All the Blues in the Sky by Renée Watson

e-Audio, 02:14:52Narrated by: Bahni TurpinRelease Date: February 4, 2025Published by: Bloomsbury PublishingRead from: February 21, 2025Stand-aloneSource: LibroFM (I received an e-ALC from the publisher and LibroFm in exhange for a just and honest review. A huge thank you for the free e-ALC.)Content Warning: Grief, Child Death, Car Accident, Cancer, Racism, Police BrutalityFor Readers Interested In:…

Middle Grade Monday: Alex Wise vs the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker

e-Audio, 11:09:23Narrated by: Torian BrackettRelease Date: September 26, 2023Published by: Books on TapeRead from: September 6-11, 2023Stand-alone (?)Source: PRH AppTW: Violence, FightingFor Readers Interested In: Folklore, LGBTQ+, Fighting, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Fantasy, MG      Welcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries…

Middle Grade Monday: Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas

e-Audio, 09:36:19Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-PrattRelease Date: April 4, 2023Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: April 3-6, 2023Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Racism, Violence, Fire, Mention of SlaveryFor Readers Interested In: Middle Grade, Quests, Fantasy, African American myths     Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the…

Serwa Boateng’s Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown

e-Audio, 12:58:47Narrated by: Soneela NankaniRelease Date: September 6, 2022Published by: Rick Riordan PresentsRead from: September 5-6, 2022Serwa Boateng, #1Source: Netgalley (I received a copy of this e-audiobook from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Micro-AggressionsFor Readers Interested In: Mythology, Paranormal, Series Starter,…

Middle Grade Monday: Fast Pitch by Nic Stone

Hardcover, 175 pagesRelease Date: August 31, 2021Published by: Crown Books for Young ReadersRead from: August 31-September 16, 2021Clean Getaway companionSource: BoughtTW: Death of a Family Member, Hospital stay, Mention of stitches, MicroaggressionsFor Readers Interested In: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Sports, Social Issues, Middle Grade    From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean…

Middle Grade Monday: Bridge of Souls by Victoria Schwab

e-Audio, 05:36:59Narrated by: Reba BuhrRelease Date: March 2, 2021Published by: Scholastic AudioRead from: July 20-22, 2021Cassidy Blake, #3Source: Overdrive AudioTW: For Readers Interested In: Ghost Stories, Paranormal, Horror, Middle Grade    Where there are ghosts, Cassidy Blake follows … unless it’s the other way around?     Cass thinks she might have this ghost-hunting thing down. After…

Middle Grade Monday: Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

E-Audio, 09:27:48Narrated by: Amir AbdullahRelease Date: October 7, 2020Published by: Rick Riordan Presents/ Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: October 12-22, 2020Tristan Strong, #2Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: N/AFor fans of: Mythology, Adventure, Fantasy, Diverse Authors, Own, Own Voices, POC, POC MC, Series, Middle Grade      Bestselling author Rick Riordan presents the second book…

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