Great Middle Grade Reads discussion

S.W. wrote: "Paddy wrote: "Hi, I'm Paddy, joined this group as I am enjoying exploring the Middle grade fiction work. And looking for some reading recommendations here :)"

Hi Paddy, Welcome aboard, glad to hav..."

Thanks S.W

Hi, Ethan and Paddy. Nice to meet you both. I love Jerry Spinelli and Gary Schmidt, but his books are pretty well grounded in reality, so they may not appeal to you as much as the fantasy worlds.

Hello All!
I am the Author of the magical middle grade fantasy: Charlie Crisp and the Witches of Cobwood. I look forward to meeting writers/readers and reading their feedback.
Lorraine (L M Young)

Hi L.M.
Thanks for joining the group, it's a pleasure to have you in the fold. I hope that you find lots of great info and discussions.

Hi All,

What a great group-so glad I found it. I've just completed my first book for middle reader boys (after spending many years on the edge of the screenwriting industry). Glad to have officially made the switch and look forward to being part of this community.

Jeff Bilman
Super Ninja Alien Robot Monsters.

Jeff wrote: "Hi All,

What a great group-so glad I found it. I've just completed my first book for middle reader boys (after spending many years on the edge of the screenwriting industry). Glad to have official..."

Hi Jeff,
Welcome aboard. I hope you find plenty of good discussions in the group. Please let me know if you have any suggestions on topics etc.
Cheers

Welcome Jeff, great to meet you. Cheers Julie

Hi, everyone

I've just written my first MG book, which has been a change from adult's book, and the best fun! :)

Sibel wrote: "Hi, everyone

I've just written my first MG book, which has been a change from adult's book, and the best fun! :)"

Sibel, you have 8 cats! That beats my two dogs and two chooks.

Sibel wrote: "Hi, everyone

I've just written my first MG book, which has been a change from adult's book, and the best fun! :)"

Hi Sibel ... best of luck with your book ... welcome to the group.

S.W. wrote: "Sibel wrote: "Hi, everyone

I've just written my first MG book, which has been a change from adult's book, and the best fun! :)"

Hi Sibel ... best of luck with your book ... welcome to the group."

Thanks so much, SW! :)

Jeff wrote: "Sibel wrote: "Hi, everyone

I've just written my first MG book, which has been a change from adult's book, and the best fun! :)"

Sibel, you have 8 cats! That beats my two dogs and two chooks."

Ha ha! Yep, I think it does :)

Sibel wrote: "S.W. wrote: "Sibel wrote: "Hi, everyone

I've just written my first MG book, which has been a change from adult's book, and the best fun! :)"

Hi Sibel ... best of luck with your book ... welcome t..."

Hello everyone! I'm going to show my ignorance and ask, what is a chook? :)

Our dog has puppies so I'm going to claim that we have 8 dogs. :) Thankfully, they are all already *sold* but my kids are going to need lots of tissues for their tears soon.

Thanks so much!

Awwwww, 8 puppies, bless them! I know it will be sad to see them go :(

Wow, chook. I thought everyone called them that. It's what Australians call chickens.

Beth wrote: "Ethan, don't forget to try books by Adam Gidwitz. A Tale Dark and Grimm and In A Glass Grimmly are two and they are great fun! Also look for Toad Rage by Moris Gleitzman. These are true boy books!"

Beth: Thanks! I have read both Gidwitz books - and loved them. I will check out Toad Rage.

Howdy, all!

I'm Faith - MG writer, reader, permanently in awe of the power of Story.

Looking forward to reading and chatting together. :-)

Happy weekend,
Faith (in Florida)

Faith wrote: "Howdy, all!

I'm Faith - MG writer, reader, permanently in awe of the power of Story.

Looking forward to reading and chatting together. :-)

Happy weekend,
Faith (in Florida)"

Hi Faith, It's great to have you in the group.Welcome aboard.
You've moved us one closer to our 500 member milestone.
Stay tuned for a celebration giveaway soon..

Hello,
My name is Ruby Blessing and I'm a Mum to 4 voracious young readers! Im always on the look out for new books for them (I can barely keep up). I even wrote one - Crispin Scales and the Golden Pearl - especially for this age group.

Looking forward to discussion and recommendations.

