Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with and advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. Title: Dogtown Authors: Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko Illustrator: Wallace West Publisher: MacMillan Children's Publishing Group Publication Date: September 19, 2023 Description: Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book Review: The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a free digital advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I meant to post this one yesterday on release day, but didn't get to it. The good news is it's available now, and I highly recommend you get your hands on a... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book Review: My Not-So-Great French Escape by Cliff Burke
Thank you to netgalley for providing me with a free digital uncorrected proof of this book in exchange for an honest review. Title: My Not-So-Great French Escape Author: Cliff Burke Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books, Clarion Books Publication Date: April 25, 2023 Book Description: When Rylan's best friend ditches him for the cool kids, Rylan... Continue Reading →
Book Review: School Trip by Jerry Craft
Thank you to Netgalley for providing with a free ebook copy of this title in exchange for an honest review. Description: Jordan, Drew, Liam, Maury, and their friends from Riverdale Academy Day School are heading out on a school trip to Paris. As an aspiring artist himself, Jordan can't wait to see all the amazing... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the week: The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters: The Jolly Regina written by Kara LaReau illustrated by Jen Hill
Synopsis: As their name implies, Jaundice and Kale Bland live boring lives. They rarely leave the house, eat oatmeal everyday, never wear color and their favorite book is a dictionary. Then one day, they're dragged out of their boring lives and drawn into adventure when a band of female pirates kidnaps them. My Thoughts: I... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart
Synopsis: After years of being teased for her lisp, Daisy hates the spotlight. Her brother Sorrel (known as Squirrel) is the opposite. He dreams of being a YouTube superstar. But, Daisy's parents have strictly forbidden their son with Downs Syndrome from any social media, fearing cyberbullying. Daisy doesn't agree with them. Squirrel could really use... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Synopsis: Mia Tang and her parents are Chinese immigrants. But, living in America isn't the dream they imagined. Her parents have a job managing a motel. It's all they can do to keep up with the cleaning, so Mia runs the front desk. She turns out to be really good at the job. Mia has... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the week: Robot Dreams by Sara Varon
Synopsis: Robot Dreams is a graphic novel with few words. When a dog orders a robot in the mail, they become fast friends. Then, a trip to the beach leaves Robot rusty. Dog doesn't know how to fix his robot friend, and ends up abandoning him on the beach. Dog tries to replace his robot... Continue Reading →
Blog Tour Stop for Daisy Woodworm Changes the World
I'm so excited to participate in my first Book Tour with TBR And Beyond Tours and to help spread the word about this wonderful book! Book Info: Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Publishing Date: November 8, 2022 Synopsis: When her social studies teacher assigns each student a project... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week:Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Synopisis: When her tribe leaves the island, Karana is left behind. For years she survives on the island alone with nothing but the animals as company. Based loosely on the story of a real woman who survived on San Nicolas Island for eighteen years. My thoughts: This is a favorite from childhood (which is why... Continue Reading →