The Afterlife, by Gary Soto

There are a number of books next to me as I type, waiting to be reviewed, but in an effort to be Seasonally Appropriate, I picked the ghost ...

Middle grade science fiction and fantasy--this week's round-up for your reading pleasure (and mine)!

Here are all the middle grade fantasy and science fiction related blog posts etc. I found this week; please let me know if I missed your! Th...

Beasts (The Mystic Phyles), by Stephanie Brockway, illustrated by Ralph Masiello

Beasts (The Mystic Phyles) , by Stephanie Brockway, illustrated by Ralph Masiello (Charlesbridge, 2011, middle grade, 137 pages). Abigail is...

Waiting on Wednesday--The Cabinet of Earths

The stack of books to be reviewed grows, but this is Library Book Sale set up week, and time has not stretched to accommodate everything I w...

The Bassumtyte Treasure, by Jane Louise Curry

The Bassumtyte Treasure , by Jane Louise Curry (Atheneum, 1978, 130 pages--books sure were shorter back then....) Sometimes it's fun to ...

This Sunday's round up of middle grade science fiction and fantasy postings from around the blogs

Here's what I found this week in my blog reading! Let me know if I missed your post. The Reviews: The Adventures of Sir Gawain the True...

Dewey's Read-a-thon today!

Thanks to all who organized Dewey's Read-a-thon! Even though I am a weak reader who needs to sleep, I read four books and a half books...

hope.

Tonight is the military ball.  It marks the beginning of a painfully short set of days that signify the end.  The end of this chapter, of th...

the smallest thing

today, i'm guest posting over at vintch --one of my absolute favorite places in the bloggy world--to participate in her microscope heart...

The Ogre of Oglefort, by Eva Ibbotson

The Ogre of Oglefort (Dutton 2011 in the US, Macmillan 2010 in the UK, middle grade, 247 pages) by Eva Ibbotson , which I just read a few d...

Waiting on Wednesday--The Double Shadow, by Sally Gardner

Here's a book I'm looking forward to lots-- The Double Shadow , by Sally Gardner (out in the UK November 3): "Arnold Ruben has ...

Ghost Hunt, and Ghost Hunt 2 --Chilling Tales of the Unknown

If you are looking for a good Halloween read for you middle school kid (or for yourself), I heartily recommend Ghost Hunt: Chilling Tales ...

TimeRiders, by Alex Scarrow, for Timeslip Tuesday

TimeRiders , by Alex Scarrow (Walker, 2010, upper middle grade/YA, 405 pages) The three of them should have died. Liam was on board the Tit...

and i would shed this grown-up skin i'm in

The other night, I talked to my grandpa  on the phone.  His voice came tired and weak through the receiver.  I have never heard him sound th...

a weekend recap

I got to see Ethan this weekend. :) Our most relaxing weekends are my favorites. This one was one of them. On Saturday, we went to one of ou...