Great Middle Grade Reads discussion

November is always a cozy month for reading. Did you fit in some great reads? Tell us about your middle grade finds so the rest of us can add them to our To Read pile!

My favorite read from November was definitely Premeditated Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce. I've been wanting to start this series for a while now. Myrtle has just the right balance of outspoken independence and familial devotion. Historical, plausible, likeable, diverse. I'm hooked.

Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe

Read again: Eden's Wish and Eden's Escape by M. Tara Crowl

I read Stowaway by John David Anderson... so so so good!

In November I read “Channel of Peace “ by Kevin Tuerff.

Stranded in Gander on 9/11.

This is a true account by the author when his flight from France to New York on that fateful day landed Instead in Gander Newfoundland after the US air space was closed following the terrorist attacks. Reading about the sacrifices and extreme kindness that the 9000 people of small town Gander exhibited to the 6,500 passengers that were diverted there from 38 airline flights, made me proud to be a Canadian. The author describes about friendships forged between fellow passengers and also passengers and their hosts.
This month I plan to read another book about Gander and the filming of “COME FROM AWAY.

Elaine wrote: "In November I read “Channel of Peace “ by Kevin Tuerff.

Stranded in Gander on 9/11.

This is a true account by the author when his flight from France to New York on that fateful day landed Instead..."

I remember hearing about how brilliantly the Gander folk pulled through for the stranded passengers.

Is this suitable for MG, Elaine?

might be a little intense for some if they are not aware of 7/11. but generally a feel good story about the goodness of mankind helping one another. I guess it depends on the child and the discretion of their parents.

I didn’t do very well in Nov. Only managed one MG book Mystery of the Night Watchers. It is set in 1920s in the lovely, picturesque Bury St Edmunds, during the time when Halley’s Comet was visible.

The best book I read in November was Refugee by Allan Gratz

Persistence of Memory. It's more YA than middle grade, though.

Samantha wrote: "I read Stowaway by John David Anderson... so so so good!"

Aha! This one's on my bedside table. Looking forward to it even more. : )

Justine wrote: "... managed one MG book Mystery of the Night Watchers. It is set in 1920s in the lovely, picturesque Bury St Edmunds, during the time when Halley’s Comet..."

Adding to my To Read list!

I think we're having trouble on a number of threads where people are forgetting that this is a Group for Middle Grade (Grade not School) which roughly equates to the 9-12 year old group in Europe).

It doesn't help that the new owners of Goodreads have removed all the useful clues like Genre and what people have shelved the book as on the books page. There is a button marked 'Beta' on book pages at present. Please click it and give them feedback, especially about genre and other people shelves which is a pretty accurate assessment of suitability, usually!

Mine is Katie and the Cupcake Cure by Coco Simon! It was so great and definitely a middle-grade book:D