MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX
Welcome to the debut issue of Middle Shelf: Cool Reads for Kids. I am thrilled to be a part of this amazing new endeavor. Good books have the power to entertain, to spark imaginations, and to transform lives, which is precisely why Middle Shelf came into being. We want to connect middle grade readers with the very best books, whether they are on the best-seller lists, published by small and indie presses, or self-published. What will you find in this issue? First, Margaret Peterson Haddix, author of many popular books for kids and teens, gives us a glimpse into the latest book in her The Missing series. Gilbert Ford and Nicole de las Heras discuss how they worked together to create the cover for Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein, who is interviewed in this issue as well.
Welcome to the debut issue of Middle Shelf: Cool Reads for Kids. I am thrilled to be a part of this amazing new endeavor. Good books have the power to entertain, to spark imaginations, and to transform lives, which is precisely why Middle Shelf came into being. We want to connect middle grade readers with the very best books, whether they are on the best-seller lists, published by small
and indie presses, or self-published. What will you find in this issue? First, Margaret Peterson Haddix, author of many popular books for kids and teens, gives us a glimpse into the latest book in her The Missing series. Gilbert Ford and Nicole de las Heras discuss how they worked together to create the cover for Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein, who is interviewed in this issue as well.
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6<br />
24<br />
LUCY<br />
I float in and out of sleep.<br />
It is strange to be blind. I’m used to a life<br />
of light. Now everything is dark.<br />
Someone bursts into my tent, bringing a<br />
rush of cool air. “The queen wants water,”<br />
she says. It’s Caro.<br />
Kheelan is with me, holding my hand.<br />
“You can’t take this water,” he says.<br />
“Lucy needs it.”<br />
I want to smile, to thank him, but I am<br />
frozen in my body. I can’t move.<br />
P R E M I E R E I S S U E : F A L L 2 0 1 3<br />
fantasy<br />
Ages 9-13<br />
Hope (Faerieground Book 2)<br />
By Beth Bracken and Kay Fraser<br />
Capstone Press | www.capstoneyoungreaders.com<br />
COOL READS FOR COOL KIDS<br />
I can only listen.<br />
“Lucy doesn’t need it,” Caro says. “She’s<br />
dying.”<br />
Kheelan’s grip on my hand tightens, and<br />
then he lets go and stands up. I hear him<br />
walk toward Caro, and I imagine what<br />
they must look like: Kheelan calm and<br />
dark, Caro light and angry, her hands on<br />
her hips.<br />
“Calandra will die years before Lucy<br />
does,” Kheelan says.<br />
“That’s what you think,” she says. “They<br />
won’t let Calandra die.”
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