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Tag Archives: not quite middle grade
Unicorn Island: Beyond the Portal by Donna Galanti
Read about the exciting finale to the Unicorn Island series, as spoiler free as I could make it. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged environment, not quite middle grade, portal fantasy, unicorns, youth fantasy
4 Comments
Fast & Funny with Cookies & Cakes: Ben Yokoyama and Winnie Zeng
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr and Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend by Katie Zhao are two fast and funny chapter to middle grade books that are sure to keep kids reading. Continue reading
The Button Box by Bridget Hodder and Fawzia Gilani-William
For the younger middle grade set comes this exciting time travel adventure set in early medieval Morocco. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Jewish, medieval, Morocco, Muslim, not quite middle grade, time travel, youth fantasy
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Unicorn Island: Secret Beneath the Sand by Donna Galanti
Thanks so much to Donna Galanti for sending me the second book in this appealing not-quite-middle-grade series. Unicorn Island: Secret Beneath the Sand by Donna Galanti. Illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe. Epic!, 2022. Review copy kindly sent by the author. Unicorn … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Early Chapter Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged not quite middle grade, unicorns, youth fantasy
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Unicorn Island by Donna Galanti
Here is a sweet and exciting fantasy for kids bridging up from early chapter books. Unicorn Island by Donna Galanti. Illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe. Epic!/Andrews McMeel, 2021. ISBN 978-1524864705. Review copy received from the publisher. As the story opens, our … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Early Chapter Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged contemporary fantasy, dragons, fantasy mystery, not quite middle grade, unicorns
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Planet Omar: Accidental Danger Magnet and Year of the Dog
Here are two funny and heartwarming books for the not-quite-middle-grade to middle grade set. Accidental Danger Magnet by Zanib Mian is from my official #CybilsReadDown pile; The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin was purchased afterwards. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Early Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged #OwnVoices, Asian-American, Muslim, not quite middle grade, youth fiction
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City Kids: Thank you, Omu! and Dragons in a Bag
Here are some short takes on books with city settings for kids on the younger end of the spectrum. Side note: both of these authors were at KidLitCon this year, and I had a lovely conversation with Zetta Elliott. Thank … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade, picture books
Tagged #OwnVoices, #wndb, African-American, not quite middle grade, picture books
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Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1
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
Posted in Books, Fantasy, picture books, Print
Tagged not quite middle grade, youth fantasy
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Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominguez
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
Posted in Books, Early Chapter Books, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, Latino/a, not quite middle grade, youth fiction
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TTT: Holiday Gift Guide: Books for a 9-Year-Old Boy
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
Posted in Books, Lists
Tagged books for boys, Early Chapter Books, graphic novels, not quite middle grade, Top Ten Tuesday
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