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Best Middle Grade Books of April!

Submitted by lpeugh on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 11:13am

 

Better late than never, these middle grade novels are fun, fantastic reads!

Looking for Me (Hardcover)

By Betsy R. Rosenthal
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780547610849
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 4/2012
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Rosenthal's charming debut, about a Jewish girl growing up during the Great Depression, is perfect for reluctant readers: they'll love the short entries written in prose and their parents will love the historical elements. "Looking for Me" is a great book to feature in the classroom or read at home!

Summer of the Gypsy Moths (Hardcover)

By Sara Pennypacker
$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780061964206
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Published: Balzer + Bray, 4/2012
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Pennypacker's newest, about the power of hope and the joy in everyday things, is sweet and heartfelt. Middle grade girls will love this warm story with a happy ending!

Fake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O'Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election from a Mad G (Hardcover)

By Tom Angleberger
$13.95
ISBN-13: 9781419701948
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Published: Harry N. Abrams, 4/2012
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I just adore Tom Angleberger. his books are quirky, hilarious, hilarious, and exactly what kids want to read! "Fake Mustache" is a book all middle grade readers will enjoy, boy or girl, especially those with a scatalogical sense of humor (one of the weapons used in the book, a booger gun, comes to mind!). This is one title you won't have to persuade reluctant readers to pick up - it sells itself!