#WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Lost Ones

Posted on by Nanette McGuinness
Yellow writing on a red sky with a red sun in the background. In the foreground, two dark two-story houses with red windows, trees, and a gray street with a horse and single-person carriage in the foreground.

Mika is back! She stars in the award-laden Moonwind Mysteries, a gripping upper MG/YA historical series set in 1880s Sweden. The first two books in the series, The Night Raven and The Queen of Thieves, were filled with suspense, gritty details, fast pacing, and vivid  characters, including the city of Stockholm, which becomes a tangible … Continue reading #WorldKidLit Wednesday: The Lost Ones

#WorldKidLitWednesday: Brown

Posted on by Nanette McGuinness

In Brown, a spare, quirky, satisfying book for middle grade readers, we meet Rusty, aka superhero Brown, at a rocky time in his life. His grandfather dies soon after his family moves to be nearby. A group of three bullies—including the minister’s son—destroy the fort that Rusty and his friend Jack have been building.  Rusty … Continue reading #WorldKidLitWednesday: Brown