Goodreads Link This is week two of my new "middle grade book of the week" feature. As I mentioned last week, I created this feature to motivate myself to reach my goal of reading more middle grade books. I am so glad I did. This was another excellent book. Summary When Stars are Scattered is... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Book of the Week: My Storied Year by Katie Proctor
Goodreads Link Two of my goals for summer are to read more middle grade books and to write more blog posts. So, I'm going to combine the two and a feature a new middle grade book each week. This will also help keep me accountable. When I wrote my Top Ten Tuesday post this week,... Continue Reading →
MG Takes on Thursday
Middle Grade Thursday is a weekly celebration of middle grade books sponsored by Book Craic . To participate: Post a picture of the front cover of a middle-grade book which you have read and would recommend to others with details of the author, illustrator and publisher. Open the book to page 11 and share your favorite sentence. Write three words to... Continue Reading →
Middle Grade Takes-On Thursday
I just discovered this weekly meme sponsored by Book Craic to celebrate middle grade books. How to take part: Post a picture of the front cover of a middle-grade book which you have read and would recommend to others with details of the author, illustrator and publisher. Open the book to page 11 and share your favorite sentence. Write three... Continue Reading →
Tribute to Gary Paulsen
I was eating my breakfast Thursday morning when it scrolled across the screen that Gary Paulsen had died. I knew right away that I wanted to write a post about him. Paulsen's writing accomplished the impossible: getting reluctant readers to enjoy reading. Since each reader is unique, the key to hooking a reluctant reader is... Continue Reading →