So it’s kind of a bad thing that when she wakes up every morning, it’s her birthday again. Everything changes.Īmanda Ellerby’s eleventh birthday doesn’t go so well. Here are a handful of books where a kid’s “special day” helps get the story moving:Ĭome on, you’ve read this. A birthday-kid may only be one day older than the day before, but it feels bigger than that.Īnd since birthdays hold a lot more significance for the middle-grade crowd than the middle- aged crowd, they often play a major role in middle-grade stories, too. While my middle-aged self grudgingly accepts each birthday as a reminder that my knees are getting achier and my hair is getting thinner, my kids’ birthdays remain highpoints of celebration and anticipation. Figure I have to whoop him while I can.Īnyway, all those birthdays got me thinking. I wrestled him to the ground and gave him a wedgie. Not sure what I’ll do once she becomes a teenager.Ī week later, my son turned ten. I celebrated the milestone by threatening to pluck out the eyes of any boys who happened to notice her climb toward womanhood. Two weeks ago, my daughter turned twelve. Does your book qualify as middle-grade?.Turning Kids Into Bookworms: A Book List For Parents.Successful Author or Illustrator Visits.Schedule a Skype Visit with a Mixed-Up Files Author.Author Websites With Discussion/Activity Guides.
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