New realistic middle grade fiction
There have been some amazing books that came into the world in the last month. Here are two of my favorites! The first one is called “Glory Be” by Jamie Sumner. Jamie has such a gift for giving a voice to people with big hearts and quirky personalities. You might remembers some of her other work, like “Roll On”. This one is a new set of characters and you are going to love it. Glory lives with her mom and her dad and their dog Roux. Except that Roux is missing and Glory is heartbroken. It takes until almost the end of the book to find out really what happened and it is super fun ride. The story is written in free verse and as usual, Sumner has a wonderful way of describing not only the setting but also helping readers to understand the depth and complexities of the feelings of the characters. This would be a great one for teaching personal narrative, for character analysis, for foreshadowing and inferencing. There...