Middle grade: The in between years. Not quite a kid anymore, but not a teenager, either. This no-man’s land applies to book picks, too: the group of readers who are seeking something more complex than middle grade (whose target age is 8-12 years), but are not quite ready for the increased intensity of young adult […]
If you’re a fan of the old-world style of fairytales; the kind that are a not only magical, but also a bit dark and dangerous, you may be familiar with contemporary storyteller Jonathan Auxier. If you’re not familiar with his work, than Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard, his newest adventure for older middle grade readers, is a […]
Admit it: You’ve done it. Read a story so dark, so twisted, so enthralling that you can’t put it down until way past bedtime. Then you turn off the light, and stare into the shadows, certain that the one over there in the far corner is moving. And then you swear you’ll never do it again. […]