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[M.G.]

Hi Patricia, we're always happy to have the insight and experience that teachers bring to the group! Glad to have you here : )

[Lorraine]

Hello, I am a Children’s Reading Secialist, teacher and author. I am in a lot of schools and get the chance to recommend and see what the children are reading. I would love to be a part of the review and selection group. I think I have some things to bring to the table.
Thank You

[M.G.]

Lorraine wrote: "Hello, I am a Children’s Reading Secialist, teacher and author. I am in a lot of schools and get the chance to recommend and see what the children are reading. I would love to be a part of the rev..."

Hi Lorraine! So glad to have you join us. Hope you find some good discussions, and I'm sure that we'll learn a lot from you. There's a recent thread with questions about core curriculum and reading levels where we'd love to have some educator insight!

[Lorraine]

Gotcha, I’ll have to check them out.
thanks :)

[Londa]

Hi! Mom of two boys 8 and 12. Love to find new books for my boys and well.... I love reading middle grade books for myself. :D Some of my favorite books fall into this category. Glad to have found you!

[K.]

Hi all, I'm an author of children's books, though I'm currently working on my first YA novel. Thank you for this group; I'm looking very much forward to poking around at all the excellent links.

[Bree]

Hello everyone, I've just stumbled across this page and although I'm not really good at socializing I thought this was a great opportunity to exchange ideas. I've always been writing myself, but have only recently let others have a look at my "creations". I just self-published my first MG ebook FIREFLIES and am always looking for new inspiration. I've taught middle grade for the past 1.5 years and am now taking a break because I'm about to become a mom ... in only a few days to be exact. I'm really excited and therefore desperately looking for ways to keep my mind occupied! I'm really not good at waiting!

[M.G.]

Welcome Londa, K., Bree and Joy! It's great to meet you here and look forward to having you join our discussions.

[Lisen]

Hi everyone! I'm new here, just scrolling around and looking. I am a mom of a 6th grader who loves to read and I also write MG (unpublished but only for now!). My daughter and I read the same books together a lot so I can get ideas, she can do better in school and we can bond. Looking forward to meeting everyone!

[S.W.]

Londa wrote: "Hi! Mom of two boys 8 and 12. Love to find new books for my boys and well.... I love reading middle grade books for myself. :D Some of my favorite books fall into this category. Glad to have found..."

We're pleased to have you in the group Londa. Welcome.

[S.W.]

K. wrote: "Hi all, I'm an author of children's books, though I'm currently working on my first YA novel. Thank you for this group; I'm looking very much forward to poking around at all the excellent links."

Hi K ... ( I hope I spelt that right) LOL
Welcome aboard

[S.W.]

Bree wrote: "Hello everyone, I've just stumbled across this page and although I'm not really good at socializing I thought this was a great opportunity to exchange ideas. I've always been writing myself, but ha..."

Hi Bree, sounds like you'll have plenty of info to share. As a teacher on the main threads, and as an author on the author threads. Great to have you here. Good luck with parenthood

[S.W.]

Joy wrote: "New here, mom of two teens, almost 14 and almost 18. Just about past these middle grade books for my younger daughter. But to me a good story is a good story no matter how old you are."

I definitely agree Joy. You're never too old for middle grade.
We're glad you found us.
Cheers

[S.W.]

Lisen wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm new here, just scrolling around and looking. I am a mom of a 6th grader who loves to read and I also write MG (unpublished but only for now!). My daughter and I read the same bo..."

Hi Lisen,
I'm sure that you'll find plenty of good books in our threads to share with your daughter. Welcome to GMGR.
Cheers

[Bree]

Hello everyone, I'm Bree. After first becoming an addict of reading countless books until the wee hours of the morning, I have now followed down the same path with regard to picking up a pen and jotting down a few stories myself. Both is equally fun and unfortunately time-consuming that I often feel torn between diving into someone else's story and exploring my own.



Fireflies

Middle-grade is a fascinating genre and I'm really glad I've found this group. Any book recommendations are very welcome, especially from a boy POV. Thanks!

[Lisen]

Bree if you haven't read The False Prince I highly recommend it. Great adventure from boy POV. Even manages to throw in some great political science lessons!

Bree wrote: "Hello everyone, I'm Bree. After first becoming an addict of reading countless books until the wee hours of the morning, I have now followed down the same path with regard to picking up a pen and jo..."

