I have never read a Rebecca Stead book, but Goodbye Stranger was a fantastic surprise, so I know it won’t be my last book from this author. The writing was beautiful; it was simple but profound, which is why I think it will appeal to a broad range of readers. At […]
Category: Middle Grade
Counting By 7s By Holly Goldberg Sloan
Counting By 7s Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan Category: Middle Grade Publisher: Dial Release Date: 8-29-13 Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t […]
Small Medium at Large by Joanne Levy
Small Medium at Large Author: Joanne Levy Genre: Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury Release Date: 7-2-12 After she’s hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a new talent: she can hear dead people. Among them, there’s her overopinionated Bubby Dora; a prissy fashion designer; and an approval-seeking clown who livens up a séance. […]