What's new? Middle grade fiction!
I feel like yesterday was Christmas and I blinked and here it is the middle of March. I could explain that I've been busy (I'm pretty sure I have) but maybe I should just tell you about some of the amazing middle grade fiction I've been reading! The first one is called Izzy at the End of the World by K. A. Reynolds. It's about Izzy who lives with her little sister and her grandparents. Izzy is on the autism spectrum and she's learned some great coping strategies, including using her very good dog, Akka, to help. Izzy is coping with grief from the loss of her mother as well as surviving middle school. She's been having weird dreams, so when one day she sees some strange lights and the rest of humanity disappears, she is determined to get her family back. She takes Akka and starts on a journey of self discovery and alien battling. She meets Raven along the way, who seems to be the only other person alive and has understanding of some of Izzy...