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Top 10 Middle Grade Books – 2024

January 10, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I read many, many middle grade books last year, but somehow just one Indian book stands out this time! Here are my top ten, in no particular order. I highly recommend these books to readers ten and above! The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them) Last year, I read many books in verse, […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: books for tweens, How to Win an Election, In the Beautiful Country, Middle Grade, Mirror to Mirror, Odder, Pax Journey Home, reading, Red White and Whole, Restart, review, Starfish, The Stories Grandma Forgot, Twitch

Mirror to Mirror

August 20, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Stories about sisters are incredibly special. And sisters who would do anything to win each other’s heart? You have me with the premise itself. I read Mirror to Mirror only because I attended an author talk that Rajani LaRocca gave for the Neev Literature Festival Reading Challenge. Listening to her read from the book and […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Middle Grade, Mirror to Mirror, novel in verse, Rajani LaRocca, reading, review