The following titles are favorite middle-grade read-alouds, books that inspired our own books.
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Any author will tell you that one of the questions we get asked the most is What are your favorite books? When it comes to historical fiction, coming up with a short list is pretty much impossible.
I’d recommend these middle grade novels to kids who enjoy … [a] strong voice and humor and who might like a peek into someone else’s world.
Simon Nicholson writes for Nick Jr. including such shows as Tickety Tock, Bob the Builder, and Zack and Quack, as well as for BBC children’s programming.
Best YA and Middle-Grade novels selected by Pete Hautman. His latest book is Eden West, the story of a boy growing up in an isolated doomsday cult in Montana.
“Clean your room.” Three little words often followed by procrastination, resistance, frustration, or despair.
This is Emma Pass in front of her favorite bookshelf, with her latest novel, The Fearless (Delacorte Press, April 2015).
Author Antoinette Ticali aims to entertain young readers with the nationwide release of her new book, “The Invisible Dinosaur.”
My five kids are grown now (four boys and one girl), and most of them have children of their own. … The list got longer and longer and soon it was tough to choose, but these five came out on top.
I’m not sure if there is an “art” to writing about villains, but I do find that to write convincing and three-dimensional villains, one must be sympathetic to their plight.