school stories – Elza Kinde

Read by Color

July 12, 2022July 5, 2022Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, bullies, contemporary, diverse MG, diversity, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Cover art by Tad Carpenter

Read by Color

June 28, 2022June 7, 2022Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, cooking, food, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

All Four Stars by Tara Dairman
Cover art by Kelly Murphy

Read by Color

June 14, 2022June 7, 2022Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, bullies, contemporary, diverse MG, diversity, IReadMG, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

Posted by John David Anderson
Cover art by Rafael Mayani

Read by Color

February 22, 2022December 18, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, IReadMG, Jess Keating, kidlit, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, school stories, science, science fiction, STEMLeave a comment

Elements of Genius: Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating
Cover art by Lissy Marlin

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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 – 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

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

Read by Color

September 21, 2021September 12, 2021Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, contemporary, graphic novel, IReadMG, kidlit, magical realism, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
Cover art by Svetlana Chmakova

Read by Color

July 23, 2020July 6, 2020Posted in #ReadByColor, made by me, say cheeseTagged #ReadByColor, amreading, blogger, book blogger, Brooks Benjamin, color palette, dance, IReadMG, kidlit, LGBTQ, MG novels, MGLit, MGReads, reading, realistic fiction, school storiesLeave a comment

Read by Color: Dance-Splosion | featuring MY SEVENTH-GRADE LIFE IN TIGHTS by Brooks Benjamin and a matching color palette

My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights by Brooks Benjamin
Cover art by JW & Melissa Buchanan

Quote of the Day – My Life as a Potato

July 14, 2020June 25, 2020Posted in book quotes, favorite fictionTagged amreading, Arianne Costner, book blogger, book quotes, bookworm, illustrated MG, IReadMG, kidlit, MGLit, MGReads, Middle Grade, middlegrade, quote of the day, quotes, reading quotes, realistic fiction, school stories, upper middle gradeLeave a comment

Excitement bubbles in my chest like a shaken can of soda. Out of all the guys in the school, Jayla picked me. Walked right up to me in the cafeteria with everyone watching. I feel like I have an aura shining around my head, like I’m the Chosen One in some fantasy novel.
–My Life as a Potato by Arianne Costner