Middle Grade March is almost upon us! Here is the pile of possibilities from my current TBR that fit the prompts for me this month, plus a whole load of great of recommendations for anyone looking for inspiration.

0:00 Intro
1:37 Why do adults read middle grade? Help!
2:29 The Prompts and my 'pile of possibilities'
9:13 A load of great recommendations! See below for list of books mentioned.

The Prompts:
1. A book with 5 or more words in the title
2. Orphan main character
3. Contemporary book
4. Set in Asia or featuring a Asian main character
5. Book older than you
The group read is Pony by RJ Palacio

The Hosts:
✨MIDDLE GRADE MARCH HOSTS
Krista @BooksAndJams
Amanda @TheCurlyReader
Katie @LifeBetweenWords

Channels mentioned:
​@GinaStanyerBooks
@HungryBookworm
Check out their wonderful Middle Grade March TBR videos!
My middle grade playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsDbySfTdpmiG2l9EqiQaE3ixFF5R0J28

Books mentioned:
Wonder https://youtu.be/HPjIl6ayiY8
The Boy Who made Everyone Laugh
Show Us Who You Are
The Valley of Lost Secrets
Where the River Runs Gold
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Moon of Gomrath
The Owl Service
Anne of the Island
The False Rose
The Island at the End of Everything
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
Asha and the Spirit Bird https://youtu.be/DmskLI3WCqs
Tamarind and the Star of Ishta
The 1000 Year Old Boy
The Midnight Guardians https://youtu.be/hI9KA4XLskI
The Dreamsnatcher
The Wonderling
Maggie Blue and the Dark World https://youtu.be/qC5q84vAnAs
Journey to the River Sea
The Graveyard Book
Julia and the Shark https://youtu.be/FJWE4Dz0l0s
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow https://youtu.be/0g1WawG7n-k
A Kind of Spark
The Last Bear https://youtu.be/Z0oMHDuDwm0
Sheets
The Murderer's Ape

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