Get weekly tailored book recommendations for tweens ages 8-14, from Afoma Umesi, the founder of Reading Middle Grade.
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What makes a great middle grade book (according to kids)
Since May, between our kid reviewer applications and our Junior Reviewers—a team of more than forty kids, ages 8-13—I’ve received over 300 book reviews from kids. Some were for their monthly assignments. Some were for our forthcoming Five K...
Our 15 Best Kids & Teens Books of 2026 (So Far)
2026 is more than halfway gone and while my team and I did a ton of reading for the Summer Reading Guide, we spent most of May and June catching up on the titles (released between January and June) that we missed while reading for the guide...
One Year on Substack: 10 Things I Learned About How Kids Really Read
Last July, in one of the hardest seasons of my life, I started a Substack.
I published my first post to exactly nine subscribers.
I’d been recommending middle grade (and young adult) books on my website, Reading Middle Grade, for over fi...
The RMG Junior Reviews Digest: July 2026
Issue #2: Kids review buzzy new middle grade summer releases.
Welcome to our first official Junior Reviews Digest.
Book Trailer of the Week: Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Welcome to Book Trailer of the Week where I show you a movie-esque trailer you can use to get your young readers excited about their next great middle grade read.
This week, I’m highlighting a trailer in a genre that is exploding for middl...
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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.
Children's book recommendations from a mother, teacher, writer, and unabashed lover of everything kid lit.
Librarian, educator, mom, bibliophile.
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