realistic fiction – Elza Kinde

Read by Color

October 29, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, family, graphic novel, illustrated MG, IReadMG, Karina Yan Glaser, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
Cover art by Karl James Mountford

Read by Color

October 22, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, Denis Markell, graphic novel, heist, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, mystery, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Click Here to Start by Denis Markell
Cover art by Octavi Navarro

Read by Color

October 15, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, Gita Varadarajan, graphic novel, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fiction, sarah weeksLeave a comment

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan

Quote of the Day – Holes

October 13, 2020October 10, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, contemporary, IReadMG, Louis Sachar, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

He smiled. It was a family joke. Whenever anything went wrong, they always blamed Stanley’s no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.
Holes by Louis Sachar

Read by Color

October 8, 2020August 5, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged amreading, bullies, comedy, comics, drama, family, graphic novel, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, LGBTQ, Maulik Pancholy, mental health, MG Comics, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, middle grade novels, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Read By Color: Club Activities | Featuring the book cover of The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy and a complimentary color palette

The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy
Cover art by Parvati Pillai

Quote of the Day – Feathers

October 6, 2020August 9, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fictionTagged amreading, historical fiction, IReadMG, Jacqueline Woodson, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

“He belongs where he belongs. If he ended up here, then that’s where he belongs.”

–Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

Quote of the Day – Justin Case

September 15, 2020August 9, 2020Posted in book quotesTagged amreading, book blogger, diary, illustrated MG, IReadMG, MG series, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade series, middlegrade, QOTD, quote of the day, quotes, Rachel Vail, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

I wanted to be good at sports and very fast, so I said okay to the white-and-silver sporty sneakers. The rest of today whenever I looked down, I thought some other kid’s feet got stuck on the bottoms of my legs.
–Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom by Rachel Vail

Quote of the Day – Liar & Spy

September 8, 2020August 9, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fictionTagged book quotes, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading quotes, realistic fiction, Rebecca SteadLeave a comment

My name is Gorges, which is pronounced just like “George” because the S is silent, but of course some kids call me “Jor-Jess” or “Gorgeous.” I don’t much care. There are worst things to be called that Gorgeous, even for a boy.
–Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead