While my son has read the entire Unwanteds series by Lisa McMann–including the spin-off books–several times, today he decided to focus on the first book for Marvelous Middle Grade Monday. The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann was a great story. It’s so good that I’ve read this series four times. There are seven books in the…
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MMGM: The Jack Blank Series by Matt Myklusch (a middle schooler review)
My son read another whole series this week! I’ve actually read this one too, and it’s fantastic. Let’s see what he has to say. So now that I know how to actually do a series review, I don’t think I’m going to do mini reviews. Last week it took me 4 hours to do the…
MMGM Middle Schooler Series Recommendation: Balance Keepers by Lindsay Cummings
As this is Memorial Day, I want to take a moment to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. And now I will turn the blog over to my son, who no longer needs an intro. First of all, my mom is going to put middle schooler review instead of sixth…
MMGM Fourth Grader Review: THE GIRL WHO COULD NOT DREAM by Sarah Beth Durst
My sixth grader spent last week reading The Hunger Games trilogy, which isn’t really a fit for MMGM, so I recruited my fourth grader once again. One of the good things that has happened during stay-at-home orders is the availability of online content from authors. On April 9, a group of authors celebrated International Unicorn…
MMGM Fourth Grader Review: GHOST SQUAD by Claribel Ortega
Last week I promised a review by my fourth grader, and I’m excited she’s here to talk about GHOST SQUAD by Claribel Ortega. The book just released April 7, and we ordered it from our local independent bookstore. Side note: if you haven’t already entered the giveaway for my 8th blogiversary, it’s still open through…
My 8th Blogiversary! With An Indie Bookstore Giveaway!
Tomorrow marks eight years of blogging for me, but I’m just going to celebrate today since I’ll be busy with weekend activities then. (Yes, I do know which day it is 🤣.) I wasn’t quite as active with the blog during the second half of 2019 due to a lot of life happenings, but since…
MMGM Sixth Grader Review: THE PECULIAR by Stefan Bachmann
My sixth grader has returned with another MMGM review this week–Stefan Bachmann’s THE PECULIAR. And next week, I will for sure have a review from my fourth grader. She’s almost finished with a debut middle grade book she’s loving and plans to review. But first, I’ll let my sixth grader tell you about this fantasy…
MMGM Sixth Grader Review: THE CHANGELINGS by Christina Soontornvat
Yes, you read that right–I have another review of a Christina Soontornvat book this week. I’m going to just turn this completely over to my sixth grader today instead of quoting his review, but first, I’ll explain that we met Christina last year at OMG BookFest, and he picked up a signed copy of THE…
MMGM Sixth Grader Review: A WISH IN THE DARK by Christina Soontornvat
I’m back with another MMGM review by my sixth grader this week. On March 24, we spent much of the day enjoying the digital launch events for Christina Soontornvat’s A WISH IN THE DARK. She had everything from a sketch-off with Max Brallier (LAST KIDS ON EARTH series) to weird stuff in her house with…
MMGM Sixth Grader Review: MY LIFE AS A POTATO by Arianne Costner
Hi everyone! With my kids home from school, I’ve invited them to participate in reviews. First up is my sixth grader with a review of MY LIFE AS A POTATO by Arianne Costner. This book just came out last week, and as I’m sure you can imagine, debuting during quarantine is quite challenging. We are…
MG Review: WINTERBORNE HOME FOR VENGEANCE AND VALOR by Ally Carter
I can’t believe it’s already March and I haven’t posted a single review this year! But it has been a very busy year. If you saw my other post with the mention of my best friend, she has moved to a rehab hospital, and there are further updates on the GoFundMe page started by her…
My Favorite Reads of 2019
My reading was back up this year. I finished 101 books, with a good mix of young adult, middle grade, and adult. I’ll include the breakdown at the bottom of the post. But on to the fun part–my ten favorite reads of 2019! They’re listed in alphabetical order by author. IN SOME OTHER LIFE by…
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