Title: Dead End in Norvelt Author: Jack Gantos Genre: Historical, Realistic, Mystery, Middle Grade Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publication date: September 13th 2011 Hardcover: 224 pages Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt…
Today we are thrilled to be part of the blog tour for the release of The Trap, book 2 in Michael Grant’s middle grade series The Magnificent Twelve! In order to celebrate the release, we have a guest post…
Today we are thrilled to be part of the blog tour for the release of book 2 in Michael Grant’s new middle grade series, The Magnificent Twelve! In order to celebrate the release, we have a guest post from…
Title: Down The Mysterly River Author: Bill Willingham with illustrations by Mark Buckingham Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Starscape Publication date: September 13th 2011 (First published 2001) Hardcover: 336 pages Down the Mysterly River is the children’s book debut…
Title: The Orphan of Awkward Falls Author: Keith Graves Genre: Horror, Comedy, Middle Grade Publisher: Chronicle Books Publication date: September 28th 2011 Hardcover: 256 pages When thirteen-year-old Josephine moves to Awkward Falls she can’t help but snoop around the…
Title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret Author: Brian Selznick Genre: Historical, 30s, Middle Grade Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Publication date: March 1st 2007 Hardcover: 533 pages Orphan Hugo Cabret lives in a wall. His secret home is etched out in…
Title: The Unwanteds Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Dystopian, Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Aladdin Publication date: August 30th 2011 Hardcover: 390 pages Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to university, and the…
Title: Aliens on Vacation (The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast) Author: Clete Barrett Smith Genre: Science Fiction, Contemporary, Aliens, Middle Grade Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication date: May 3rd 2011 Hardcover: 272 pages Scrub isn’t happy about leaving Florida and his…
Title: Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes Author: Jonathan Auxier Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Amulet Books Publication date: August 1st 2011 Hardcover: 381 pages Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes is the utterly beguiling tale of a ten-year-old…
Hello everybody! Hope y’all having a good Sunday? Got a few things to talk about then it’s all about our upcoming MG Appreciation Week. Working Stiff Giveaway Winner The winner of a copy of Working Stiff by Rachel Caine…
Title: The Boy at the End of the World Author: Greg Van Eekhout Genre: Speculative Fiction (Post-Apocalyptic), Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: June 21, 2011 Hardcover: 224 pages Fisher is the last boy on earth-and things are not…
Title: One Crazy Summer Author: Rita Williams-Garcia Genre: Historical MG (Mid-sixties) Publisher: Amistad Publication Date: January 2010 Hardcover: 218 pages Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern,…
Title: The Wikkeling Author: Written by Steven Arntson, Illustrated by Daniela J. Terrazzini Genre: Dystopian, Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Running Press Kids Publication Date: May 2011 Hardcover: 256 Pages Young Henrietta is about to uncover a mystery she…
Title: The Dark City Author: Catherine Fisher Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade, Science Fiction-Fantasy Publisher: Red Fox (original) / Dial (reprint) Publication Date: August 1998 / May 2011 Hardcover: 384 Pages Welcome to Anara, a world mysteriously crumbling to devastation,…
Title: Well Wished Author: Franny Billingsley Genre: Fantasy / Middle Grade Publisher: Atheneum; Reprint edition Publication date: February 1, 2000 Paperback 176 pages One wish for a lifetime… In the village of Bishop Mayne there is a magical Wishing…
Title: Juniper Berry Author: M.P. Kozlowski, Illustrations by Erwin Madrid Genre: Young Adult/Middle Grade, Horror, Fantasy Publisher: Walden Pond Press (HarperCollins) Publication Date: April 2011 Hardcover: 240 Pages Juniper Berry’s parents are the most beloved actor and actress in…
Hello everyone, and welcome to our stop on the Juniper Berry official blog tour! Today we are thrilled to have debut author M.P. Kozlowsky over to celebrate the release of his YA/MG novel – a tale of terror and…
Title: The Emerald Atlas Author: John Stephens Genre: Young Adult (upper Middle Grade), Fantasy Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (US)/Doubleday (UK) Publication Date: April 2011 (US & UK) Hardcover: 432 Pages (US & UK) Kate, Michael, and Emma…
To date, Ana has been the one with a monopoly on these “I Love This Series” posts – but finally it is my turn! *insert evil cackle* Today, I’d like to tell you a bit about a series called…
Title: Bound Author: Donna Jo Napoli Genre: Historical Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Atheneum Publication Date: November 2004 Hardcover: 192 pages YOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her father’s second wife and daughter after Xing Xing’s father…
Title: The Invisible Order – Book One: Rise of the Darklings Author: Paul Crilley Genre: Fantasy / YA (Possibly MG) Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: September 28 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in the…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free reign so they can go wild…