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Odder
Hand this book to middle grade fans of marine biology, authors like Sharon Creech and Eliot Schrefer, and Applegate’s Newbery-winning The One and Only Ivan.
Whistling in the Dark
This must-read novel seamlessly blends history and coming-of-age without being didactic or overly nostalgic. Hand it to middle grade fans of World War II—set fiction.
Bloodling
This title will delight fans of the series as well as readers of Aaron Starmer's "Riverman Trilogy" and the "Harry Potter" books.
Tween-Friendly Romance Titles | The Upper Deck
Columnist Tara Kron takes a look at three recent YA titles that bring the romance—in developmentally appropriate doses—for tween readers.
Bounce
Inspirational without being overly didactic. Hand this empowering novel to readers that need a boost of self-confidence.
True Dystopia: Three New Wartime Novels for Tweens | The Upper Deck
These three recent historical novels about wartime survival should appeal to upper middle graders and teens.
The Storyteller
This is a first buy for upper middle grade and YA collections, and a great recommendation for fans of the first two books as well as Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game or Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time.
Embracing the Darkness in Middle Grade Fiction | The Upper Deck
A brand new column, The Upper Deck, recommends titles for upper middle grade through teen readers. In this inaugural piece, librarian Tara Kron looks at several recently acclaimed middle grade titles that explore dark, sometimes disturbing, issues—but which ultimately offer strength and hope.
The Girl Who Could Not Dream
This is a first-purchase that is suited to reluctant readers as well as fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, or Colin Meloy's"The Wildwood Chronicles" (HarperCollins).—Tara Kron, School Library Journal
Sophie can't dream, so she's never experienced the sort of nightmares that plague her classmates Ethan and Madison. Her parents run a secret shop beneath their cozy bookstore, selling dreams of every sort. One night she steals one and discovers that she has the dangerous power to bring dream-creatures into the waking world. When the mysterious Mr. Nightmare kidnaps her parents and two kids from town—children whose bad dreams Sophie has been collecting for resale
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