Tag: #middlegrade

• Books for Women’s History Month

  It’s women’s history month again! And since last year I did a 8 part series of books one can read, I’m just relisting them here. You can search the tags by title or author to check out my thoughts and summaries on them. But basically one could choose to read a book a day for…

  rachelbeerwoman

  March 1, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #academics, #amazonsabolitionistsandactivists, #americasfirstladies, #anathologies, #anathologyofamazingwomen, #annmccallumstaats, #annshen, #badgirls, #beautyqueens, #becauseIwasagirl, #blackgirlsrock, #brazen, #bygonebadassbroads, #comics, #dangerousbooksforgirls, #deadfeminists, #doesmybodyoffendyou, #dynamicdames, #extraordinarymothersanddaughters, #femmemagnifique, #frontiergrit, #girlhood, #girlsquad, #girlswhogreen, #girlswhoruntheworld, #goodgirlsandwickedwitches, #goodnightstoriesforrebelgirls, #grandesdreamers, #graphicnovels, #imaginingourselves, #inpraisefordifficultwomen, #inthelineoffire, #janeagainsttheworld, #jasonporath, #kateschatz, #lawbreakingladies, #leagueofextraordinarilyfunnywomen, #lorettaross, #middlegrade, #modernherstory, #monstershewrote, #moxie, #nativewomenchangingtheirworlds, #noisemakers, #nonfiction, #notyourprincess, #ourstoriesourvoices, #powerinnumbers, #rachelreads&reviews, #renegadewomeninfilmandtelevision, #reproductivejustice, #sammaggs, #shechangedcomics, #sherepresents, #shutin, #thebookofgutsywomen, #thegirlwhorodeashark, #theradicalelement, #tyrannyofpetticoats, #unscripted, #unsungheroinesoftheholocaust, #watchusrise, #wearedisplaced, #women'shistorymonth, #womeninscience, #womenofthepinetreestate, #YA, #yesshecan, #youtoo, #zingtsjeng

• Princess Academy: Palace of Stone Review

  After enjoying the first novel, I was surprised to find out that there were two more books making it a trilogy, so of course I had to get into it. Taking place almost a year since the events of the Academy and Britta’s engagement to Prince Steffan, the girls of Mount Estkel finally get to…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 27, 2023

  Reviews

  #bloomsbury, #fantasy, #middlegrade, #palaceofstone, #princessacademy, #rachelreads&reviews, #shannonhale

• Fairest Review

  Since I tackled Ella Enchanted, I decided to read another of Levine’s classic fairytale retellings. This time she tackles Snow White and she does it with plenty of twists and panache. I’ve said before, but I’ll repeat again I really admire her imagination when building her magic system and creating distinct languages, lore and other…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 17, 2023

  Reviews

  #fairest, #fairytale, #fantasy, #gailcarsonlevine, #harpercollins, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling

• 12 to 22 Review

  You might be able to guess from the title but this middle grade book brings its own tiktok take on the feel-good movie, 13 Going on 30. I’m surprised it hasn’t been done before since it’s so beloved. At least it’s something new from the constant variations of Freaky Friday. Harper Lancaster is thrilled that…

  rachelbeerwoman

  February 9, 2023

  Reviews

  #12to22, #delcourtpress, #fantasy, #jencalonita, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction

• Top 5 Beacon Street Girls

  1. Scavenger Hunt: As a double length book, this one gets number one for the three plots it juggles as the class goes on a scavenger hunt using clues of enviromental and auatic nature befitting their Cape Cod location. However, two groups get diverted. Isabel and Maeve’s group accidentally stumble upon a movie set with…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 12, 2023

  Top 5

  #anniebryant, #beaconstreetgirls, #freakedout, #justkidding, #middlegrade, #outofbounds, #promisespromises, #rachelreads&reviews, #scavengerhunt

• Dork Diaries ReRerad

  I’ve been rereading the Dork Diaries since I remembered stopping over #10 because I think I grew out of it. But I also think it changed somewhat. It felt too hard trying to be hip with hashtags and such but that might just me being an old old person. Again, I guess I grew out…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 29, 2022

  Uncategorized

  #dorkdiaries, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #simon&schuster

• Top 5 Canterwood Crest

  Chosen: This one probably gets first as it has at least 50-100 pages more than the other books in the series being a super special at all. That allows Burkhart to carve more time to get into Lauren’s internal struggle as a rider coming down from being a champion to getting over her fears. That…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 29, 2022

  Top 5

  #bestenemies, #canterwoodcrest, #chasingblue, #chosen, #initiation, #jessicaburkart, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rumorssecretsandlies, #simon&schuster

• Ranking The Popularity Papers

  The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang: I love road trip stories so this one gets the top spot as Lydia and Julie get to spend the summer across the American West and East Coast encountering giant dinosaurs, mutant blueberries, and earthquakes. But more dangerous than the rattlesnake (possibly flat tire) they…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 29, 2022

  Rankings

  #amyignatow, #loveandotherfiascoswithlydiagoldblattandjuliegrahamchang, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #theawesomelyawfulmelodiesoflydiagoldblattandjuliegrahamchang, #thelessthanhiddensecretsandfinalrevelationsoflydiagoldblattandjuliegrahamchang, #thelongdistancedispatchbetweenlydiagoldblattandjuliegrahamchang, #thepopularitypapers, #therockyroadtripoflydiagoldblattandjuliegrahamchang, #wordsof(questionable)wisdomfromlydiagoldblattandjuliegrahamchang

• Top 5 Vet Volunteers

  Trapped: This one comes first for me because I love deer so the story of Brenna taking care of an injured fawn is just adorable. But what is also interesting is the focus on Brenna’s brother and his growing enviromental radicalism and how far he is willing to go to stop poachers. Anderson presents the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 28, 2022

  Top 5

  #fearoffalling, #fightforlife, #helpinghands, #lauriehalseanderson, #masks, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #trapped, #vetvolunteers

• Ranking Cheer!

  1. Home for the Holidays: This got the number one spot because it brings the biggest plot twist and potential status quo changer in the form of Katie and Maddy bonding in New York. There’s also the possibility that she’ll move to NY permenantly to live with her father and boring Beth so Maddy really…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 28, 2022

  Rankings

  #bevenvsevanandotherhighschoolrivalries, #cheer!, #confessionsofawannabecheerleader, #homefortheholidays, #middlegrade, #pyramidofone, #rachelreads&reviews, #revengeofthetitan, #simon&schuster, #zoeevans