Middle Grade Monday: Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer & Joanne Levy

e-Audio, 08:04:17Release Date: October 29, 2024Published by: Macmillan AudioRead from: October 26-28, 2024Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received an e-ALC from the publisher. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: Religious Bigotry, Injury/Injury Detail, Racism, Anti-SemitismFor Readers Interested In: Holidaze, MG, The Parent Trap, Light hearted, LOL        When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin…

Thea and the Mischief Makers by Tracy Badua

e-Audio, 05:00:46Narrated by: Ferdelle CapistranoRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: HarperCollinsRead from: October 23-24, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I got this one right before the download day via Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.) Content Warning: GriefFor Readers Interested In: Fantasy, Mythology, MG, Sparkly Covers, Own Voices, Stand-alone, Audio, Racial/Ethnic Diversity       In…

Find Her by Ginger Reno

e-Audio, 05:52:21 Narrated by: Amy HallRelease Date: October 15, 2024Published by: HarperAudioRead from: October 21-22, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I got an e-Audio from the publisher and their audio app. This did nothing to influence my review. Content Warning: Animal Cruelty, Child Abuse, Animal Death, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Cultural Appropriation, AbandonmentFor Readers Interested In: Middle Grade,…

Hungry Bones by Louise Hung

e-Audio, 08:09:43Narrated by: Emily Woo Zellwe and Su Ling ChanRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Scholastic PressRead from: October 15-16, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby (I also received an ARC copy from Scholastic after attending a party from them at Texas Library Association Conference. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Child Death, Death, Death of…

Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste

e-Audio, 06:46:00Narrated by: Ariel BlakeRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Hachette AudioRead from: October 7-8, 2024Boy 2.0, #1Source: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: Death of a Parent, Cancer, Racial ProfilingFor Readers Interested In: Family Diversity (Raised in Foster Care), Sparkly Cover, MG, Racial Ethnic Diversity, Sci Fi      Win “Coal” Keegan has just landed in his…

Jasmine is Haunted by Mark Oshiro

e-Audio, 08:38:39Narrated by: Vico OrtizRelease Date: October 1, 2024Published by: Dreamscape MediaRead from: October 2-3, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ALC from Netgalley and the publisher.  This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Grief, Death, Medical Content, Death of a Parent, Child Death, Car Accident, MurderFor Readers Interested In: Family Diversity (Father Passed), Sparkly…

The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong

e-Audio, 05:33:45Narrated by: Jeanette IllidgeRelease Date: August 20, 2024Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: August 12-14, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Libro FM (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Child Death, PossessionFor Readers Interested In: Ghosts, Squad Goals, Racial/Ethnic…

It Happened to Anna by Tehlor Kay Mejia

e-Audio, 05:54:11Narrated by: Casey HollowayRelease Date: August 6, 2024Published by: Disney HyperionRead from: August 8-9, 2024Stand-aloneSource: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Animal Cruelty, Animal Death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Abandonment, Self-Harm, Death…

It Came From the Trees by Ally Russell

e-Audio, 06:02:25Narrated by: Shayna SmallRelease Date: July 30, 2024Published by: Books on TapeRead from: July 16-18, 2024Stand-Alone Source: PRH Audio App (I received a copy of this e-audio from the publisher and their influencer app in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Racism, Kidnapping, GaslightingFor Readers Interested…

Clairboyance by Kristiana Kahakauwila

e-Audio, 06:28:04Narrated by: Jolene KimRelease Date: May 14, 2024Published by: HarpercollinsRead from: May 15-23, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Library’s LibbyContent Warning: N/AFor Readers Interested In: Indigenous Hawaiians, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Racial/Ethnic Diversity       After accidentally wishing on a family heirloom to hear what boys are thinking, Clara wakes up the next day able to do just…

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