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Top Ten: Middle-Grade Books

January 10, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Narrowing down to my top ten middle-grade books is always the hardest of all! Some of these books are younger than others, as always, because age ranges are hard to […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Gorilla Dawn, Karma Fights a Monster, middle-grade, Mockingbird, The Diamond of Drury Lane, The Explorer, The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare, The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, The Mighty Miss Malone, The One and Only Ivan, The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop, Top Ten

The Mighty Miss Malone

May 26, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Deza Malone’s teeth are rotting, but her family cannot afford the luxury of a dentist. Her elder brother Jimmie has achieved the grand height of a twelve-year-old and does not […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Christopher Paul Curtis, reading, review, The Mighty Miss Malone