[[deleted user]]

Hi Everyone, I am Georgia Beyers author of Pumkiniah the brave, an MG modern day fairytale with a twist. It is listed here on Goodreads. Please add me to your 'To be read list'. Anyone interested in a free copy in return for an honest review please contact me and I will be pleased to oblige :-)

[S.W.]

Georgia wrote: "Hi Everyone, I am Georgia Beyers author of Pumkiniah the brave, an MG modern day fairytale with a twist. It is listed here on Goodreads. Please add me to your 'To be read list'. Anyone interested i..."

Hi Georgia,
Welcome to GMGR. We're glad you could join us :) we look forward to hearing your thoughts on MG books.
You're most welcome to set up a thread about yourself and your book in the Authors Corner. That way you can update it at your leisure whenever you have news about a new release of extra info.
cheers.

[Bree]

Lisen wrote: "Bree if you haven't read The False Prince I highly recommend it. Great adventure from boy POV. Even manages to throw in some great political science lessons!

Bree wrote: "Hello everyone, I'm Bre..."

Hi Lisen, thanks for the tip. I checked it out and it definitely sounds interesting. It'll go on my to-read list!

[Sandy]

Hi, I'm Sandy Fussell and I'm an author (Samurai Kids series, Polar Boy) but I'm here as a parent and reviewer of middle grade books. I discovered how much I loved the whole younger readers genres - from picture books to YA - as I read what my kids were reading. I wanted us to always have something to talk about so when the day came when my boys didn't have much in common with mum's interests - there would always be books.

[M.G.]

Sandy wrote: "Hi, I'm Sandy Fussell and I'm an author (Samurai Kids series, Polar Boy) but I'm here as a parent and reviewer of middle grade books. I discovered how much I loved the whole younger readers genres ..."

Hi Sandy,

Loved what you wrote here: "I wanted us to always have something to talk about . . . " I just realized how many of my conversations with my boys begin with discussions about something we've read : ) We're going to love having you in the group -- welcome!

[Heimdall]

Hi everyone! I'm Heimdall, a writer/illustrator/lover of middle-grade books, particularly fantasy. My favorite authors are Brian Jacques, Lloyd Alexander, Rowling, and Tolkien. I love meeting fellow fans of middle-grade books and joining in discussions!

I was born in Maine and have lived here all of my life (except for the chapter where I went to college at Emerson in Boston). I've never outgrown reading middle-grade books and comic books and knew my whole life that I would become an author myself, writing books primarily aimed at boys. I published my first book, Magefable, last year and just recently released the sequel, Talonridge.

[M.G.]

Heimdall wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Heimdall, a writer/illustrator/lover of middle-grade books, particularly fantasy. My favorite authors are Brian Jacques, Lloyd Alexander, Rowling, and Tolkien. I love meeting fello..."

Love the profile pics : ) Welcome to GMGR, we're glad to have you here.

[Heimdall]

Thank you! This looks like a fantastic group!

[Justin]

Hey all! I just found this forum, and am hoping its active and healthy as I feel like I have a lot to learn, and maybe something to contribute.

I'm Justin Swapp, author of The Magic Shop.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I look forward to meeting you, and learning from you :)

Justin

[M.G.]

Justin wrote: "Hey all! I just found this forum, and am hoping its active and healthy as I feel like I have a lot to learn, and maybe something to contribute.

I'm Justin Swapp, author of The Magic Shop.

https:..."

Welcome, Justin. It is a great group, in my completely biased opinion :-) Glad you're joining us and look forward to your comments.

[Justin]

Thanks so much! I've already gotten some helpful hints from other members.
Cheers,
J

[Luke]

Hi everyone. I am Luke also known as the LAMB. I am a new member here. In the spirit of Halloween I must let you know about this free book on Amazon. It is at;

http://www.amazon.com/Essies-Kids-Rol...

Enjoy!

[Louise]

Hi, my name is Louise. I work in health care and enjoy writing in my spare time Looking forward to sharing information in the group.

[M.G.]

Hi Louise, I worked as a critical care nurse in my pre-kid life, so it's fun to have someone else in health care here! Welcome, and look forward to your participation : )

[Dan]

Hi!

My name is Dan and I've been into MG fantasy for years, though lately I've been reading a lot history and nonfiction. I like to balance fantasy and reality in my reading. I makes an interesting mix I'm also a new writer, which has been a really rewarding experience. I'm really glad I found this group and I'm looking forward to finding a ton of new books to add to my tbr pile.

