Middle Grade Reading for July
I've interviewed some amazing middle grade authors on my blog Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb, and I thought I'd share some excerpts about their new books! Tiffany D. Jackson's new novel is called Blood in the Water . It's her first MG novel, and when I asked her about the inspiration for the book, she said : "While I was on tour and doing school visits, I’d always notice a few 9- and 10-year-olds in the crowd, holding a copy of my YAs, excited to ask their questions. My skin would crawl and I’d have to resist the temptation of snatching the book out of their hands. Even though maturity is subjective (because I was a kid who read Stephen King at 12), I really wanted to write a story that spoke to them, that took place in their world, specifically. So when the opportunity came around, I clutched at it. And Blood in the Water was born." Liz Montague is the author and illustrator of the new graphic novel Camp Frenemies . When I asked what she hoped readers would ...
