contemporary – Elza Kinde

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July 29, 2021June 24, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, family, foster family, IReadMG, kidlit, LGBTQ, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis
Cover art by Hari & Deepti

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July 1, 2021June 24, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, baking, contemporary, cooking, family, food, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, summer reading, Tanya Guerrero, travelLeave a comment

All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero
Cover art by Zhen L Zhen

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June 10, 2021May 10, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, Barbara O'Connor, contemporary, IReadMG, kidlit, magic, magical realism, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Wish by Barbara O’Connor
Cover art by Jen Bricking

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May 27, 2021May 10, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, boarding school, contemporary, IReadMG, kidlit, magical realism, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, paranormal, reading, realistic fiction, Sandra Evans, shapeshiftersLeave a comment

This is Not a Werewolf Story by Sandra Evans
Cover art by Maike Plenzke

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May 20, 2021March 5, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, diverse MG, grief, IReadMG, Kathryn Erskine, kidlit, LGBTQ, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine
Cover art by Maeve Norton

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April 12, 2021April 11, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, cooking, diverse MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Cover art by Mirelle Ortega

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March 25, 2021March 4, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, book series, contemporary, IReadMG, kidlit, Margaret Dilloway, MG Graphic Novels, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway
Cover art by Katie Daisy

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January 21, 2021December 22, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, IReadMG, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fiction, Rebecca SteadLeave a comment

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
Cover art by Marcos Chin

Quote of the Day – My Life as A Potato

December 29, 2020November 16, 2020Posted in book quotes, for readersTagged amreading, Arianne Costner, book quotes, comedy, contemporary, IReadMG, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

I try to stay out of these Ellie-and-Hunter arguments. They bicker like two people who’ve been stuck in the back seat of a car for nine hours. At first I thought it was because they were flirting, but—plot twist—they’re just cousins.
My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner

Quote of the Day – Counting by 7s

December 8, 2020November 16, 2020Posted in book quotes, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, contemporary, Holly Goldberg Sloan, IReadMG, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

“That was one of the secrets to success: caring about the big things and the small things. Or in Pattie’s case, you cared about everything.”
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan