Tag Archives: not quite middle grade

Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

Here’s one of the titles from my Hopeful Cybils list. Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1 by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly. April 2018. Newbury Honor and Cybils winning author Gidwitz and illustrator Aly team up again after … Continue reading →

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Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez

Posted on April 21, 2018 by

Here’s a charming first novel from the illustrator of Mango, Abuela & Me. Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez. Roaring Brook Press, 2018. Stella is nervous about school now that her best friend, Jenny, is in another … Continue reading →

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TTT: Holiday Gift Guide: Books for a 9-Year-Old Boy

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

It’s taken me a little while to put together this response to last week’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt (hosted as always by the good folks at the Broke and the Bookish), a free form gift guide. What direction did I … Continue reading →

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