Last night, I got into a deep discussion with my fiancée about the rules of magical wishing. Though every story about wishing varies, one golden rule and one golden consequence seem to prevail: the wish must be a selfless act, and there is always a catch. Kate Messner’s The Seventh Wish (Grades 3-6) spurred this […]
A few weeks ago, I listened to a delightful podcast where Matthew Winner did an author interview with Karen Rivers about her new book The Girl in the Well is Me (Grades 5-8). Matthew, an elementary school librarian, said he had NEVER, ever read anything quite like this book for middle grade. That intrigued me, […]
Booksource Book Club invites you to read along with us! This month we gathered to talk about The Nest by Kenneth Oppel. The Nest is a suspenseful horror story that will keep young readers on the edge of their seats. I reviewed The Nest last year (it was one of my favorite books of the […]
You’ve heard about those people. You know the ones. Like that lady who read 21 of the Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum books and just got Tricky Twenty-Two for Christmas. She talks about the Women’s Murder Club like she’s a member and Alex Cross like they’re good friends. She’s the lady who pre-ordered every copy in […]
In Katherine Applegate’s new novel Crenshaw (Grades 5-9, Lexile 540), 10-year-old Jackson is consumed with worry as he watches his parents flounder under the weight of financial difficulties. Even though he’s young, he already has experience with these familiar adult stressors and remembers a time when his family was homeless. Jackson understands where the family […]
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“The first time I saw them, I thought they were angels…”
The Nest (Grades 5-8, Lexile: 640), the new psychological horror story by Canadian author Kenneth Oppel, is, hands down, my favorite book of the year.
Twelve-year-old Steve is home for the summer, but he isn’t able to enjoy his time off: his […]
I picked up Pip Bartlett’s Guide to Magical Creatures (Grades 3-7, Lexile 690) because I saw the name Maggie Stiefvater on a bright, cheery middle-grade Scholastic cover. I was curious because, of course, I associate her name with fantasy YA titles (namely, books from The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Raven Cycle series). Based […]
Grades 5-9; Lexile: 680
Echo, the new novel by award-winning author Pam Munoz Ryan, is a genre-defying book that’s a bit hard to describe. It’s an intriguing mix of historical fiction and magical realism with a bit of traditional fairy tale thrown in. It’s a book filled with magic, music and the power of love and […]
By Erin Vehige, Teacher Resources; and Sean Binkley, Regional Accounts
Booksource Book Club invites you to read along with us. Every month or so (depending on the size of the book) a group of us book nerds gather to talk about a book we’ve all read. Now we want you to join in the fun! We’ll […]
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