15 Fairy Tales for Middle Grade Readers

15 Fairy Tales for Middle Grade Readers

What exactly is a fairy tale anyway? Does there have to be an actual fairy in the story to make it an official fairy tale? You don’t have to wonder: I looked it up. According to an online dictionary, a fairy tale is “a story in which improbable events lead to a happy...
Summer Series for Middle Grade Readers

Summer Series for Middle Grade Readers

Woo-hoo, it’s summertime! Time to kick back and do some serious reading—and when I say “serious” I mean seriously fun. The only thing better than a great new book is a great new book that’s part of a series. When I make friends with a new character, one book just...
Travel Back in Time with 20 Middle Grade Books for Memorial Day

Travel Back in Time with 20 Middle Grade Books for Memorial Day

It’s Memorial Day weekend! For a lot of people, this holiday marks the start of summer—but it’s also a time to honor the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military, often while fighting a war.  Imagine what it was like to be a kid...
10 Magical Middle Grade Books with Unicorns

10 Magical Middle Grade Books with Unicorns

If you’re anything like me, you can’t get enough of stories about magical creatures, like The 20 Best Middle-Grade Books and Series With Dragons. And if you’re into magical creatures, maybe you’d like to go to a magical school? See my 10 favorite books and series that...
Spring Break Middle Grade Books & Fun

Spring Break Middle Grade Books & Fun

Whether you go to school in person or you’ve been doing virtual learning, I bet you’re glad Spring Break is here. I know I am! I love the opportunity to do something different and give my brain a little vacation from everyday life. I might do a little cooking, create...