Category: Middle Grade Fiction

Middle Grade Fiction, Netgalley Reviews

Write This Down by Claudia Mills

Michelle

Grades 6-8

write this down

Twelve-year-old Autumn loves to write. So much so, that it is her dream to be published, and she doesn’t want to wait even a few years! She has a moleskine notebook that she writes everything in – poems, stories, journal entries, and whatever else is on her mind. She especially loves to write about (and to) her crush, Cameron, a boy in her journalism class. Autumn’s older brother Hunter is friends with Cameron’s older brother, and Hunter finds Autumn’s notebook and shares it with him. Autumn is mortified. How will she ever face Cameron again? Then she gets an assignment to write a “personal essay” for her journalism class. She decides to write it about her rocky relationship with Hunter. Then, to get back at him, she decides she wants to publish it, too. She enters it into a contest. If she wins, she has the chance for it to be published. But is she willing to risk spilling all of her family’s secrets to be published?

Thanks to Netgalley.com for a review copy of this book.

Graphic, Middle Grade Fiction

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Michelle
Grades 5-7drama
Drama is a play…I mean, graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier. In Act 1, we meet Callie, a student at Eucalyptus Middle School. She has just come clean to her crush, Greg, who has just broken up with his girlfriend.
The next day at school, the students are preparing to put on a play, Moon Over Mississippi. A group of students is assigned a part of the Stage Crew. The play is beginning to take shape!
In Act 2, Callie meets Justin and Jesse, twin brothers who are excited about getting involved in the play. The trio become great friends and start hanging out together.
Before they know it, dress rehearsal has arrived and the show is upon them. Find out how Callie and her friends put on the play of their middle school lives in Drama by Raina Telgemeier.
Middle Grade Fiction, Series

Ten Rules for Living with My Sister by Ann M. Martin

Michelle

Grades 3-5ten rules

Ten Rules for Living with My Sister by Ann M. Martin is a book about a 9-year-old girl named Pearl and her 13-year-old sister Lexie. Lexie and Pearl fight like all sisters do, of course. Most recently, Lexie hung a sign on her door that lets Pearl know she’s not welcome. The story is told from Pearl’s perspective. She loves to make lists that compare herself with her sister. Room? Lexie: neat and Pearl: sloppy. Lipstick? Lexie: yes and Pearl: no. Read Ten Rules for Living with My Sister to find out if Pearl and Lexie can ever get along.

Animals, Humor, Middle Grade Fiction, Mystery, Series

Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors

Michelle

Grades 4-6

smells like dog

If you’re looking for a great mystery with a little bit of funk, Smells Like Dog is it. Meet Homer Pudding, a farm boy who loves hunting treasure, just like his Uncle Drake. Everything is perfect in Homer’s world until Uncle Drake disappears into thin air, and Homer is left with his prized possession, his dog, Dog. Can Homer continue his uncle’s legacy and find the most coveted pirate treasure in the world? Read Smells Like Dog to find out.

Middle Grade Fiction, Series

Katie Friedman Gives Up Texting (And Lives to Tell About It) by Tommy Greenwald

Michelle

Grades 3-5

katie_friedman

Katie Friedman’s favorite singer is Jane Plantero from the band Plain Jane. Her boyfriend, Nareem, scores tickets to a Plain Jane concert just as she is about to break up with him. She goes to the concert and meets Jane, and later accidentally texts Nareem that she doesn’t like him anymore. That is when she decides to give up her entire cell phone for a week along with ten friends in exchange for Jane signing an original song by Katie herself. Can Katie and her friends last a whole week without their cell phones? Read Katie Feldman Gives Up Texting (And Lives to Tell About It) to find out!

Adventure, Middle Grade Fiction, Series

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

Michelle

Grades 3-6

maze_of_bones

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan is the first book in the 39 Clues series. Meet brother and sister pair Amy and Dan Cahill, whose job is to find a very important clue that their late grandmother, Grace Cahill has left to them in her will. This series is very popular with children, especially those who love adventure books. Read The Maze of Bones and the rest of the 39 Clues series by Rick Riordan et. al.

Humor, Middle Grade Fiction

Jacky Ha-Ha by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

Michelle

Grades 3-5Jacky-Ha-Ha-

Jacky is a funny girl who has a stutter and loves to make kids laugh. Because she’s always making jokes during class, she accumulates a lot of detention time. Then Ms. O’Mara makes Jacky an offer. She can join the school play and attend rehearsals instead of sitting in detention every day after school. But can Jacky get her stutter under control to feel confident enough to act in the play? Read Jacky Ha-Ha by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein to find out.

Middle Grade Fiction

The Bubble Wrap Boy by Phil Earle

Michelle

Grades 4-6bubble wrap

Told from the point of view of Charlie Han, The Bubble Wrap Boy is a story of friendship and family. Charlie has always felt like an outsider who is a little bit geeky and doesn’t have many friends. Then Charlie discovers skateboarding and his whole world changes. He finally feels like he fits in somewhere. Kids will identify with Charlie as someone who has found his passion.

Middle Grade Fiction

The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern

Michelle

Grades 4-6

meaning of maggieEleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is excited about life. Besides being a science fair champion and a shareholder in Coca-Cola, she has aspirations of being a future president of the United States. Things change for Maggie when her dad calls a family meeting and tells everyone that he is quitting his job because of his health. Maggie is determined to help her dad with whatever he needs so that he can get back on his feet and feel better as soon as possible.