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[Steven]

M.G. wrote: "Hi Raevyn, Steven, and David! Glad you found us! Steven, I found your book on Amazon and it looks lovely. Look forward to meeting you all on the threads : )"

Thanks for the kind words and advice. I'll set up a thread in authors corner too. I would welcome the opportunity to get a free copy of Summer of the Woods to any member of the group that would be interested in reading and writing an honest review. Let me know if anyone is interested! Thanks

[Dianna]

Hi All
My name is Dianna Winget and I just learned about the group. I love middle grade books and knew from a very early age that I wanted to write them . . . which is exactly what I do! Looking forward to learning and sharing in the group.

[David]

I am a Children Book reviewer and a published writer. Right now I am working on my first Middle Grade Fantasy Book. I hope I get to know everyone here soon. If anyone is interested my blog is called "Children Books and Other Cool Stuff." I review all kinds of books there. It is a pleasure to meet you all.

[M.G.]

Thanks for joining us Dianna and David! Will look forward to your posts. Be sure to recommend your favorite books on our Library threads!

[Daniel]

Hello to all lovers of middle grade lit, an often neglected category: I write for that age group and LOVE THUG, my latest book, is A ROMANTIC COMEDY FOR MIDDLE GRADERS, PARTICULARLY BOYS. Yes, you read that right. Rather unique. It's the book kids need after they've outgrown the Wimpy Kid books.

Read about LOVE THUG at Amazon, preview it, check the reviews. Find out more at www.facebook.com/freakydudebooks

I'm not great at this social networking thing, but have developed some wonderful relationships through my search for reviewers for our genre. I'd love to meet many of you and will work to do so. GLTA and feel free to contact me at Facebook or at www.freakydudebooks.com. While you're there, be sure to say "hey" to Dr. Crankenfuss.

[M.G.]

MIddle grade lit is not neglected here! Glad you've joined us, Daniel, we're a pretty active bunch. You might find more visibility for you book in our Author's Corner, the spot designated for authors who want to promote their own books. Make sure to put your title in the subject line : )

[S.W.]

Dianna wrote: "Hi All
My name is Dianna Winget and I just learned about the group. I love middle grade books and knew from a very early age that I wanted to write them . . . which is exactly what I do! Looking fo..."

Hi Dianna,
It's great to see your MG trail led you to the group. I hope that you've found some interesting discussions since joining.

[S.W.]

David wrote: "I am a Children Book reviewer and a published writer. Right now I am working on my first Middle Grade Fantasy Book. I hope I get to know everyone here soon. If anyone is interested my blog is calle..."

Hi David .... welcome to the fold!

[S.W.]

Daniel wrote: "Hello to all lovers of middle grade lit, an often neglected category: I write for that age group and LOVE THUG, my latest book, is A ROMANTIC COMEDY FOR MIDDLE GRADERS, PARTICULARLY BOYS. Yes, you ..."

Hi Daniel ..... best of luck with your books :)

[Jemima]

Just wanted to ride in and say hi to all the new people here. SW & MG have made a fantastic community here; it's completely transformed my life!

It's a great place to talk to other MG writers and readers and get support and help from everyone.

[M.G.]

Thank you, Jemima! It's been so much fun to be part of this "good vibes" community and getting to talk books with fellow middle grade book lovers.

[Steven]

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Steve - I'm a huge MG book reader. Can't wait to share some recommendations and learn about some great books from you guys.

Cheers

[M.G.]

Hi Steven,

Welcome! If you love MG you've found the right place. Where did you live in Japan?

[Jane]

Hello GMGR! I'm the mother of a new Middle Grade writer, Caroline Carlson, who has been lucky enough to land a wonderful 3-book deal with HarperCollins. The series is called The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates, and the first book, Magic Marks the Spot, was a BEA Middle Grade Buzz book this past May. There's a 20 book (advance reading copy) giveaway by HarperCollins and a lot more information about the book on Magic Marks the Spot's Goodreads page. Needless to say, I'm a huge fan of middle grade books and look forward to following this site.

[Daniel]

Many congratulations. You must be one incredibly proud mom! I'll check it out.

[Ravven]

Hi - I'm a longtime MG reader (you find some of the best fantasy books in that section!) as well as a book cover artist and most recently an author of a clockpunk/fairytale MG novel. Longtime lover of dark fantasy, science fiction, steampunk and anything featuring magic doors into other realms. I'm still looking for one. :)

[Melissa]

Welcome to all the new members.

[Jane]

Daniel wrote: "Many congratulations. You must be one incredibly proud mom! I'll check it out."
Thanks, Daniel. I'm unbelievably proud.
I found your blog, which I enjoyed very much.

[Penny]

Hi all! My name is Penny Estelle and am so excited to have found this group. I have 4 MG stories out, and a few that aren't! I love watching kids, at this age, find a book that lets them escape reality for just a while!

Thanks for letting me join!!!!

[M.G.]

Hi Penny! Glad to have you as part of the group : ).

[Bobbi]

Hi Melinda! Welcome to the group. I think you'll like it here. Happy trails, bobbi c.
PRINCESS PRIMROSE and the CURSE OF THE BIG SLEEP

[Michelle]

Hello All!
My name is Michelle. I wear a lot of hats - teacher, mom, reader, writer, cook... :). I am thrilled to join this group as I love, love, love great middle great work. I'm newish to goodreads and very glad to meet you all.
Best,
Michelle

[Penny]

Michelle wrote: "Hello All!
My name is Michelle. I wear a lot of hats - teacher, mom, reader, writer, cook... :). I am thrilled to join this group as I love, love, love great middle great work. I'm newish to good..."

I'm also new Michelle, but welcome aboard. This seems like a great group

[S.W.]

Steven wrote: "Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Steve - I'm a huge MG book reader. Can't wait to share some recommendations and learn about some great books from you guys.

Cheers"

Hi Steve, I know I'm late in welcoming you ... but ... welcome to the land of MG :)

[S.W.]

Jane wrote: "Hello GMGR! I'm the mother of a new Middle Grade writer, Caroline Carlson, who has been lucky enough to land a wonderful 3-book deal with HarperCollins. The series is called The Very Nearly Honorab..."

Hi Jane, Thanks for the tip and welcome to GMGR.

[S.W.]

Ravven wrote: "Hi - I'm a longtime MG reader (you find some of the best fantasy books in that section!) as well as a book cover artist and most recently an author of a clockpunk/fairytale MG novel. Longtime lover..."

Hi Ravven, Sounds like you know your passion. Great to have you in the group.

[S.W.]

Penny wrote: "Hi all! My name is Penny Estelle and am so excited to have found this group. I have 4 MG stories out, and a few that aren't! I love watching kids, at this age, find a book that lets them escape ..."

Hi Penny, I hope that you find heaps of great discussions in GMGR. There is always new threads starting up. Cheers.

[S.W.]

Michelle wrote: "Hello All!
My name is Michelle. I wear a lot of hats - teacher, mom, reader, writer, cook... :). I am thrilled to join this group as I love, love, love great middle great work. I'm newish to good..."

Great to have you on board Michelle. Seems like you have a big hat cupboard!!

[Meg]

So glad I found this group! I'm a mom and a former teacher...now a full time writer with my first middle grade book "Why Kimba Saved The World" just out this year. The sequel will follow the spring of 2014. Looking forward to meeting some interesting people who love middle grade books too!

[Penny]

Need a little help here on something. Where do I find the Authors or Offers areas? No eye rolling now!!!

[Meg]

scroll down...really far...

[Penny]

UGH.....Thanks, Meg!!!! And Welcome!

[Frederator]

Hey I'm managing a small ebook publishing company. We publish a middle grade series, newest being the LIEography of Amelia Earhart, and I'd love to see what cool stuff other middle grade authors are doing, especially in the digital space.

[Penny]

Frederator wrote: "Hey I'm managing a small ebook publishing company. We publish a middle grade series, newest being the LIEography of Amelia Earhart, and I'd love to see what cool stuff other middle grade authors a..."

Hi Frederator......welcome!

[S.W.]

Frederator wrote: "Hey I'm managing a small ebook publishing company. We publish a middle grade series, newest being the LIEography of Amelia Earhart, and I'd love to see what cool stuff other middle grade authors a..."

Welcome Frederator .... great to have you in the group.

[Gwen]

I'm Gwen. I have a new book out on kindle about band symmetry, The Stone Lions.

While it was funded by the NSF, it is a fun read for middle graders down to fourth grade.

[S.W.]

Hi Gwen, Glad to have you in the group. I hope that you find plenty of great bits of info etc.
You may want to list your book in our Author and/or Offers area/s, so you can tell us a little more about it.
Cheers

[Lyn]

Hi, I'm Lyn Davis, I started reading MG books to my kids and stayed for the enjoyment of them even though my boys have grown up.
:)

[Brookelyn]

Hey everyone I am new. I actually just joined Good Readers today. I am a middle grade student and am looking for books to read over the new school year. Please let me know if you know any good books. I have just finished the seccond book of the Divergent series and cant wait till the third book comes out. I have also read the Hunger games and Catching fire. Another book that i have read and have loved was Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and her daughter. Hope this gives an idea of what kinda books i am intrested in. Please let me know if you know any good books. I am so excited about joining this group. :)

[Serena]

Brookelyn wrote: "Hey everyone I am new. I actually just joined Good Readers today. I am a middle grade student and am looking for books to read over the new school year. Please let me know if you know any good book..."

Welcome, Brookelyn!

[Carrie]

Deb Caletti is my favorite author. Check out, STAY. It's excellent!

[Carrie]

By the way, my MG novel, SKYLAR ROBBINS: THE MYSTERY OF SHADOW HILLS released today on Createsapce.com. Reviews would be much appreciated!

[Cordelia]

Hi, Brooklyn! Sounds like you are an avid reader of maybe a little bit older tween lit. There are a lot of good book recommendations here, for sure. I review quite a few MG books, so you can always check them out. I read so much it's hard to remember. Just finished In a Glass Grimmly, Jefferson's Sons (a great historical fiction), and Summer of the Gypsy Moths. Those sort of stand out because they were recent.

I'm part of a new group that just form called Emblazoners. If you check out our blog, you might find something there that interests you. We are devoted to the tween audience.

[H.Y.]

Hi S.W. and other MG readers - I'm new and just found this group (via the lovely Julie Grasso!) I'm sort of a fellow Aussie - not born here but emigrated out Down Under from the UK about 10yrs ago, lived in NZ for a while and now in Australia (Perth).

I'm one of those people who never outgrew my love of MG books and still have many of my childhood favourites taking pride of place on my bookshelf, and which I pick up from time to time! :-)

I'm also an "about-to-be" indie MG author - I'm launching my 1st ebook in Sep: a canine mystery for "tween"/upper MG readers, plus teens & adult dog lovers ('Curse of the Scarab - A Big Honey Dog Mystery' by H.Y. Hanna) - so I hope to be able to share the exciting journey with you all! :-)

Looking forward to getting to know everybody -

best wishes,
Hsin-Yi
(& Slobbers from Honey, my Great Dane, who is the inspiration for my book, though her popular blog at: www.bighoneydog.com )

[M.G.]

Welcome Hsin-Yi! You'll find lots of other folks here who haven't outgrown their love for MG books. Look forward to having you join the conversations! Good luck on your debut.

[H.Y.]

M.G. wrote: "Welcome Hsin-Yi! You'll find lots of other folks here who haven't outgrown their love for MG books. Look forward to having you join the conversations! Good luck on your debut."

Thank you, M.G.! :-)

[H.Y.]

I just wanted to mention that I've also posted in the "MG Authors" section - not sure if anyone has seen it - a new thread asking for help with choosing the covers for my MG mystery series? I'd love to have your opinions on which would be a better cover if you have a moment free! :-)

(I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link to the cover designs here - but I've put them in a post in the MG Authors section, called "Help choose a cover for a MG mystery series" Thank you! )

Hsin-Yi

[S.W.]

Lyndsey wrote: "Hi, I'm Lyn Davis, I started reading MG books to my kids and stayed for the enjoyment of them even though my boys have grown up.
:)"

Hi Lyn,
This genre can have that effetc on people. It spans all ages. Welcome aboard.

[S.W.]

Brookelyn wrote: "Hey everyone I am new. I actually just joined Good Readers today. I am a middle grade student and am looking for books to read over the new school year. Please let me know if you know any good book..."

Hi Brookelyn, I hope that you find plenty of ideas lingering in our discussions. Thanks for joining :)

[Malinda]

Hi my name is malinda. I like to read books that involve crime, comedy, and mystery. I have read Junie B. Jones, all of them, and Ivy plus Bean. I just started middle school and if you have any book requests please do't hesitate.