Great Middle Grade Books

Great Reads: By Subject, Title, or Author Reviewed

All book reviews on this site are written and revised by Cheryl Rainfield.


By Title  |  By Author  |  By Category



Title

A

Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink (written by MAC, illustrated by Glenn Fabry )

C

Cat's Cradle (written by Anne Akers Johnson)

D

Dog Lost (written by Ingrid Lee)

H

Hotel for Dogs (written by Lois Duncan)

N

Nightmare Academy (written by Dean Lorey)

O

Origami (written by Anne Akers Johnson)

S

Sister Magic: Violet Takes the Cake (written by Anne Mazer, illustrated by Bill Brown)
Smart Dog (written by Vivian Vande Velde)
Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit (written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel)

T

The Dragon in the Sock Drawer: Dragon Keepers #1 (written by Kate Klimo, illustrated by John Shroades)
The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant) (written by Avi, illustrated by Tricia Tusa)

W

Wild Ride: A Graphic Guide Adventure (written by Liam O'Donnell, illustrated by Mike Deas)

X

Xtreme Art: Ultimate Book of Trace-and-Draw Manga (written and illustrated by Christopher Hart)


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Author

A

Anne Akers Johnson (Cat's Cradle), (Origami)
Anne Mazer (Sister Magic: Violet Takes the Cake)
Avi (The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant))

C

Christopher Hart (Xtreme Art: Ultimate Book of Trace-and-Draw Manga)

D

Dean Lorey (Nightmare Academy)

E

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit)

I

Ingrid Lee (Dog Lost), (Dog Lost)

K

Kate Klimo (The Dragon in the Sock Drawer: Dragon Keepers #1)

L

Liam O'Donnell (Wild Ride: A Graphic Guide Adventure)
Lois Duncan (Hotel for Dogs)

M

MAC (Anna Smudge: Professional Shrink)

V

Vivian Vande Velde (Smart Dog)

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Category

Activity Books: Fun Using Books
Fantasy & Magic
Humor: Finding Laughter
Needing a Family: When Your Own Family Isn't Enough
Strong Girls: And Boys, Too
Survival and Adventure
Surviving Abuse: Learning to Thrive

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My Books


HUNTED is a teen novel from WestSide Books (December 15, 2011).
Caitlyn, a telepath on the run from government troopers, must choose between saving herself or saving the world.


SCARS is an edgy realistic teen novel from WestSide Books (March 24, 2010).
Kendra must face her past and stop hurting herself--before it's too late.


SkinWalkers: Walking Both Sides is a hi-lo (high interest, low vocabulary) fantasy for teens and fantasy lovers from HIP Books (May 2011).


The Last Dragon (Dragon Speaker, 1) is a hi-lo (high interest, low vocabulary) fantasy for teens and fantasy lovers from HIP Books (Sept. 2009).
A boy who speaks with birds is the only one who can save the last dragon....

My Short Stories


My edgy realistic short story Comfort Food is published in an anthology by Graveside Tales ( Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths).


My paranormal-suspense story The Healer is published in an anthology by Red Deer Press (The Horrors Terrifying Tales: Book Two).