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Top Ten: Middle-Grade Books

January 10, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Narrowing down to my top ten middle-grade books is always the hardest of all! Some of these books are younger than others, as always, because age ranges are hard to define. A few of these would be borderline chapter books; a few would be borderline young adult. The Racehorse Who Wouldn’t Gallop Writer: Clare BaldingIllustrator: […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Gorilla Dawn, Karma Fights a Monster, middle-grade, Mockingbird, The Diamond of Drury Lane, The Explorer, The Extraordinary Colours of Auden Dare, The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, The Mighty Miss Malone, The One and Only Ivan, The Racehorse Who Wouldn't Gallop, Top Ten

The One and Only Ivan

July 24, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I just went onto Goodreads and saw that The One and Only Ivan has over 110,000 reviews. I’m not surprised, though. It’s exactly that kind of book, the kind that makes you want to tell everyone about it. It’s achingly sweet: a lovely story that leaves you sad, happy and everything else in between. Things aren’t perfect, but somehow, […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Katherine Applegate, reading, review, The One and Only Ivan