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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novelty book<br />
spotlight<br />
You’ve never seen<br />
a doodle book<br />
quite like this one!<br />
Photo Doodles invites<br />
young artists and<br />
designers to complete<br />
more than a hundred<br />
different photographs,<br />
everything from<br />
rollercoasters and<br />
soda can labels to<br />
book covers and<br />
imperial palaces.<br />
Photo Doodles<br />
repackages the most<br />
kid-friendly activities<br />
from Quirk’s Fill in the<br />
Blank, with a smaller<br />
trim size, a lower price<br />
point, and dozens<br />
of new just-for-kids<br />
creative challenges.<br />
Get ready to think<br />
outside the box, color<br />
outside the lines,<br />
and exercise your<br />
imagination!<br />
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P R E M I E R E I S S U E : F A L L 2 0 1 3<br />
Ages 8+<br />
Photo Doodles<br />
by Viiiz<br />
Quirk Publishing<br />
www.quirkbooks.com
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