Book Review

Wesley Wilder has big plans for this day. Her poem for Indigenous People’s Day will be printed in the school newspaper, and she looks forward to reading it aloud in class. She also plans to ask her crush, Ryan Thomas, to the TOLO dance. However, her day takes one unexpected turn after the next.

Maya and Chaya are identical twins and nearly inseparable. Each is the other’s world around which they orbit. Yet, they’re also unique, and those differences allow them to shine in their own ways, especially when it comes to music.

On the surface, the only thing Hercules Beal seems to have in common with the mythical Ancient Greek hero is his name. That is until his new Language Arts teacher, Lieutenant Colonel Hupfer, assigns him to complete the twelve Labors of the mythical Hercules.

For Matthew, life in 2020 has gone from isolated to worse. Due to COVID-19, he can’t go to school, see his friends, visit with his Dad (who’s stuck overseas reporting on the pandemic), and must be extra careful since his mom moved his 100-year-old great-grandmother (GG) into the house.

Novels in verse have become an ever-growing, popular genre for middle grades readers. They combine the beauty of poetry with the power of narrative storytelling. It is no wonder that these bite-sized books are increasingly common on the shelves of classroom and school libraries. Here are 5 Amazing Novels in Verse to Add to Your […]

On the eve of Solimar’s quinceañera and coronation, she ventures to the oyamel fir forest to glimpse the arrival of the majestic monarch butterflies. She is awestruck with the butterflies’ presence when a strange event bestows her a gift, the ability to see the near future.