6/3/2023 0 Comments Epic books for kid![]() Minerva Keen’s Detective Club by James Patterson and Keir Graff Sad and beautifully written, this is a magnificent tribute to elephants and the youngest member of this multi-animal family. Ruby’s story is heartbreaking because it’s close to the truth of how elephants are treated– hunted, abused, and separated from their families. Ruby’s new aunties help her to honor Stella, and it helps Ruby realizes that Stella was with her all along…and that she IS ready for the Tuskday growing up ceremony. Also, Ruby shares that she misses her beloved auntie Stella. After that, Ruby was rescued and cared for by a kind man, then captured again by greedy black-market animal traders and sent to the zoo in the mall, where they all met. ![]() So s he tells her uncles (Bob and Ivan) about her life before, her life in Africa when she was happy and loved until hunters slaughtered her herd. ![]() It’s an epic animal adventure of danger, bravery, and exploration!Įven though her aunties are excited, Ruby is dreading Tuskday because she associates tusks with the pain of hunters. When our hero Wix leaves to scout more food, he discovers the rat’s betrayal, dangerous predators, including hawks and crows, and a strange beaver kingdom. The house mice are scrounging to survive from what the humans left, but there isn’t enough food for their community. I love the art in this graphic novel about a post-apocalyptic time with no humans and only animals. Written in verse, this is an unflinching, emotionally-charged look at disordered eating and body dysmorphia. He concludes that it’s not his job to change, to bend or twist to what others want, but only to be himself. As he grapples with his identity and makes a new friend, Will begins to realize that he’s a work in progress and eating, his body size, and his shape aren’t bad. He eats away the sadness and doesn’t eat to try to fix it, and it’s a horrible cycle. Will is self-loathing about his body size, which makes his eating even more disordered. And as Mila pursues her goal, she learns that she can be herself…and that, in the end, her other friends really do accept her for who she is. Even still, she and her friend Ajay work to expose the chefs with a little help from her Philipino folk-magic potions. ![]() Her favorite celebrity chefs arrive in town to open a restaurant across the street, but they’ve stolen the food truck’s menu and recipes! Mila’s determined to prove the theft, but it’s difficult with no power or influence. All you need to do is decide which book to read first! 10 New Middle Grade Books, May 2023Ī delicious story with a determined heroine who overcomes the odds against her! Mila loves helping her dad at his food truck of Philiipoino Indian fusion food. As always, there’s something for everyone. If you’re looking for new middle grade books, this May brings new titles with fantastic stories and topics! You’ll find magic, murder, mystery, heartbreak, and body size issues. ![]()
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