Middle Grade Fiction
The latest indie middle grade fiction reviews from SPR.
Review: The Darziods’ Stone by Richard Smith
The Darziods' Stone by Richard Smith is a fun middle grade adventure, reading like "The Goonies" set in Cornwall, ...
Review: Isabel and Siofra: The Heist of 2098 by K.D. Blackwall
For an adventurous time travel tale for the middle-grade reader, look no further than Isabel and Siofra: The Heist ...
Review: Freeing Linhurst by Al Cassidy
★★★★½ Targeted at younger readers, Freeing Linhurst is a thrilling mystery that follows the adventures of Jack Alexander, an intrepid ...
Review: In Search of A Little Piece of Sunshine by Carlos Jimenez
★★★★★ In Search of A Little Piece of Sunshine by Nicaraguan writer Carlos Jimenez is a beautiful and original middle ...
Review: Emperor Norton’s Treasure Hunt by William Durkin and Shayne Durkin
★★★★★ In 1955, a year when the American Dream was fresh and alive, the San Francisco Chronicle had stiff competition ...
Review: Stumbling On A Tale (Time to Time #2) by Suzanne Roche
★★★★½ It all started with a book. Now three siblings are stuck together, traveling through time, once again…whether they like ...
Review: The Little Scary Book by Kevin Duncan
★★★★½ The Little Scary Book by Kevin Duncan is a horror story collection, with ten stories for “anyone who was ever ...
Review: Handy Andy Saves the World by E.J. Altbacker
★★★★½ Handy Andy Saves the World by E.J. Altbacker is about handyman Andy who saves the Earth from a marauding ...