Murder Most Unladylike was the GMGR book of the Month for May. I even managed to read it in May – on holiday, thanks to the library! It’s not the first Wells & Wong book I’ve read – although it
Book Review | Murder Most Unladylike (Wells & Wong #1)
MG Book Reviews | You Go First + When Stars Are Scattered
You Go First was picked as the Book of the Month for GMGR in February. When Stars are Scattered filled the March choice. As I’m now organising the Book of the Month, I thought I’d better read them. Both were
Book Review | The Boy at the Back of the Class @onjalirauf
The Boy at the Back of the Class was the December selection for the Book of the Month (BOTM) at Great Middle Grade Reads. Since I’m once more organising the BOTM as of this month, I thought I’d better show
Book Review | Waffle Hearts / Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
Adventures with Waffles was the Book of the Month for November on the Goodreads Great Middle Grade Reads group. I suspect it’s only the second BOTM that I’ve managed to read in the right month this year, and possibly at
Book Review | The Mostly Invisible Boy
The Mostly Invisible Boy was a Great Middle Grade Reads book of the month – for June! I managed to read it before the end of July, which is a vast improvement on my recent performances. This was the Group’s
Book Review and Tour | Secrets of the Great Fire Tree by Justine Laismith
Today is a book review on Justine Laismith’s blog tour for Secrets of the Great Fire Tree. I ‘meet’ Justine on the GMGR Goodreads group, and I’m delighted to host her today. The tour organiser is Aurelia Leo. Secrets
Book Review | Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon
Castle Hangnail is the GMGR Book of the Month selection for October, Halloween month. I’m very grateful to the Amazon resellers for getting a copy to me in time. It arrived around 12, I started it at 3.30, and finished
Book Review | Dreamwood – a #30DaysWild wood
Dreamwood is my book review for today. This fantasy adventure for middle grade readers takes place around the north-west coast of a settler-era America. What’s so #30DaysWild about that? Well, with all the things going on with the trees, I thought
MG Book Review Roundup – or what I read on the beach
This book review roundup grabs all the books I read in July and August – many for the GMGR Book of the Month – while I’ve been posting reviews from earlier (mainly for the Clean Sweep ARC). I didn’t do
Book Review | The Fourteenth Goldfish
The Fourteenth Goldfish was the Goodreads Great Middle Grade Reads group’s Book of the Month for May. They didn’t have it in my library, so I asked for it. They eventually agreed, and only charged me the regular reservation fee.
Book Review | Oy Yew #AtoZChallenge
Oy Yew is a book I got as a result of the Read 4 Review programme on Goodreads groups. Ana is a member of the Good Middle Grade Reads Group; I took up the offer of a free ebook March last
Book Review | Fireflies by Bree Wolf
This book was nominated as a Great Middle Great Reads Book of the Month, in a special edition for indie authors. I was a little doubtful about the book from the blurb, but got drawn in, and read it in
Book Review | The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
This was the Great Middle Grade Reads group’s Book of the Month for March, and I read it in two sittings over Easter, with a paperback from my library. The Blurb (from Goodreads) “She’s the most powerful steam engine in
Book Review | Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
I had never heard of this book, but it seems to be a standard in US education, and it was recommended as one of the Great Middle Grade Reads, so I thought I’d read it. What a delight! Charming, beautifully