Middle Grade Reading for November
Hi everyone. It's time for some new middle grade reading, and I've chosen a few excerpts from interviews I did on my blog, Book Q&As with Deborah Kalb. First up, there's Barbara Dee's novel Nothing to See Here . I asked her about the inspiration for the novel, and she said, " A few years ago, I heard a story on NPR about some eighth graders in Texas who posted fake gossip and rumors to show their classmates how misinformation spreads on social media." She added, "I couldn’t stop thinking about these kids, wondering what motivated them, what challenges they faced, what sort of reaction they got, and what they learned from their project. I was so intrigued by the implications of this story that I decided to write a novel about it!" Next, there's Marie Arnold's novel They Will Not Save Us . I asked about the book's title, and she said: " The title was chosen to reflect two important themes. First, I’ve always loved stories where k...
