The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard (Atlantic Books, £16.99) Teenager Odile lives in one of a series of valleys, divided not by lakes and mountains but time. The valley to the west is her own is twenty years in the past; to the east is the same place twenty years in the...
As we bid 2015 adieu and say hello to 2016, it’s time to start looking forward to the plethora of books that await us in the new year. Sure, there arefantastic picture booksand a host ofgreat YA novels, but for my money, middle grade is where it’s at in the next twelve months...
According to Irène herself, her vocation for art was born out of jealousy. One of four daughters of her parents, as a teenager there were times when Irène had to stand aside and watch other girls being harassed by boys while no one even looked at her. At the Balls, she was the only...
Putting the right historical fiction book in the hands of a middle grade reader is a exciting way to bring the past to life. Since I love historical fiction, I've read hundreds of books in this genre, and chosen my favorites for this list. Titles are arranged in a loose timeline, start...
Deb’s family never had a lot of money, but every week her mum would buy a Little Golden Book at the supermarket for 40 cents, until slowly Deb had her own library of books. Some of her favourite books at school were The Lorax and Professor Branestawm. ...
【2】There are ___ books in our school library.【3】Now many Chinese people know how ___ masks(口罩).【4】The teachers at Millie’s school usually ___ in the hall.【5】—Is ___ here today —No, Lily isn’t.【6】Lin Shuhao is strong, and he ___ playing basketball .【7】Th...
Harry Potter books are very popular among middle school students. They (1) ___ (write) by J. K. Rowling. She was born in the summer of 1965 in England. After she graduated from a university, she (2) ___ (find) work as a secretary. Later, she spent her time in Engl...
one of my favorite Young Adult books of all time and was a great summer read… I read it on a yoga retreat in Sag Harbor several years ago. When I opened up the book, I was surprised (and a little bummed) that it was YA. Was this going to be another fluffy high school romance?
middle of all that coding he took a sabbatical to write a non-fiction book calledEarthdream(Green Books, 1990), a work of ecophilosophy. With his family having spread its wings, he has found the space to pick up his camera and his pen again, pursuing a number of photography and ...
For Lindy Derosa, being the daughter of a mad scientist isn’t much fun. When her father was arrested for stealing cryogenic freezing technology in Trongodia, she was forced to immigrate from Asia and stay in Seattle with her Uncle Bruce—or rather, stay at the boarding school he put her...