C.J. Milbrandt's Blog, page 36
May 14, 2020
Looking In
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Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. Youll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
May 11, 2020
#amreading Favorites
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Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors is Bk4 in the seven-book series. I picked up my copy of Zita the Spacegirl at the thrift store and immediately ordered the rest of the series online. Funny, exciting, and a solid favorite. And Im always there for stories with Shakespeare allusions. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet is about a girl whose parents live a few centuries behind the rest of the world and whose little sister is a genius whos joining her in the eighth grade.
May 7, 2020
Reach for it
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Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. Youll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
May 4, 2020
#amreading Evermore
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The Minstrel in the Tower is a short story with a medieval setting. In You Go First, we follow the stories of two kids who only know each other because they play Scrabble together online. And Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy is the third installment in the Children of the Red King series.
May 1, 2020
#BookADayMay
Its that time of year again. Our annual challenge. This is where Ill be tracking my progress through middle grade books for the month of May. The goal: read a book a day. My strategy this year involves a mix of audio books, chapter books, and graphic novels. And something Ive ALWAYS wanted to do: read a series straight through. (Im looking at you, Junie B. Jones!)
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Join in!
April 30, 2020
Old School
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Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. Youll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
April 27, 2020
#amreading Dangerously
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Anyas Ghost is a graphic novel about a ghost with a mischievous streak whos more dangerous than she lets on. Moo is a contemporary story in which two city-bred kids who are transplanted to a small town are hired by a neighbor lady to take care of her temperamental cow. And the series continues with Charlie Bone and the Time Twister. Nimmo is good at layering on new complexities. A solid MG series.
April 23, 2020
Rooftop Escape
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Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. Youll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
April 20, 2020
#amreading Beginnings and Endings
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In Kenny & the Dragon, a boy makes a friend, then struggles to protect him from his friends and neighbors, who want to drive out the dragon (or worse). Theres a sequel coming out in 2020! Midnight for Charlie Bone is the first book in the Children of the Red King series, which I finished last year. Expect more Charlie Bone books (there are seven) in the weeks to come. And The Buccaneers Code is the final book in Carlsons pirate-themed trilogy.
April 16, 2020
Is that a beak?
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Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. Youll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
