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Book Review: Dispatches from Parts Unknown by Bryan Bliss
Full of humor, memorable characters, great dialogue, and more wrestling than maybe any other book I've read before, this empathetic and meaningful look at grief makes it clear that there's no wrong wrong to do it, even if that means living with the voice of a professional wrestler in your head.
This Feels Like My First Book, a guest post by Jeffrey Ebbeler
I started making up this story with my brother when I was in middle school, and it’s taken all these years to finally finish it.
Exploring Art in Your Community: Connecting Visual Art and Literature, a guest post by Amy Brownlee
Keep your eyes open. Notice the art in your community and look for opportunities to engage students. Watch for special exhibits in your school and community. No matter the size of your community, there are artists.
Facing our Feelings, a guest post by Abby Cooper
Here’s the thing that took me awhile to learn: suppressing our feelings, or berating ourselves for having them in the first place, only makes those difficult feelings worse.
Book Review: The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon
This great read is a real page-turner and will especially appeal to readers who love family stories and readers who (like me) like their fantasy to be quite grounded in reality. An absolutely smashing read that everyone should pick up this summer!
Processing Fear Through Fiction, a guest post by Stacy Stokes
Everyone—children, teens and even adults—need safe outlets to explore their emotions, fears and unspoken curiosities. Whether you’re writing a book or reading a book, stories can be that safe harbor.
Take Five: New Middle Grade Books in May
We are lucky to live in a time where there is just so much wonderful middle grade coming out. There's no reason to hear a middle schooler say "I'm bored" this summer.
Writing Lets Me Be the Kid I Never Was, a guest post by Carol Williams
I’ve finally been able to reach into that drawer and grab some panache. CJ and the soccer-princess-sprite deserve a lot of thanks for that.
It’s Been Twenty-Five Years: Thoughts on Erin Entrada Kelly’s The First State of Being, a guest post by Susan Uhlig
In 1999, almost everyone was worried about a computer flaw or bug nicknamed Y2K for year 2000. Now Erin Entrada Kelly has put the subject in a middle grade novel, The First State of Being.
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