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Tag: middle grade fiction

August 11, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Eb & Flow by Kelly J. Baptist

A book that had me laughing and biting my nails in turn. Hard to think of any other title to compare to this.

July 20, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Jawbreaker by Christina Wyman

I dare you to read even two chapters and not be engulfed in the narrative. Smart and savvy, Jawbreaker is the novel you wish you had read as a kid and are grateful that kids get to read today.

May 24, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett

Sarah Everett wrestles with an outsized and ambitious bit of plotting, all the while keeping her cards close to her chest. Here’s some advice: Hand this to kids that like their books with a bit of a twist. And do NOT skip to the ending and read that first.

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Review of the Day: Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

April 28, 2023 by Betsy Bird

This is for the kid who likes their humor to be complicated, their writing to be scintillating, and to never, ever, know what an author is going to do next.

Review of the Day: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, ill. Shawn Harris

April 8, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Though you may not be the biggest fan of books populated by furry woodland creatures, read The Eyes and the Impossible and you will find a thoroughly well-written, occasionally touching, funny, strange little book that sticks both its landing and in your memory. It might even turn you around on the whole animal fiction thing.

Review of the Day: Hands by Torrey Maldonado

March 2, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Torrey taps into a kind of writing we've been in dire need of for a very long time. And with his authentic voice and whole heaping helpfuls of heart, his latest book Hands is one that your kids are NOT going to want to miss.

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Review of the Day: The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri, ill. Daniel Miyares

February 10, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Nothing about this novel is wholly ideal except possibly its intentions and its ability to charm some readers into a general state of submission. The question now is: Are you such a reader?

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Middle Grade Fiction

December 30, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Oo. The penultimate list! We've had a fun ride but it's almost over. So today, enjoy books for older child readers. Tomorrow? Picture Books!

Review of the Day: Undercover Latina by Aya de León

September 1, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Ms. de León takes a learning opportunity for kids and couches it in enough chase sequences and fistfights to almost make you forget how much information is crammed into this little package. Prepare for exciting nuance!!

Review of the Day: The Kaya Girl by Mamle Wolo

August 5, 2022 by Betsy Bird

From the food to the clothing, the weather to the history, this is a book worth discovering and adoring. Go on. Read it. You’ll feel lucky that you had.

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