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Tag: 2024 middle grade fiction

December 30, 2024 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Middle Grade Novels

Come and enjoy this eclectic collection of some of the most memorable fiction for older readers out in 2024.

September 20, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, ill. Ashley Mackenzie

Is Katherine Rundell our fantasy book savior or did she just write a perfectly decent and fun book? I review the title that has the critics ablaze in praise.

July 12, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Mid Air by Alicia D. Williams

Adept and fleet footed with nary a misstep, allow me to recommend a little something to wring your heart out and then pump it up all over again.

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Review of the Day: Benji Zeb is a Ravenous Werewolf by Deke Moulton

June 6, 2024 by Betsy Bird

This isn’t just A werewolf book for kids. It is THE werewolf book for kids.

Review of the Day: Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

May 10, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Somehow, Ursu has managed to write a legitimately scary ghost story (sorta) that’s also about accusations of hysteria, invisible illnesses, and issues in middle school.

Review of the Day: Slugfest by Gordon Korman

April 13, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Thanks to Slugfest, Korman has penned a book so enticing, so fun, so downright enjoyable, and so unapologetically sportsy, that it is impossible to resist. The book, quite frankly, that we’ve all been waiting for.

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Review of the Day: Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

March 8, 2024 by Betsy Bird

There’s an admirable level of confidence to Kate DiCamillo's writing, and Ferris, her latest title, takes that experience and knowledge, weaving it into her most personal book to date.

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