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Magical Middle Grade Books

One of the great things about fiction is that anything can happen. Magic can be real. It’s not just potions and wands–the representations of magic in stories are as varied … Continued

Katherine Paterson: Tackling Tough Topics

Paterson’s novels range from historic to contemporary and often deal with difficult topics like jealousy, alienation, or death, but her characters learn to deal with adversity, as everyone must.

Incorporeal, For Real

When the world’s only ghost-free town suddenly becomes VERY haunted, a young girl from a long line of Ghost Appeasement Specialist Librarians must save the day by discovering just why the town was so unhaunted to begin with.

The Red Pencil

The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney is a story of refugees, war, and loss. Yet it is told beautifully through free verse poetry…

Who Runs the World? Squirrels!

Fourteen-year-old Doreen Green is just like any other girl who is nervous about leaving the life she had and starting over. when her family moves from California to New Jersey. Just like any other girl, that is, except for her tail. And her super strength. And her ability to talk to squirrels.