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Category Archives: Middle Grades
Half Moon Investigations
Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer Fletcher takes being a detective very seriously. He has a badge that he earned from a Private Detective Academy. He’s eager to get started solving real crimes, not just kids’ stuff. But he never … Continue reading
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. Sobol Encyclopedia Brown is one of the classics when it comes to children’s mysteries. The book is a collection of short mysteries, one per chapter, that lay out a set of clues. Once … Continue reading
The Candymakers
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass I was really looking forward to reading this because it’s written by Wendy Mass, whose books I generally enjoy and also because my students were really excited about it when it came out. But once … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grades, Tween
Tagged candy, chocolate, contest, grief, physical differences, spies
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The Candy Shop War
The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull Although Nate is new in town, it’s not long before he’s found a group of new friends. And it’s not much longer before the four of them are embroiled in a dangerous scheme. … Continue reading
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl As I have admitted previously on this blog, I didn’t actually like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory as a child. And that’s even before I saw the Gene Wilder version of the … Continue reading
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop by Kate Saunders When the Spoffard family finds itself in possession of a relative’s house/chocolate shop, twins Oz and Lily aren’t quite sure what to think. When they discover that the new place includes magic, … Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, dyslexia, fantasy, learning disability, magic
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Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White In the interest of full disclosure, I never liked Charlotte’s Web as a child. And although I had several copies of it in my classroom, I never once saw a third grader pick it up … Continue reading
The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
The Adventures of a South Pole Pig: A novel of snow and courage by Chris Kurtz Flora is a pig who dreams of a life beyond the pen. The very first time she manages to escape she runs into sled … Continue reading
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R. A. Spratt Mr. Green is a terribly busy lawyer who wants absolutely nothing to do with his own children. When the strain of interacting with them grew too great, he simply stuck a … Continue reading
The Third Pig Detective Agency
The Third Pig Detective Agency by Bob Burke The Third Pig Detective Agency is run by one Harry Pigg, who happens to be one of the famous three pigs who survived the Big Bad Wolf attack. Clearly he was the … Continue reading
