Tag: middle grade

Latinx Book Bingo Wrap Up [Reviews]

16 October 2020 / brief reviews / 12 Comments
Latinx Book Bingo Wrap Up [Reviews]

Results 🐠 = What if a Fish by Anika Fajardo Partially set in Colombia 🏚️ = Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Recommended by Alicia @ A Kernel of Nonsense 💄 = Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore […]

6 Assorted Itsy Bitsy Reviews [MG, YA, and Crossover Reviews]

9 October 2020 / brief reviews / 13 Comments
6 Assorted Itsy Bitsy Reviews [MG, YA, and Crossover Reviews]

Preamble I don’t usually post tiny reviews. However, this year I’ve been making at least a few notes on everything I read. So, here’s a compilation of some of those little notes to make one ‘regular’ length review post. Titles […]

A Debut MG Fantasy from a SFF Darling, or, Read This If You Love Middlegame [MG Review]

25 September 2020 / review / 11 Comments
A Debut MG Fantasy from a SFF Darling, or, Read This If You Love Middlegame [MG Review]

Avery is an exceptional child. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework – without complaint, without fuss, without prompt. Zib is also an exceptional child, […]

The Harm of Silence, Rumours, and Assumptions [MG Review]

19 September 2020 / review / 0 Comments
The Harm of Silence, Rumours, and Assumptions [MG Review]

Samantha Goldstein and David Fisher have been friends ever since they met on their town’s Little League baseball team. But when a new kid named Luke starts hanging out with them, what was a comfortable pair becomes an awkward trio. […]

The Barren Grounds: A Much Anticipated #ownvoices Portal Fantasy [MG Review]

4 September 2020 / review / 10 Comments
The Barren Grounds: A Much Anticipated #ownvoices Portal Fantasy [MG Review]

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought together in a foster home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They each feel disconnected, from their culture and each other, and struggle to fit in at school […]