New things to discover in middle grade books
I'm taking a break from reading picture books. I've been visiting my parents and my brother in NC and the picture books are too heavy to bring along! Thank goodness I have my iPad loaded with middle grade fiction. There are some great ones coming soon! The first one is called "The Shadow Weaver" by Marcykate Connolly. It's about a girl named Emmeline who can weave shadows using magic. What that means is that she can use her magic to get the shadows to do what she wants them to do. It's a very cool power to have but her parents think it's creepy and scary. Emmeline also has a shadow friend who encourages her to use her power and kind of helps her along with the magic. Dar has been her friend since she was little and really, Emmeline's only friend. One day some people come to Emmeline's home and offer to take Emmeline to cure her of her magic. Emmeline's parents think this is a great idea, since they think the whole shadow weav...