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Folklore and magic: two middle grade books reviewed

Front cover image of The Way Past Winter with stylized pictures of two girls, a boy and two dogs in winter

Two great middle grade reads - The Way Past Winter and The Nightmare Thief.

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Fast read, great story in Michigan vs The Boys

Front cover image of Michigan Vs The Boys witha girl standing on a pond of frozen water with hockey nets and a sunrise

Fast read, great characters and story in this book published by KCP Loft.

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Q&A with Jacqueline Firkins, author of Heart Strings, and Other Breakable Things

Head and shoulder shot of author Jacqueline Firkins

Jacqueline Firkins talks about her young adult book Herts, Strings, and Other Broken Things, Jane Austen and diverisfying the young adult genre.

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Highly recommended: middle grade book Pay Attention Carter Jones

Illustrated messy floor with a green beret, a dashhound, teddy bear, googles, a black umbrella and cricket bat, among other things.

I highly recommend reading, buying, sharing Pay Attention Carter Jones.

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Just read it – Kenneth Oppel’s Inkling reviewed

A blue, red, yellow and black, orange ink splotch with a smiley face with the words Inkling and Kenneth Oppel in ink over top of a black and white comic book.

So much to love in Kenneth Oppel's latest middle grade novel, Inkling. Highly recommended.

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Picture books with morals and lessons including loving yourself

Toronto's Aaron Chan wrote Oliver & The Octo-Helmet, which is published by Toronto's Upon A Star Books and illustrated by Nadezhda Poova. The book teaches children about saving their money and working hard.

One of my son's favourite picture books is Candy Conspiracy (Carrie Snyder) about a number of children who trick the Juicy Jelly Worm into taking their garden of candy (AKA vegetables) and leave them a kingdom full of candy. The... Continue Reading →

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