realistic fiction – Elza Kinde

Read by Color

March 8, 2022December 18, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, family, IReadMG, Karina Yan Glaser, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

The Vanderbeekers Make a Wish by Karina Yan Glaser
Cover art by Karl James Mountford

Read by Color

January 25, 2022December 17, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary magic, family, IReadMG, kidlit, low fantasy, magic, magical realism, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, Natalie Lloyd, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
Cover art by Gilbert Ford

Read by Color

January 11, 2022December 17, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, books about race, friendship, graphic novel, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, Mike Jung, music, reading, realistic fiction, school stories, topic: racismLeave a comment

The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
Cover art by Dion MBD

Quote of the Day – Regular Guy

December 23, 2021December 2, 2021Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, comedy, contemporary, family, humor, IReadMG, kidlit, lower middle grade, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fiction, sarah weeksLeave a comment

The only normal thing about Robert Smith is his name. Everything else about the guy is off.
Regular Guy by Sarah Weeks

Read by Color

December 14, 2021December 2, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, books about race, contemporary, graphic novel, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, natural disasters, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis
Cover art by Geneva Bowers

Quote of the Day – Liar & Spy

November 25, 2021November 3, 2021Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, contemporary, drama, IReadMG, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fiction, Rebecca Stead, school storiesLeave a comment

Everyone in my class, even Bob English Who Draws is paying attention today, because this is the first day of “How We Taste,” also known as The Science Unit of Destiny.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

Read by Color

November 2, 2021September 12, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, autism, contemporary, disabled characters, graphic novel, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Rules by Cynthia Lord
Cover design by Kristina Albertson

Read by Color

October 19, 2021September 12, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, graphic novel, historical fiction, IReadMG, kidlit, lower middle grade, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fictionLeave a comment

Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Cover art by Jennifer L. Holm

Quote of the Day – The Best at It

October 14, 2021October 1, 2021Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, contemporary, IReadMG, kidlit, LGBTQ, Maulik Pancholy, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fictionLeave a comment

I look around the room. Boys, boys, boys everywhere. Boys with perfect smiles. Boys with hair gelled up into flawless little spikes. Boys waving headshots in each other’s faces. None of them looks anywhere near as nervous as I feel.
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy

Quote of the Day – Feathers

September 30, 2021September 12, 2021Posted in book quotes, favorite fiction, for readersTagged amreading, book quotes, books about race, contemporary, IReadMG, Jacqueline Woodson, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middle grade novels, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading, reading quotes, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

Ms. Johnson said the only way you can deposit a word in your bank is by committing it to memory. I hadn’t deposited surreal. I guess I must have spent it somewhere.
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson