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Indigo and Ida: An Interview with Author Heather Murphy Capps
Author Interviews

Indigo and Ida: An Interview with Author Heather Murphy Capps

In the brand new middle grade Indigo and Ida, Indigo is an eighth-grade investigative reporter, and she’s taking the world by storm. She breaks an important story, exposing an unfair school policy, she’s suddenly popular for the first time. But when she notices that the school’s disciplinary policies seem to be enforced especially harshly with […]Read more "Indigo and Ida: An Interview with Author Heather Murphy Capps"
Middle Grade Books to Read in March

Middle Grade Books to Read in March

While the winter lingers, the school year carries on and middle graders can get a bit antsy waiting for spring. I know I’m impatiently waiting for the snow to melt, myself. So we’ve compiled a list of middle grade fiction, nonfiction, and graphic novels to soothe the most restless of reader. The irresistible middle grade […]Read more "Middle Grade Books to Read in March"
Timothy Dinoman Saves the Cat: An Interview with Author and Artist Steve Thueson
Author Interviews

Timothy Dinoman Saves the Cat: An Interview with Author and Artist Steve Thueson

Timothy Dinoman Saves the Cat is a colorful middle-grade graphic novel which drops a talking dinosaur into an outrageously funny spy adventure. Some suspected supervillains have stolen a satellite! To learn why, Timothy Dinoman will visit a mountain fortress, a giant blimp, and diner with excellent pancakes—and run into a really cute cat along the […]Read more "Timothy Dinoman Saves the Cat: An Interview with Author and Artist Steve Thueson"