Middle grade fiction to look for
Even as the school year is winding down, teachers are starting to put things away for the summer and I'm starting to think about getting ALL THOSE BOOKS BACK (how awesome that people have been using them!), there are still some great new reads to look for! Check these out... The first one is called "I am Drums" by Mike Grosso. It's about a girl named Sam and she loves to drum. Her family is struggling a bit-her parents are fighting, her dad is having trouble keeping a job and her mom is working long hours to try to keep things together. Her little brother is a pain and her best friend is finding other things that are interesting. Sam knows her family can't afford a drum kit, so she makes one herself out of books and her desk. She knows her family can't afford drum lessons so she hatches a plan to cut grass to earn money and then asks a neighbor to teach her. She makes some really bad choices but I really admire her determination. The boo...