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Format/source: ebook/EdelweissPublished: 6 November 2018 (US; out now in Canada)Publisher: KnopfLength: 272 pages Genre: Middle grade speculative fictionI received a copy from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for my honest opinion.★★★★ Ethan’s dad is a comic artist whose greatest creation, the mutant superhero Kren, […]
Earlier this month in my children’s literature course, I was part of a group that presented on Erin Entrada Kelly’s novels. I spoke about the theme of building friendships in the face of adversity in her first two novels, Blackbird […]
![The Best of Middle Grade Fiction: Front Desk by Kelly Yang [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/front-desk.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
Format/source: Hardcover/library Published: May 2018 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Length: 286 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★ Based on the author’s experiences growing up as a Chinese immigrant in the 1990’s, Kelly Yang’s debut novel explores the stark trials 10 year old Mia Tang and […]
![All Four Stars: A Deliciously Sweet Novel About Pursuing Your Passion [Review]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/all-four-stars-200x300.jpg?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
All Four Stars by Tara Dairman Format/Source: Hardcover/ library Published: July 2014 Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Length: 288 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★★ Gladys Gatsby has been cooking gourmet dishes since the age of seven, only her fast-food-loving parents […]
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Wish Girl by Nikki Loftin Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: February 2015 Publisher: Razorbill Length: 256 pages Genre: Middle grade fiction ★★★ Peter Stone’s parents and siblings are extroverts, musicians, and yellers—and the louder they get, the less Peter talks, or even […]