Tag: #middlegrade

• Top 5 Cupcake Diaries

  Mia’s Boiling Point: This takes a well-treaded upon subject. Mean girls. But there are different types of mean girls and Olivia Allen is lying, using drama queen. She’s the type whose charismatic so Mia is inadvertedly drawn to her web with their shared love of fashion and Mia understanding the perils of being a new…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 28, 2022

  Top 5

  #cocosimon, #emmaallstirredup, #emmalightscameracupcakes, #katieandthecupcakecure, #mia'sboilingpoint, #miameasuresup, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #thecupcakediaries

• Top 5 Series of Unfortunate Events

  1. The Slippery Slope This gets number one spot for not only having the suspense of Sunny’s second kidnapping (or perhaps third) but placed in very real danger on the aforementioned slippery slopes. Not to mention, finally seeing the Quagmire triplets again with a rather sweet, censored interaction between Violet and Quigley allowing some happiness…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 27, 2022

  Top 5

  #lemonysnicket, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #seriesofunfortunateevents, #theaustureacademy, #theerastzelevator, #thegrimgrotto, #thepenultimateperil, #theslipperyslope

• Top 5 Camp Confidential

  1. Charmed Forces: As a super special, this one gets number one as it provides double the fun and some magical surprises when Alyssa, my favorite of the campers, finds a crystal that really does seem to gift her with prophetic dreams. I enjoy the bit of magical realism as well as putting the spotlight…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 26, 2022

  Top 5

  #bestboyfriend, #campconfidential, #charmedforces, #grace'stwist, #melissamorgan, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #rsvp, #wishyouweren'there

• Ranking Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls

  1. Best Friends and Drama Queens: This was really enjoyable as it was relatable. the new girl, Cheyenne seems super cool and everyone wants to befriend her including Allie and her group. Her stories about Canada (ah the days when you were young and Canada seemed as far away as Europe) and latest fashion make…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 25, 2022

  Top 5

  #alliefinklesrulesforgirls, #bestfriendsanddramaqueens, #blastfromthepast, #glittergirlsandthegreatfakeout, #megcabot, #middlegrade, #movingday, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #stagefright, #thenewgirl

• Ranking Gallagher Girls

  1. Out of Sight, Out of Time: One of the things I most admire about this series is that it allows Cammie and the other characters grow, maturing with the plots growing increasingly dark as they grow. This would be one of those instances as Cammie has gone on the run from the terrorist organization,…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 24, 2022

  Rankings

  #allycarter, #crossyourheartandhopetospy, #disneyhyperion, #don'tjudgeagirlbyhercover, #gallaghergirls, #i'dtellyouIloveyoubutthenI'dhavetokillyou, #middlegrade, #onlythegoodspyyoung, #outofsightoutoftime, #rachelreads&reviews, #unitedwespy

• Top 5 Twitches

  1. Double Jeopardy: This was such a big change in the status quo. The girls meet their mother for the first time which I appreciate how the authors made it realistic in that it is not all happy and easy. The gils are uneasy with her and actually are more focused on their foster family…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 22, 2022

  Top 5

  #don'tthinktwice, #doublejeopardy, #hbgilmour, #middlegrade, #poweroftwo, #rachelreads&reviews, #randireisfield, #scholastic, #seeingisbelieving, #splitdecision, #twitches

• Notable Author: Erin Hunter

  Though I suppose I should authors since Erin Hunter is the nom de plume of several different authors. But honestly this post isn’t about them. I decide to go on a binge and reread these series. Well reread the first series, the rest are entirely new to me and see if they still hold up.…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 21, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #bravelands, #erinhunter, #harpercollins, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #survivors, #warriors

• Lisa Papademetriou Interview

  Lisa Papademetriou is the author of several lower and middle grade books with genres ranging from realistic fiction (Apartment 1986, Homeroom Diaries) to her fantasy novels, (Dreamway, The, Wizard, the Witch and Two Girls from New Jersey) and more that readers are sure to love and recognize. Here, she kindly took the time to talk…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 17, 2022

  Interview

  #accidentallyfabulous, #apartment1984, #candyapple, #disney, #disneyfairies, #disneyhyperion, #homeroomdiaries, #lisapapademetriou, #lowergrade, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #scholastic, #thedreamway, #thewizardthewitchandtwogirlsfromnewjersey

• 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 14, 2022

  Top 5

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

• Tania del Rio Interview

  Tania del Rio is an author/illustrator of comics and middle grade books. Her most prominant work has been for Archie Comics, delivering the popular Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Magic Within manga series and Diary of A Girl Next Door (Riverdale Diaries). Here, she kindly took the time to discuss her artistic inspiration, working on…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 27, 2022

  Interview

  #archiecomics, #comics, #manga, #middlegrade, #rachelreads&reviews, #sabrinatheteenagewitch, #taniadelrio, #themagicwithin