The Fireside Chats

middle grade

  • “Wildwood” by Colin Meloy

    Well, I finally finished reading this one. The book was so thick that my hubby asked me if I was reading “War and Peace”. I wasn’t daunted by how big the book was though. I ended up enjoying this book actually……and I found out that this book was the first in a trilogy so there…

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  • “The House at the Edge of Magic” by Amy Sparkes

    I finished reading this book and thought I’d share. This would be a good book to read for the kiddos to read (or to read to your kids, if you enjoy such things). I like Nine…….she’s smart and she has grit. Of course, she’d have to be given her situation. This book was pretty fun…

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  • “The Bookwanderers” by Anna James

    I just finished this last night and I have to say that I enjoyed this introduction to the Bookwanderer series. Matilda Pages, who goes by Tilly throughout the book, can usually be found at the bookshop ran by her grandparents. Tilly longs to know more about her mother that disappeared and she sets out on…

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  • “The Pumpkin Princess and the Forever Night” by Steven Banbury

    I finished reading this last night and it didn’t disappoint. This story is equal parts spooky and heartwarming (and I absolutely loved it). I really enjoyed seeing Eve (the main character of the book) interact with her friends Vlad and Lyla…….it kind of reminds me of the trio from the Harry Potter series (especially from…

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  • “Midnight at the Barclay Hotel” by Fleur Bradley

    I finally finished reading this one and it was a good one. I would describe this as an Agatha Christie book for kids, if that makes any sense. I happen to like Agatha Christie, I’ve read several of her novels. If you have children, this would probably be a good one to read with your…

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  • “The Doll People” by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin (pictures by Brian Selznick)

    I finished this one last night before going to bed and thought I’d share. Even though this is a book meant for the kiddos, it’s got a nice story to it (enough to keep me entertained, at least). I also liked the artwork provided throughout the book. I think it depicts the characters and what is going on…

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  • “Darkness” by Christopher Krovatin

    This is the first book of the year for me that I finished reading last night before I went to bed. This is a middle grade horror book, if I was a kid then I would have probably read this around 5th or 6th grade. If your kid likes scary stories (and aren’t easily scared) then this…

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  • “Here in the Real World” by Sara Pennypacker

    I finished reading this one last night and I have to say that I enjoyed it (despite the fact that this book was geared towards children). I like how Ware and Jolene start bonding the further along we go in the book. It’s not like a romantic smoochy kiss-y type of interaction, it’s more of…

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  • “Small Spaces” by Katherine Arden

    I finished reading this book last night right before I went to bed. It didn’t take long before this book starts to get good. Once you’re a couple of chapters in, you won’t want to put this book down. This is more of kids book but it was still a fun read. Fans of R.…

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