Every Monday (along with several other writers, educators, librarians, etc.) I post something about middle grade literature. Book reviews, interviews, insights, etc. I tend to read more speculative fiction, but realistic fiction sneaks in there from time to time.
You may find more Middle Grade Monday postings on the following blogs (in no particular order yet):
Book Dreaming by Shannon O’Donnell
Angelhorn by Gabrielle Prendergast
Just Deb by Deb Marshall
Kid Lit Frenzy by Alyson Beecher
Literary Rambles by Casey McCormick and Natalie Aguirre
Middle Grade Mafioso by Michael G-G
My Brain on Books by Joanne Fritz
My Comfy Chair by Ben Langhinrchs
Night Writer by Myrna Foster
Novel and Nouveau by Barbara Watson
Shannon Whitney Messenger (the woman who started it all)
Somewhere in the Middle by Brooke Favero
Nye Louwon ~ My Spirit by Akossiwa Ketoglo
Middle Grade Blog by Anita Laydon Miller
Jennifer Rumberger: Children’s Author
Mundie Moms reviews and interviews
That’s Another Story by Andrea Mack
Gina Carey by Gina Carey
Time Travel Times Two by Susan Olson
The Write Path by Dorine White
All the World’s in Words by VB Trempor
For more information about middle grade literature and speculative fiction:
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Hello…joined WAE and was beamed here. Go figure. My name is DJ Humphrey http://www.DJHumphrey.com. I write and have published a middle grade novel, Jackson’s Raiders. I would love to learn more about this genre and the opportunities that exist for reviews.
Hi DJ,
Well, exploring the blog list above is a start. There are educators, parents, librarians, writers (some published) and all of us review middle grade fiction. You didn’t say whether your book is self-published or not. Unfortunately this makes a difference when it comes to reviews, as I’m sure you’ve realized. But many of the people on the list will review self-published works. I don’t accept books for review, I write about what I’m reading.
The folks above live for MG/YA literature and have helpful links and advice.
Here’s a link to all my Middle Grade Monday posts, the first one discusses “what is middle grade fiction.”
http://theaccidentalnovelist.wordpress.com/category/middle-grade-mondays/page/2/
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