Appropriately enough, I began and finished Kevin Sylvester‘s MiNRS underground. It was soOooOooOOoo good that I missed my subway stop. Twice. MiNRS is Kevin’s upcoming action-adventure sf book for middle grade … though honestly, I believe older readers will enjoy it as well. The premise: A 12-year-old boy and his friends have to . . .
One of my favourite recent reads is THE BLACKTHORN KEY, a debut novel from Kevin Sands, coming out from Aladdin/Simon & Schuster this September. Wow. Really, REALLY loved this. When people ask me for recommendations for good, new middle grade novels, I will not hesitate to list this book. It’s a . . .
Donna Gephart is a professional nerd. She’s written five novels filled with humor and heart for Penguin Random House, including How to Survive Middle School, Death by Toilet Paper and Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen. She’s also written some compelling grocery lists and award-winning Post-it notes to her dogs. For free activity/reading guides, lots of fun . . .