Tiny Dancer and I hit another homerun with Something to Say by Lisa Moore Ramee! Something to Say makes you listen to the nuances of growing up, staying in your comfort zone and living with anxiety. We both loved this book! Meet Janae Janae is a too-sweet-for-words middle schooler. She follows her mother’s rules, she’s …
I will never tire of an underdog story. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown is a true Olympic underdog story that reads like a novel, but is shockingly nonfiction. I was searching for a story that would inspire and this blew me out of the water! We Know How It Ends Okay, okay, …
Don’t table this book any longer! Get your mitts on From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks and carve out some time to read it. Soon. Like, very soon! There is so much in this middle grade book and it’s a huge understatement to say this author is talented! Let’s get after it! …
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You read that right. Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour is uncomfortable and relevant and I LOVED this book! I’ve been noodling on this book for about two weeks. There is so. much. to discuss and I’m no pro, so let’s just dive in! Quite the Catch! How did I come upon this book even before …
Another incredible recommendation from my 5th grader! 💛 All the Impossible Things by Lindsay Lackey is a beautiful book about the foster care system and identifying the push-pull of what your heart and head needs. And discovering for yourself the difference between hard and impossible things. Quite a line-up for a middle grade book, right?! …
