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…

Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

E-Audio, 04:36:37Narrated by: Barry BucknerRelease Date: March 3, 2020Published by:  Little Brown Books for Young Readers Read from: May 1-4, 2020Stand-alone Source: Library (Overdrive)TW: Hate Speech (Racism) For fans of: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Middle Grade, Social Justice      From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one…

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

ARC, 256 pages            Release Date: January 14, 2020 Published by: Rick Riordan Presents Read from: January 12-17, 2020 Stand-alone Source: Neetgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW: Monster Slaying For fans of: Mythology,…

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