My new favorite middle grade fiction books
I do love middle grade fiction. Middle grade fiction has such an amazing array of topics that it's willing to discuss and hash out. Here are my two new favorites. The first one is just about to be published. It's called "Roll With It" by Jamie Sumner. It's about Ellie who is 12. She lives with her mom and because Ellie has cerebral palsy, she is mostly in a wheelchair. Ellie's mom is worried about Ellie, but also about her dad (Ellie's grandfather), who is suffering from dementia. So Ellie's mom decides to quit her job and move in with her parents. Ellie thinks is on one hand, great. She loves her grandparents and loves spending time with them. On the other hand, terrible. Her grandparents live in a small, single wide trailer. Their trailer isn't handicapped accessible, which makes things difficult. Ellie doesn't really have any friends at home, so she's not sorry to leave any of them behind. She finds...