middle_grade

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Wednesday can see ghosts, but after a scary encounter with a wicked one that tried to possess her she‘s nervous. Her mom decides they should move back to where she grew up, where her own grandmother worked as a medium all her life helping the living and ghosts. After starting school, Wednesday learns she‘s not the only one in this town that can see ghosts, and there are still dangerous as well as friendly ghosts.

#MiddleGrade #Audiobook #TRS2025

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ravenlee

Freya and the Magic Jewel | Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams

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A cute series of chapter books based on Norse mythology, from the creators of the Goddess Girls and Heroes in Training series. It‘s formulaic, and I don‘t love the emphasis on crushes (ditto for GG), but overall these are pretty good.

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GirlNamedJesse

Sea Legs: A Graphic Novel (Sea Legs #1) | Jules Bakes

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What an adventure! Janey is living a very different life than most kids, but it‘s funny how universal feelings are. Friendships, moving, facing fears, speaking up for yourself, and learning the world is a bigger place than your own narrow point-of-view are things we all, more or less, encounter at one point of another.

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ellarebee

Busted | Dan Gemeinhart

I will make an attempt to use Litsy a lot more this year. Just finished listening to this incredible #middlegrade novel. Highly recommend!

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Robotswithpersonality

Scarlet Morning, Book 1: Scarlet Morning | ND Stevenson

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Spectacular adventure with one major caveat, apparently it's the FIRST book in a series! Had a decent stopping point, so I'm less aggrieved on the cliffhanger front, but oh dear does it sting that this was published this year, which means I have to WAIT to find out what happens next.
I've done ND Stevenson a great disservice in mostly remembering how the art told the story of Nimona, and thus was initially disappointed that this is 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? a traditional novel instead of a graphic novel, though it does have its share of illustrations. Stevenson's writing is exceptional and I'm so glad I got to experience it in novel form.
I'd say the plot, the characters lean toward adventure, but some of the perils encountered could count as horror genre territory. 2w

Robotswithpersonality 3/? The younger character concerns (a lack of classic teen drama) make me think middle grade, but certain spooky/dark moments make me want to nudge it towards the youngest protagonist's age as minimum reader age (14 years old), aka YA.
If you too sometimes find yourself wishing you could be
In your mid teens watching Pirates of the Carribean for the first time again, I think you will love this as an adult. 2w

Robotswithpersonality 4/? The world-building is imaginative without overwhelming the plot pacing, the adventure ranges across a number of fantastical places, creatures, and people, though it does have a dystopian foundation.
Unsurprising from Stevenson, it's still refreshing to read in a diverse, queer/transnormative world.
Hope is renewed even as we encounter various tragic revelations, and I am eager to find out where the story takes me next.

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Robotswithpersonality 5/5 ⚠️Death, violence on page, creepy corrupted animal forms 2w

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