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Review: ALLERGIC by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter
ALLERGIC by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter is a graphic novel that addresses allergies to animals, and so much more. Maggie, the main character, is feeling alone at home and at school. Her parents are preparing for a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Allergic, allergies, Megan Wagner Lloyd, Michelle Mee Nutter, middle grade, pets
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Review: Swimming with Sharks (Wild Survival)
SWIMMING WITH SHARKS by Melissa Cristina Márquez is the #2 book in the Wild Survival series. As a stand alone story, readers do not need to have read the first book to enjoy this adventure. The Villalobos family has a … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction, Melissa Cristina Márquez, middle grade, review, Swimming with Sharks, Wild Survival
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Review: Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai by Debbi Michiko Florence
JUST BE COOL, JENNA SAKAI by Debbi Michiko Florence is a layered, thoughtful, and light exploration of how middle schoolers respond to dramas big (family divorce) and not-so-big (academic competition, friendship changes). This stand-alone follow-up to Keep It Together, Keiko … Continue reading
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Tagged Debbi Michiko Florence, fiction, Just Be Cool Jenna Sakai, middle grade
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Review: RICK by Alex Gino
RICK by Alex Gino is not a continuation of the award-winning GEORGE from a several years ago, but the themes and some characters are consistent. This important novel focuses on Rick, whose best friend heckled and harassed Melissa (the focus … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Gino, asexuality, friendships, LGBTQ+, middle grade, Middle school, Rick, sexual identity
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The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake
“I’m going to die today.” That’s the opening line of the heart-breaking (in the best way) middle grade novel THE MIGHTY HEART OF SUNNY St. JAMES by Ashley Herring Blake. Sunny is a 12-year-old girl going into summer without her … Continue reading
Review: The Girl from the Sea by Molly Ostertag
Molly Ostertag’s THE GIRL FROM THE SEA brings together both fantastical and very real emotions and events in a graphic novel that addresses first love, hiding one’s true self from friends and family, and coming-of-age. The fantastical arrives in the … Continue reading
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Tagged first love, Graphic Novel, LGBTQ representation, middle grade, Molly Ostertag, selkie, The Girls from the Sea
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Review: GEORGE by Alex Gino
Reading Alex Gino’s GEORGE is such a complete and loving gift. George* is a 4th grade girl who struggles with figuring out how to let her family and friends know she’s not the boy they all think she is. From … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Gino, George, LGBTQ topics, middle grade, Transgender, upper elementary
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Meow or Never by Jazz Taylor
MEOW OR NEVER by Jazz Taylor is much more hefty on the issues than the cover makes it seem. What looks like a simple middle grade novel about a secret pet and a secret crush rustles up topics centered on … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Jazz TAylor, LGBTQ, Meow or Never, middle grade, panic attacks, WISH series
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