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Varsha Seshan

Frindle

November 4, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re rereading Frindle at my book club! I read it quite a long time ago, and it’s EXACTLY my kind of book.  Nick Allen isn’t really a troublemaker. He just likes to have fun. And where’s the harm in making up a new word? Pen. Quite a boring, mundane word. Why not call it a […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Andrew Clements, book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, Frindle, online reading programme, reading, review

My Favourite Middle-Grade Books from 2022

January 4, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I read and loved so many middle-grade books in 2022! While some of these are early middle-grade books (I’ve read four of them with my book club for ages nine and ten), others are for ages ten and above. When I review a book, I usually indicate what age-group I think it is suited to, […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: A Conspiracy in Calcutta, Dear Mr Henshaw, Dungeon Tales II, Fish in a Tree, Frindle, middle-grade, Misfit Madhu, Nadya, reading, review, Secret Friends, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise