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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BOOK<br />
Touched by Fire<br />
by Irene N. Watts<br />
“<br />
...Watts provides<br />
a fascinating<br />
account of what the<br />
great unsinkable<br />
ship was like.<br />
The catastrophe<br />
is rendered in a<br />
heartbreakingly<br />
graceful style,<br />
and Lou performs<br />
heroically in shepherding her two little girls to<br />
safety on a lifeboat in this uniquely engaging and<br />
satisfying coming-of-age historical adventure<br />
tale.”<br />
—Starred Review, Booklist<br />
www.irenenwatts.com<br />
Available Barnes and Noble.<br />
My Monster Bubble<br />
Writer Book<br />
by Linda Scott<br />
Monstrously fun<br />
and in time for<br />
Halloween, this is<br />
an activity book that<br />
teached children how<br />
to create spooky<br />
hand lettering. Highly<br />
educational, this is a<br />
book with lessons hidden within fun activities.<br />
Inspiring writing and drawing, My Monster<br />
Bubble Writer Book encourages kids to create<br />
alphabets with attitude.<br />
www.facebook.com/thebubblewriter<br />
Available Amazon and Barnes and Noble.<br />
Lucy at Sea<br />
by Barbara<br />
Mariconda<br />
torms and<br />
“Shigh seas,<br />
a mysterious<br />
house and a more<br />
mysterious ship, a<br />
magical sparkling<br />
cloud that brings<br />
new hope—they<br />
are all here. This<br />
novel is a hymn to<br />
courage, with a tempo that turns the pages, a<br />
rhythm that stirs the spirit.”<br />
—Newbery Honor winner, Gary D. Schmidt<br />
www.barbaramariconda.com<br />
Available at Amazon.<br />
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