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Category Archives: Middle Grades
Garden Princess
Garden Princess by Kristin Kladstrup Princess Adela loves her gardens, yet not in that distant dreamy way you might assume of a princess. She actually loves the act of gardening, weeding, planting bulbs, all of it. It’s a huge part … Continue reading
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Tagged fairy tale, garden, princess, romance, royalty
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The Victory Garden
The Victory Garden by Lee Kochenderfer When Teresa’s brother heads off to war to be a pilot, she and her family are stuck at home, feeling helpless. They turn their energy to their garden and an ongoing competition with their … Continue reading
Cotton in My Sack
Cotton in My Sack by Lois Lenski Sometimes, growing things is not an experience full of beauty and wonder. Sometimes the garden in question is an endless field of Arkansas cotton worked by children. Cotton in My Sack is one … Continue reading
Animal Rescue Team: Special Delivery
Animal Rescue Team: Special Delivery! by Sue Stauffacher Keisha Carter’s parents in the business of rescuing animals and the way they go about things, it’s a family affair. Keisha and her little brother Razi are allowed in on the action, … Continue reading
Honus and Me
Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman This is the first installment in Gutman’s Baseball Card Adventure series. Joe Stoshack is just a normal kid and struggling member of his baseball team. Between his lack of sports … Continue reading
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret At 12 years old, Peg is suddenly stricken by polio. Her quick thinking parents manage to get her medical care almost immediately, greatly improving her chances. Nonetheless, her case is … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography, disability, illness, memoir, non-fiction
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The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall The Penderwick girls, their father and their beloved dog Hound are off to a summer rental cottage. What they did not expect … Continue reading
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Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians
Alcatraz #1: Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson It took me forever to read this. It shouldn’t have taken me so long; it’s not a particularly thick book, but I just couldn’t get into it. The narrator (who … Continue reading
The First Four Years
The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder A rather lengthy introduction in my copy informs us that this is printed pretty much from a draft by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It was published well after her death, and therefore never had … Continue reading
Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid
Horseradish: Bitter Truths You Can’t Avoid by Lemony Snicket For those of you who are unfamiliar with Lemony Snicket (perhaps you were nowhere near the world of children’s literature around the turn of the century – the 2000s that is) … Continue reading
