Tag: Middle Grade

18 Delightfully Frightening MG Books for Young Horror Fans

18 Delightfully Frightening MG Books for Young Horror Fans

I often have kids coming into B&N looking for something spooky to read, so I thought I’d create a post with some of my favorite MG horror reads. I’m featuring ten of them, plus eight more books I’ve heard great things about and I’m planning to read (hopefully soon!). TEN I’VE READ (Okay, technically 11 – oh, wait, 12) (Click on the links for full reviews.) The Monsterious Series by Matt McMann I just recently […]

Posted May 19, 2023 in Let's Discuss / 15 Comments
Why Rating Middle Grade (and Sometimes YA) Is So Darn Hard for Me! Let’s Discuss.

Why Rating Middle Grade (and Sometimes YA) Is So Darn Hard for Me! Let’s Discuss.

I have a MG review that’s scheduled to go up tomorrow (for Star-Crossed by Barbara Dee) and I really loved the book. Not only is it adorable and well-written, it highlights a middle grade girl who discovers that she has a crush on another girl (after having a crush on a boy), which is a topic that middle graders need to see. And let me tell you, this book was so hard for me to rate! Here’s […]

Posted May 24, 2017 in Let's Discuss / 45 Comments