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  • Engineering Wonders of the 21st Century: Great Train Designs cover
    STEM Tuesday– Transportation– In the Classroom
    November 11, 2025 by
    Books Read From Here to There: Inventions that Changed the Way the World Moves by Vivian Kirkfield and Gilbert Ford This book highlights some of the key inventions that changed how people and things move around the world. Rather than explaining the science of these inventions, it contains mini-biographies about the inventors who created these ground-breaking devices. I learned a lot about how and when different modes of transportation came about, in addition to learning about the people who made them happen.   Since I didn’t have easy access to many of the books on...
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Middle Grade Authors

Oh MG! News

  • Pedal Pusher
    Book Bans Impact School Visits Around the Country
    In just the past few weeks, multiple kidlit authors have seen their author visits canceled. Talk on the True Story of the First Woman to Bike Around the World: CANCELED According to author Mary Boone’s piece in The Seattle Times, she was scheduled to talk about her book Pedal Pusher: How One Woman’s Bicycle Adventure Helped Change the World at the Tacoma Children’s Museum site on the U.S. Army base Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The book tells the true story of Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, the first woman to bike around the world. However, a few days before the event, Boone was...
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Booklists

STEM Tuesday
  • Engineering Wonders of the 21st Century: Great Train Designs cover
    STEM Tuesday– Transportation– In the Classroom
    Books Read From Here to There: Inventions that Changed the Way the World Moves by Vivian Kirkfield and Gilbert Ford This book highlights some of the key inventions that changed how people and things move around the world. Rather than explaining the science of these inventions, it contains mini-biographies about...
    Read more

All About Middle Grade Books

  • Book cover of Meems & Feefs
    Interview with Graphic Novelist Liza N. Cooper
    November 6, 2025 by
    I’m absolutely delighted to welcome Liza Cooper, author of Meems and Feefs, to the blog today! I can’t wait to hear how these adorable characters came to life. As someone who once had a ferret named Fern, I’m especially excited to learn what sparked the idea for this charming story....
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For Teachers / Homeschoolers

  • If you like the Lightning Thief then read Hugo Cabret, with images of both book covers
    From the Classroom: If You Like…
    October 27, 2025 by
    Middle grade readers often have strong opinions. In earlier From the Classroom articles we shared how to Build Reflective Readers and reasons why we Don’t Pigeon-Hole Middle Grade Readers. This time I’d like to share a sure-fire way to get kids interested in new books: “If you like…” posters and...
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New Releases

  • New Realeases Nov 2025
    New Releases for November 2025
    November 3, 2025 by
    Happy Autumn! When you get tired of raking leaves, escape with one of these new releases coming out during the month of November. Lots of adventure and mystery. Chris Makes a Friend  by Alex Gino. 240 pp. (November 4, 2025) Chris does not want to be spending the summer with...
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For Writers

  • The Best Middle Grade Podcasts and What You Get From Them
    The Best Middle Grade Podcasts and What You Get From Them
    September 17, 2025 by
    Why we love podcasts about kids books? Podcasts are the perfect way to consume quality material while running errands, cleaning, driving, getting ready for work, etc. We build connections, learn, are entertained, expand our thoughts and opinions, and get inspired to be and do better. With so many great hosts...
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