Middle GradeTag

Kids Club: Michelle Kadarusman Talks First Drafts, Stage Fright, and Wild Possums

Louisa, the protagonist of critically-acclaimed author Michelle Kadarusman's new middle-grade novel Music for Tigers (Pajama Press), is not having the kind of summer she planned on.Sent to live with her ...

Kids Club: Craig Battle Explores Competition and Friendship in His New Book

Trouble is once again brewing at Camp Avalon in author Craig Battle's newest book Camp Average: Double Foul (Owlkids), the second in his Camp Average middle-grade series.After last summer's baseball victory, ...

The Kids Club Interview: Jennifer Maruno Explores the Complications of Tween Friendship In Her New Book

For kids enjoying their first years of social independence, negotiating new friendships can be overwhelming. Bonds are quickly made and broken, leaving confusion and tears in their wake. In her newest ...

Read an Excerpt from Alisha Sevigny's The Lost Scroll of the Physician

Children of the pharoah's royal physician, Sesha and Ky, are left to fend for themselves on the streets of Ancient Egypt after losing their parents in a sudden tragedy. When they are found and brought ...

"I’ve Been Determined to Open up the Adventure Narrative into Something Deeper" Ailsa Ross Shines a Light on History's Bravest Women in Her New Book

In her newest book, The Girl Who Rode a Shark: And Other Stories of Daring Women (Pajama Press), author Ailsa Ross shows kids and grown-ups alike that the great heroes of history are not always the men ...

Angela Ahn on Exploring Identity and Culture Through Food in Her Debut Middle Grade Novel

In Angela Ahn's Krista Kim-Bap (Second Story Press), Krista and Jason have been best friends since they were in diapers. Their differences never seemed like a big deal - but when their teacher asks ...