Ruby

Ruby wrote: "Hello,
My name is Ruby Blessing and I'm a Mum to 4 voracious young readers! Im always on the look out for new books for them (I can barely keep up). I even wrote one - Crispin Scales and the Golden..."

Hi Ruby .... Welcome to the group. Sounds like you have some hungry readers on your heels. Let's hope the group can help you feed them :)
Cheers

Ethan wrote: "Beth wrote: "Ethan, don't forget to try books by Adam Gidwitz. A Tale Dark and Grimm and In A Glass Grimmly are two and they are great fun! Also look for Toad Rage by Moris Gleitzman. These are..."

Awesome! You are going to love Toad Rage!

Beth wrote: "Ethan wrote: "Beth wrote: "Ethan, don't forget to try books by Adam Gidwitz. A Tale Dark and Grimm and In A Glass Grimmly are two and they are great fun! Also look for Toad Rage by Moris Gleitzm..."

You also may want to try The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann. It's REALLY good...I'm waiting for the 2nd book to come back to our library so I can read it!

Hello! I joined this group a while ago, but thought I'd say hi now. I love reading MG fiction and hearing recommendations.
My work includes the series 'Alice Parker's Adventures' and 'One Strange Christmas.'
Looking forward to taking part in discussions here.

Nicola wrote: "Hello! I joined this group a while ago, but thought I'd say hi now. I love reading MG fiction and hearing recommendations.
My work includes the series 'Alice Parker's Adventures' and 'One Stran..."

Hi Nicola.......Happy Belated Joining!!

Hello hello! I'm Sally Harris and I'm a primary teacher. I'm currently working as a teacher librarian (which is awesome!) and have just released my first book - Diary of a Penguin-napper. It is great to meet some other middle grade readers/writers here :)

Sally wrote: "Hello hello! I'm Sally Harris and I'm a primary teacher. I'm currently working as a teacher librarian (which is awesome!) and have just released my first book - Diary of a Penguin-napper. It is ..."

Hi Sally .... welcome aboard ... I've seen your book cover and it looks great.

Sally and Nicola,

Any chance your books will be available on the Nook in the coming weeks?

Hello. I'm a new guy. I've been writing for several years now, but my first middle grade book has just been published via "Twenty or Less Press".

Middle grade fiction is very important to me. It was when I was in that age-range that I truly discovered the wonderful world of books. I was a reluctant reader in the beginning, but thanks to "Phantom Valley" and "Goosebumps", I have never turned back.

Now I find myself inspired to write for the same age group and I LOVE IT.

Just here to say hi. I didn't want to join the group and just float around reading everyone elses posts without first introducing myself.

Take care,

Brian

Brian wrote: "Hello. I'm a new guy. I've been writing for several years now, but my first middle grade book has just been published via "Twenty or Less Press".

Middle grade fiction is very important to me. ..."

Hi Brian, thanks for joining the group. You're welcome to float around as much as you like. I'm sure that you'll find plenty of topics to comment on.
Cheers

S.W. recently posted about this group in the group I moderate so I thought I'd officially introduce myself. I've been a member of this group for a while but I usually just lurk as YA Reads for Teachers (And Any Other Adults) keeps me busy as well as my day job as a middle school Language Arts teacher. Here a link to my group - stop by if you are 18+ and enjoy young adult literature (with a sprinkling of children's literature and middle grade literature too)!

Hi Robert -

My book is currently available over at Smashwords in the premium catalogue. I think you should be able to download it as an ePub there :)

Robert wrote: "Sally and Nicola,

Any chance your books will be available on the Nook in the coming weeks?"

S.W. wrote: "Sally wrote: "Hello hello! I'm Sally Harris and I'm a primary teacher. I'm currently working as a teacher librarian (which is awesome!) and have just released my first book - Diary of a Penguin-n..."

Hi everyone, I'm Diane Greenseid, elementary librarian and illustrator. Always interested to read about great MG books suggestions!

Hi,
I'm Heather. My debut middle grade A Dog of War has just been released by WritersAmuseMe.com. Now I'm working on a fantasy Billy and the Gargoyles. I've spent more time reading and browsing Goodreads than posting.

Diane and Heather, Nice to have you aboard.

