Navigating the shock of a school shooting can be traumatic – and on top of that, sixth-grader Bea had cerebral palsy, making it extra...

I’ve always had a soft spot for novels written in verse—their quick pace pulls me in, yet they often deliver a deeper emotional impact...

A marathon swim. A novel in verse. This is Tully’s story of braving the waters of Lake Tahoe and braving the issues that life has thrown...

It’s been a fruitful ‘reading week’ where I caught up with some good reads. I picked this up on whim, mainly because this is written in...

“𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”...

I have been completely sucked in by the upcoming middle-grade novel-in-verse “𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿” written by John Schu....

Eleven-year-old April Jackson loves playing drums and her best friend Zee is great at playing the violin. They dream of setting up their...

So your middle grade students are not reading as much as they should? Perhaps you’ve already tried book talks, first-chapter Fridays and...

Weekend read – a middle-grade novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old girl who loves to swim but is troubled by juvenile arthritis and a...

“𝗔 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀” is finally out in the world! I’ve been a fan of Jarrett Lerner’s artwork on literacy, but this book,...

An ARC in my favourite format, written by one of my favourite authors – my weekend couldn’t have been better! Rajani LaRocca has done it...

As a teaser just before the Lunar New Year holidays, I read aloud the first few chapters of the upcoming “𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆...

My first read of 2023 – in my favourite format, novel-in-verse. The book, for the 10+ age group, deals with complex issues such as PTSD,...

Katherine Applegate has woven her magic again – this time with otters and free verse. Lovers of Ivan would feel that pulse of...

I started this book, hoping to finish reading it later this week. But as with “Garvey’s Choice” this book too, left me powerless to...

Just finished reading this book… Written in verse and narrated from 11-year-old Lacey’s perspective, it is the story of Lacey, her...

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝘀 – 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 This is a wonderful novel-in-verse that deals with the Rohingya refugee...

Albert Einstein called her the “German Marie Curie”. She became the first woman from the University of Vienna and second in the world to...

This middle grade novel written in verse, tells the story of 7th grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani American girl. The lyrical creation...

Catching up on my TBR pile of novel in verse. This book is a very gentle read that combines a girl’s experience as she quarantines with...