: February 10th Edition!
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)
With the first week of February comes the first week of Black History Month, a time to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Black community! Be they icons of science, sports, civil rights, music, or everyday people who passed down a lineage of culture, this month is a time to give thanks and … Continue reading Happy First Week of Black History Month!
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