Accepting Challenges
One of the best things about middle grade literature is the way that authors include social issues as part of their story lines. These are topics that kids are typically trying to navigate in one way or another and even if they aren't, kids around them are. These are stories are excellent opportunities to talk about how some people solve these challenges as well as how we might do things differently or maybe it's such a genius way they did it, we should copy them! Here are two great ones you might really like! The first one is from one of my favorite authors-Pablo Cartaya-he's from Miami, close to me and he's an amazing storyteller. He's written books like "Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish" and "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" He has such a gift for writing characters voices. This one is no exception. It's science fiction with a side of dystopian future and it's called the Last Beekeeper. When you start reading, you'll...