Best Classic Middle Grade Outcasts Who Are, You Know, Actually Heroes
Growing up isn’t always easy. And sometimes, it’s really hard to just fit in. Kids can feel all alone and…
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Author Robert Hoge Writes About the Challenge of Having “Different Differences” in Ugly
“I’m the ugliest person you’ve never met,” writes Robert Hoge in Ugly, a new memoir about his childhood. Imagine sculpting a…
Susan Cain’s Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts Highlights the Superpowers of Quiet Kids
It can be confusing and stressful for a parent when your child acts differently than you did as a child. He may…
6 Mysterious Art Capers for Young Readers
Everyone enjoys a good whodunit—and what better way to focus your child’s inexhaustible supply of questions than on an engaging mystery…
Neverseen, Book Four in the Keeper of the Lost Cities Series, is Finally Here!
When a preview copy of Neverseen, the latest in Shannon Messenger’s popular Keeper of the Lost Cities series, arrived at…
Summer Road Trip! 5 More Books Set in Connecticut, Louisiana, Missouri, Massachusetts, and Kansas
The first to-do on my daughters’ get-ready-for-the-trip list is to decide what (and how many!) books to take. There are…
Summer Road Trip! 5 More Books set in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, and South Carolina
“You’re off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting, So… get on your way!” so writes…
6 Haunting Middle Grade Novels That will Have You on the Edge of Your Sleeping Bag
The fire is crackling and marshmallows are roasting when—crack—the sound of a stick being broken by something unseen comes out…