Get weekly tailored book recommendations for tweens ages 8-14, from Afoma Umesi, the founder of Reading Middle Grade.
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Ask Afoma: The 9 year old who loves baseball, soccer, and video games (even if he isn't really allowed to play)
I hear from my friends who are parents that kids sports is a big deal these days, and I see it in my neighborhood too. 1 out of 5 schoolboys in our Toronto neighborhood is either holding a hockey puck or a lacrosse stick after school. Now t...
A Summer Reading Guide Giveaway!
Hi friends,
Releasing each year’s Summer Reading Guide always gets me so excited for summer reading (and what a joy that the weather here in Toronto is finally starting to feel like spring)!
I’d love to help you get your kids excited abou...
Ask Afoma: Which Summer Reading Guide pick is right for my kid?
The 2026 Reading Middle Grade Summer Reading Guide went out into the world yesterday—and it was such an exciting day for us here at RMG HQ.
We’ve been living and breathing this guide as a team since February this year and for me since Oct...
The 2026 Reading Middle Grade Summer Reading Guide
Kick off your tween's summer reading with a bang.
I started making the Summer Reading Guide in 2021 after years of using and loving a couple of Summer Reading Guides for adults. I wanted something like that for the kids in our lives; a rea...
Meet the Team Behind the 2026 Summer Reading Guide
Evelyn, Katie, and I sat down to talk books. Here's what surprised me most about the conversation.
I did not plan to love recording this podcast as much as I did.
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Helping parents match their tweens ages 8-14 to books they actually want to read. I also share book lists and reviews on the Reading Middle Grade website.
Librarian, educator, mom, bibliophile.
Children's book recommendations from a mother, teacher, writer, and unabashed lover of everything kid lit.
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