Middle Grade Fiction
The latest indie middle grade fiction reviews from SPR.
Review: Eudora Space Kid: The Great Engine Room Takeover by David Horn
A precocious little rebel with her eyes on the stars makes a name for herself in dramatic fashion in ...
Review: Shadowshine by Johnny Armstrong
A timely and fearless tale of courage in the face of insurmountable odds, Shadowshine: An Animal Adventure by Johnny ...
Review: Nightmare Detective: The Skeleton King by Monk Inyang
Terrifying nightmares and kid detectives hardly make for a likely duo but writer Monk Inyang, along with the artistic ...
Review: Where Dragonwoofs Sleep and the Fading Creeps by A.J. Massey
Where Dragonwoofs Sleep and the Fading Creeps is an imaginative YA novel written by A.J. Massey that is penned ...
Review: Shipwrecked: Dragon Island by Carey Fessler
A remote, tropical island, “rads” who have mutation magic, and huge, man-eating Varanus dragons…these make a terrifying trifecta in ...
Review: To the Sacred Valley with Koko by Ayyappan R. Nair
Writing a book that can hold a young person’s attention, while also guiding them on a healthy path is ...
Review: Where Wolves Talk by D.L. Lewis
In Where Wolves Talk, the first in a two-part fantasy, D.L. Lewis invites young readers to suspend belief in ...
Review: Jake, Lucid Dreamer by David J. Naiman
Jake, Lucid Dreamer by David J. Naiman is a charming look at a middle-schooler’s struggle to navigate grief and ...