Get weekly tailored book recommendations for tweens ages 8-14, from Afoma Umesi, the founder of Reading Middle Grade.
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The Kid-Tested Gift Guide: A Book for Every Kind of Reader
This week’s newsletter is sponsored by Sam Banerjee and Jerry & The Lost Treasure of Aspen Valley.
12-year-old Jerry hunts for a century-old treasure that leads him to a modern-day conspiracy. A real-world adventure with themes of friendsh...
Book Trailer of the Week: Elfie Unperfect
A few weeks ago, when I shared that young middle grade books were becoming harder to find, it resonated with a few educators and parents. So, today, I bring you yet another middle grade book that was designed for 3rd-5th graders. This is on...
Ask Afoma: The 9-year-old boy who “likes books to open in the middle of the action”
I feel like I talk about pacing with middle grade books a lot! But trust me, I hear about it even more from kids than I can say. Ninety-five percent of the time when one of our Junior Reviewers dislikes a book, it’s because they wish it mov...
Five Kids, One Book: Game of Pets by Aaron Blabey
A talking axolotl, mind-control pets, and total chaos. I gave it to five kids to find out who this one actually lands for.
If your kids have started reading chapter books, there’s a high chance that you know Aaron Blabey. His Bad Guys seri...
Book Trailer of the Week: Each and Every Spark
World War II is a perennial favorite topic among educators and students and I can understand the appeal. It’s a horrible time in history that humans will eternally be learning from and highlights the best and worst of humanity in a way that...
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Afoma is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. She is the founder of the Reading Middle Grade website and Substack and helps parents find books for kids ages 8-14. She also writes about life, style, and small business on the Press Restart Substack.
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