Diane wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Diane Greenseid, elementary librarian and illustrator. Always interested to read about great MG books suggestions!"

Welcome Diane, nice of you to join the group. Cheers

Heather wrote: "Hi,
I'm Heather. My debut middle grade A Dog of War has just been released by WritersAmuseMe.com. Now I'm working on a fantasy Billy and the Gargoyles. I've spent more time reading and browsing Go..."

Hi Heather, I hope you find plenty of info in our discussions. Welcome.
Cheers

Heather wrote: "Hi,
I'm Heather. My debut middle grade A Dog of War has just been released by WritersAmuseMe.com. Now I'm working on a fantasy Billy and the Gargoyles. I've spent more time reading and browsing Go..."

Isn't this a great place to be???

It is. There is so much information and so many great people.

S.W. wrote: "Heather wrote: "Hi,
I'm Heather. My debut middle grade A Dog of War has just been released by WritersAmuseMe.com. Now I'm working on a fantasy Billy and the Gargoyles. I've spent more time reading..."

thanks, it's good to be here

S.W. wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Diane Greenseid, elementary librarian and illustrator. Always interested to read about great MG books suggestions!"

Welcome Diane, nice of you to join the group. Cheers"

Thanks!

Hi there

My name is Peter Millett and I am a writer of funny MG books for boys. I'm new to Goodreads and this group looks like a great place to start.

Cheers!

Peter

Peter wrote: "Hi there

My name is Peter Millett and I am a writer of funny MG books for boys. I'm new to Goodreads and this group looks like a great place to start.

Cheers!

Peter"

Hi Peter ...... welcome to the start!! :)
Cheers

Hello, everyone! This is my first GoodReads group EVER, so please be gentle with me until I get the hang of it. And, um, maybe be gentle after that as well!

I'm an MG fantasy author who's always searching for that next great MG read, so this group seems awesome. Looking forward to getting to know you all. Oh, and I got here via Heidi Grange's (GEO Librarian) kid lit hop. :-)

Ilana wrote: "Hello, everyone! This is my first GoodReads group EVER, so please be gentle with me until I get the hang of it. And, um, maybe be gentle after that as well!

I'm an MG fantasy author who's always s..."

Three cheers for Ilana...... glad that you hopped on into the group. I hope that you find heaps of useful info here.
Cheers

Cheer...cheer...cheer.

Diane wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Diane Greenseid, elementary librarian and illustrator. Always interested to read about great MG books suggestions!"

Welcome, Diane! I've been an elementary librarian too. Great job! Off the cuff, what are some of your favorite middle-grade series or novels?

Sorry I've been so neglectful lately. Hello to all the new folks, and I'm looking forward to seeing your books on here. Ilana - we're always gentle. So I hope to see you all around.

LJ wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Diane Greenseid, elementary librarian and illustrator. Always interested to read about great MG books suggestions!"

Welcome, Diane! I've been an elementary librarian..."

LJ wrote: "Diane wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Diane Greenseid, elementary librarian and illustrator. Always interested to read about great MG books suggestions!"

Welcome, Diane! I've been an elementary librarian..."

Hi LJ, thanks for your comments! I like Wonder, Potterwookiee, Origami Yoda, anything by Jack Gantos, anything by Haddix, I'm sure I could name a bunch of others, but this is off the cuff, as you suggested!

Hi, I'm Rebecca Douglass, and I'm a part-time library aide, so I do a lot of recommendations for kids. I love to read at least certain types of middle-grade lit, so it's nice to find this group.

I have also published The Ninja Librarian, which is really all-ages fiction, but has found a nice audience among upper-elementary students (and their grandparents. Go figure).

I've got a lot of reading around to do here!

Rebecca wrote: "Hi, I'm Rebecca Douglass, and I'm a part-time library aide, so I do a lot of recommendations for kids. I love to read at least certain types of middle-grade lit, so it's nice to find this group.

..."

Welcome Rebecca......there's plenty of info here that I hope you find useful.

Rebecca wrote: "Hi, I'm Rebecca Douglass, and I'm a part-time library aide, so I do a lot of recommendations for kids. I love to read at least certain types of middle-grade lit, so it's nice to find this group.

..."

Hi, Rebecca, and welcome. I heart librarians!