Episode 15: Middle grade stories

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Join us in discussion with the wonderful A.L. Tait (author of the bestselling junior fiction series TheMapmaker Chronicles and Maven and Reeve), and our fabulous children's librarian, Elizabeth Skorulis, to discuss all things middle grade!

What is behind the rise and rise of stories for pre-teens? What goes in to making books for middle grade readers authentic and relatable?

Find out all this and more in this month's episode of Good Librations.

 

Shelf-absorbed (books we reviewed)

Race to the End of the World by A.L. Tait

The Wolf’s Howl by A.L. Tait

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Shelf-important (things we mentioned)

What Is Middle Grade Fictionand How Is It Different from YA?

Children's Books Daily: Best books for middle grade 

TCK Publishing: What Is Middle-Grade Fiction? Definition, Misconceptions, and Examples

 

Books/written works:

  • Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
  • Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend
  • The Mapmaker Chronicles by A.L. Tait
  • The Ateban Cipher series by A.L. Tait
  • The Maven & Reeve mysteries by A.L. Tait
  • The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait
  • The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks

 

Podcasts:

  • Your Kid’s Next Read
  • So You Want To Be A Writer

I just can't help my-shelf (more please)

Books/written works:

  • Runt by Craig Silvey
  • Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
  • The Way of the Dog by Zana Fraillon
  • The Odyssey by Homer
  • August and Jones by Pip Harry
  • Evie and Rhino by Neridah McMullin
  • The Raven’s Song by Zana Fraillon and Bren MacDibble

Shelf-obsessed (further reading)

  • Nevermoor series by Jessica Townsend
  • Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
  • The First Summer of Callie McGee by A.L. Tait
  • The Ateban Cipher series by A.L. Tait
  • The Maven & Reeve mysteries by A.L. Tait
  • The Year the Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
  • The Grandest Bookshop in the World by Amelia Mellor
  • Ottilie Colter series by Rhiannon Williams
  • Kensy & Max series by Jacqueline Harvey
  • Funny Kid series by Matt Stanton
  • Elementals series by Amie Kaufman