Realistic middle grade fiction 2020
Sometimes it feels like realistic fiction is just a little too real for me, especially, given the world in the last few months. Luckily, there are some wildly talented writers how are giving us a lovely opportunity to walk in someone else's shoes just for a little while and see that might feel like. The first one is called On a Good Horse by Darby Karchut. It's about Alex, who is going to New Mexico to live with his dad. His dad has been largely absent from his life when his parents divorced when Alex was about three. His mom had died suddenly and unexpectedly and Alex had been living with his aunt and uncle but they were going to NY to pursue a business prospect and were not allowed to take him with them. So he goes to spend the summer with his dad, grudgingly, and unwillingly. His dad is a farrier and is hoping that Alex will come with him and learn about his job. Dad is also hoping that Alex will love horses as much as he does. So he b...