Genre: middle grade, mystery Three years ago, wealthy heiress Xandra Collins vanished without a trace, leaving her 100-year-old mansion abandoned. One mind-bending clue was hidden underneath the velvet lining of her jewelry box: GL URMW NB WR@+B, BLF NFHG TL Y@XP GL GS% SRWW%M U&LL+ Thirteen-year-old detective Skylar Robbins moves into the multi-level mansion with her family and immediately takes the case. The heiress’s body was never recovered. A sinister stalker mentioned in her diary … [Read more...]
#MovingOn: The Fifth Grader’s Guide to Junior High by Kristina Marie
This book is a complete guide for junior high for those just entering or even the fifth grader who's just excited about the thought. The author holds nothing back and along with giving great advice for getting by with good grades and good experiences, gives good life lessons. This book can be used by all kids in junior high who need some advice, parents who want to know what their child will be getting into, and teacher's who need a good idea of their student's perspective. Targeted Age … [Read more...]
Memoirs of an Ordinary Girl: The Middle-ish Ages by Terri Klaes Harper @DrewHotchner
Set in the time while the ‘80s were fading into the ‘90s and the poofiness of hair and shoulder pads was soon to deflate, this coming of age story retells the experiences of Drew Hotchner, an “extraordinarily ordinary” girl, through her possibly wiser and more honest adult self. Drew struggles not only with the unavoidable awkwardness of being in middle school, but also with having to start over again her entire social world after experiencing the culture shock of moving across the country from … [Read more...]
