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If you’re looking for an action adventure to grab the interest of your middle grade readers, the City Spies series by James Ponti is an excellent choice.
Distilled down to their most essential, these books were the perfect package: engaging stories that held my attention and beautiful language that took my breath away.
I’d start off with an intro paragraph here, but you’d probably just skip it. Let me just say that these rules only apply to me.
Some books start with a character, some with an image, some with a memory. Light and Air began with a place: the ruins of a real life tuberculosis sanatorium.
A hilarious and engaging look at the life of a self-deprecating teenage feminist facing all the ups and downs of life. A great read.
Uncovered family secrets and a growing feminist consciousness propel a seventh grader to cause good trouble and start a school-wide revolution.
Let’s let strong Filipino girls be. Let’s let every strong kid be. Every child has a story to tell, and they all deserve to see themselves in the books they read, just like you and me.
Middle school is the toughest age to build a collection for readers as a school librarian. Yes, I said it.
The evolution of The Selkie’s Daughter began when a girl appeared to me during my morning journaling time, standing on a cliff, hurling a prayer over the raging sea, “Bring him home, bring him home, bring him home!”
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