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Twelve Books Perfect for Twelve-Year-Olds
Twelve can be a tricky age when it comes to finding the right book. Many middle grade stories feel too young or not challenging enough, while most young adult novels are too advanced in either subject matter or reading level. We’ve selected twelve of our favorite upper middle grade novels perfect for those twelve-year-old readers searching for a book that fits them just right.
Continue ReadingSpace for Everyone Activities
Featuring discussion questions and reproducible extension activities for Space for Everyone by Seina Wedlick & Camilla Sucre.
This lyrical and heartwarming picture book follows a Nigerian girl who worries about her family’s upcoming move. But she soon realizes that no matter where they go, there will always be room at their kitchen table for her community to gather around.
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Book of the Month
Narwhal By Candace Fleming; illustrated by Deena So'Oteh
Venture to the Arctic Ocean and discover real life underwater unicorns--narwhals--in this stunningly illustrated nonfiction picture book.
You are a narwhal.
Shy... Swift... Small...
Humans call you unicorn of the Arctic.
When winter ice covers the Arctic Ocean, a narwhal pokes his head through a patch of open water, his tusk--a six-foot long tooth--pointed to the sky.
Join this mammal as he j...
Author of the Month
Sophie Escabasse
Sophie Escabasse is a French author and illustrator who lives in Montreal with her husband and three children and their black cat, Terrence. She has illustrated many books for middle-grade readers, including Florence Parry Heide and Roxanne Heide Pierce's Spotlight Club Mysteries series and the ...