Tag: #lowergrade

• Author Highlight: Katherine Applegate

  I first became acquainted with her when I was in lower school thanks to the ever popular (At least I hope it still is popular in a cult sort of way) Animorphs series. It even had a tv show as it dealt with PTSD, genocide, and despairing, everyone is miserable in the end alien invasion.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 1, 2026

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #animalbooks, #feiwel&friends, #harpercollins, #katherineapplegate, #lowergrade, #macmillan, #odder, #pocketbear, #rachelreads&reviews, #theoneandonlybob, #theoneandonlyfamily, #theoneandonlyivan, #theoneandonlyruby

• Ranking P.C. Hawke Mysteries

  Zindel is most remembered for early 70s favorites breaking the YA mold with his quirky characters embroiled in mysteries, mundane high school adolescence and the occasional flying saucer, but I discovered him from this series. P.C. Hawke Mysteries follow the titular P.C. and his best friend, Mackenzie solving mysteries in NY in the early aughts.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 21, 2026

  Rankings

  #disneyhyperion, #hyperionpublishing, #lowergrade, #mysteries, #mystery, #p.c.hawkemysteries, #paulzindel, #rachelreads&reviews, #volvo

• Karito Kids

  Karito Kids was a line of 21″ dolls representing girls from different countries around the world. The world “karito” means “charity” and “love of one’s neighbor” in Esperanto. 3% (or $3) of the purchase price of the 21″ dolls went to Plan USA, a charity that helps children around the world. The purchaser could choose to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 20, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #florencefiasco, #judykatschke, #karitokids, #lowergrade, #manhattanmenace, #nairobinightmare, #rachelreads&reviews, #shanghaisecret, #sydneyscandal, #w.a.sorrell

• Book Highlight: Girls to the Front

  From the big stage to the US Navy, from laboratories to the boardroom, from the Olympics to the pages in books, these girls and women lead every line. Bold, bright, and empowering profiles by Geisel Honor–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling artist Niña Mata place these incredible changemakers at the very front and inspire readers to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 16, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #40asianamericanwomenblazedatrail, #asianamerican, #biography, #girlstothefront, #harpercollins, #history, #lowergrade, #ninamata, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #women’s history

• Girls Survive: Graphic Novels

  I’m sure everyone thought I was done with this series. I was too until a little search brought up that the series has graphic novels. Not graphic novel retellings of the series, but all new stories and historical disasters. The completionist in me had to read them all.

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 12, 2025

  Uncategorized

  #ailynncollins, #amyrubinate, #annieandtheunsinkableship, #baileyandtheblaze, #barbaraperezmarquez, #bonnieandthefierycrash, #capstonepublishing, #capstoneyoungreaders, #doloresandral, #emmacarlsonberne, #gemmaandthegreatflu, #girlssurvive, #graphicnovels, #gretaandthenightfire, #historicalfiction, #juliagilbert, #kateandthecityoffire, #lowergrade, #paulinaandtheburningofpompeii, #prudenceundersuspicion, #rachelreads&reviews, #reiescapesdisaster, #rosieandtheraceforfreedom, #susangriner, #tingandthedeadlywaters, #zoeandthethunderingsnow

• Top 5 Magic Attic Club

  Perfect since there are five girls in the Magic Attic Club. What is it, you may ask? Released in the mid-90s, the Magic Attic Club was a brand of dolls with accompanying books and accessories encouraging kids to embrace their imagination and friendship. Apparently they were very popular back then because I found a wiki…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 18, 2025

  Top 5

  #alisonridestherapids, #fantasy, #heathertakesthereins, #keishadiscoversharlem, #knickerbockercompany, #l.e.williams, #lowergrade, #magicatticclub, #megan’smasquerade, #ninaalexander, #rachelreads&reviews, #rosefacesthemusic, #sherricoopersinykin, #trishamagraw, #zoelewis

• Girls Survive P2

  Thanks to the wonder of Hoopla (available to anyone who has a library card so hop on it), I’ve been given the chance to finish the rest of the Girls Survive series so let’s get to it. This batch of books are historical events I already know of thanks to class/Dear America so I didn’t…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 8, 2025

  Book Suggestions, Book/Author Highlight

  #1600s, #annfightsforfreedom, #capstonepublishing, #constanceandthedangerouscrossing, #girlssurvive, #goldrush, #historicalfiction, #juliegilbert, #lenaandtheburningofgreenwood, #lowergrade, #lucyfightstheflames, #lusitania, #mayflower, #nikkishannonsmith, #pennyandthetragicvoyage, #rachelreads&reviews, #sarah’sjourneywest, #trianglefactoryfire, #tulsaracemassacre, #undergroundrailroad, #ww1

• Debbie Dadey Interview

  Debbie Dadey is the prolific author of Mermaid Tales, and co-author of the Bailey School Kids series whose series has been reprinted and rebooted several times since its inception in the 90s. She graciously took the time to answer my questions about her long-time collaboration with Marcia Jones, inspiration behind the series and more. 1.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 22, 2025

  Interview

  #adventuresofbaileyschoolkids, #baileyschoolkids, #debbiedadey, #lowergrade, #marciajones, #monsterstories, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster

• Bold, Brilliant, and Latine & Leyendas

  Bold, Brilliant, and Latine by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris and illustrated by Sol Cotti For the lower school set as it gives one page biographies of each Latino with emphasis on how they were a role model, and that kids can be like them too.  It has several well-known figures like Lin Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Gabriel…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 12, 2025

  Book Suggestions

  #alyssareynosomorris, #boldbrilliantlatine, #chroniclebooks, #isadorazeferino, #latinx, #latinxhistory, #leyendas, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #monicamancillas, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #solcatti, #wideeyededitions

• Stars, Saddles and Stripes

  This short-lived series by Deborah Kent caught my eye from the cover alone. In real life, the title is with gilt, and the hardback cover makes it feel sturdy and luxurious. The semi-realistic illustration just adds to it. The stories are good too, getting the balance between horse girls and historical fiction. Each one have…

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 5, 2025

  Book/Author Highlight

  #blackwatercreek, #chanceofalifetime, #deborahkent, #historicalfiction, #horsegirl, #kingfisher, #lowergrade, #ontheedgeofrevlution, #rachelreads&reviews, #ridingtheponyexpress, #starssaddlesandstripes