One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring middle grade novels, is the sixth in a series where I share those annotations by type (some of these titles I previously […]
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring graphic novels, is the fifth in a series where I share those annotations by type. Links will be updated as the rest of […]
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The Moon Within by Aida Salazar Format/source: ARC/ALAMW19Published: 26 February 2019Publisher: Arthur A. Levine BooksLength: 240 pages Genre: Contemporary middle grade verse★★★★ Celi Rivera’s life swirls with questions. About her changing body. Her first attraction to a boy. And her best friend’s exploration of what it means to be genderfluid. But most of all, her mother’s insistence she have a moon ceremony when her first period arrives. It’s an ancestral Mexica ritual that Mima and […]
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Deep within the enchanted woods in the town of Watch Hollow stands the once-grand Blackford House, whose halls hold a magical secret: a giant cuckoo clock that does much more than tell time. But when the clock’s gears cease to turn, an evil presence lurking among the trees begins to come out of the shadows.
One goal I have this year is to increase the number of middle grade novels I read. I’m aiming for one title per week. In order to achieve this goal, I’m taking advantage of ‘suspended holds’. You can place a book on hold at the library but ‘suspend’ it until a certain date. This means you keep your place in line, but the book doesn’t become available until after that date. By using this strategy, I hope to avoid…