[Justine]

I'm so glad I found this group! I love middle grade books and I'm working on one at the moment. I'm finding it harder to write them than to read them! I've got one published book in print...my publishers will put it out as an ebook in the future.
The Magic Mixer
Look forward to being part of the community!

[M.G.]

Hi Dan, you can't believe the pile of books I have stacked up waiting to read since I joined the group. Glad to have you here. Stop by the Fantasy "shelf" in our LIBRARY forum and let us know if we've missed something really great!

HI Justine, Glad to find you here too. Good luck on your publishing, and be sure to stop by our author's corner to let us know about your book : )

[L.R.W.]

Hi everyone. I just stumbled upon this group accidentally when I was looking for bloggers to be part of the virtual book launch tour coming the end of Jan for my 2nd MG book. It was swlothian's blog that directed me this way.

I read through several of the new member introductions before composing this and I am thrilled to have found a group like this. I can't wait to dive in :)

[Lorraine]

Hi L.R.W.
What is your new MG book? I may be interested.

[L.R.W.]

I am writing a 7-book MG coming-of-age fantasy adventure. I launched book 1, Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury back in April and Book 2 is due out in January, Andy Smithson: Venom of the Serpent's Cunning.

Thanks so much for asking.
Linda

[Lorraine]

WOW, Linda! Sounds exciting!

[L.R.W.]

Thanks so much, Lorraine!

[M.G.]

Welcome to the group, L.R.W. We think it's a pretty fun place to hang out too : ) Look forward to your comments on the threads. Stop by our Author's Corner to tell us about your books!

[L.R.W.]

Thanks for the warm welcome M. G.!

[Laurel]

Hi all <3,

I'm Laurel from Colorado and I work in the children's department at a library. My favorite middle-grade reads are The Strictest School In the World by Howard Whitehouse, The Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix, and the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood. It's nice to meet you!

[V.K.]

Hi, Laurel, welcome! It's nice to have another Coloradan on here. :-)

[[deleted user]]

Hi there, my names John and I have just released my fantasy adventure novel 'Finley Flood - Mirrors and Glass' which is aimed at middle-grade readers and above. The content is entirely suitable for the age range with no language or sex issues.

Currently free on Smashwords, the link is posted in the 'Free books' section of the group.

Feel free to take advantage of the free offer and if you could post a review, that would be most helpful.

Thank you

[✿ℎazℯℓ - thℯ ℛock Cℎick ℱairy✿]

Hello! I'm Hazel and I'm from the Philippines. I'm an online English teacher for Koreans and I love reading. I read almost every genre there is. However, middle grade books are close to my heart because this is the genre that started to make me read lots.

I joined this group because I think I need help with choosing books. :) I currently don't know many people who read the same genre, so it would be nice (and fun!) if I can talk to someone else about these books.

[M.G.]

John wrote: "Hi there, my names John and I have just released my fantasy adventure novel 'Finley Flood - Mirrors and Glass' which is aimed at middle-grade readers and above. The content is entirely suitable for..."

Hi John,
Glad to have you as part of the group!

Make sure you take advantage of our Read4Review thread as members who are looking to do reviews may have a better chance of finding you there. Look forward to your participation : )

[M.G.]

Laurel wrote: "Hi all <3,

I'm Laurel from Colorado and I work in the children's department at a library. My favorite middle-grade reads are The Strictest School In the World by Howard Whitehouse, The Keys to the..."

Hi Laurel, It's really great to have a librarian join us! I'll have to look for these books -- I have a friend who recommended the Keys to the Kingdom series.

[M.G.]

✿ℎazℯℓ✿ wrote: "Hello! I'm Hazel and I'm from the Philippines. I'm an online English teacher for Koreans and I love reading. I read almost every genre there is. However, middle grade books are close to my heart be..."

You'll be in great company here : ) Glad you've joined us, Hazel. Hope you join in some of our discussions.

[M.G.]

Hi Meghan, I agree! Middle grade is just a lot more fun. Glad to find you here and look forward to hearing about some of your favorite books.

[[deleted user]]

Hi M.G
Thanks for the advice, which i have taken :)
I look forward to being an active part of your group.

[Lorraine]

Hi John! Welcome to the group!


John wrote: "Hi M.G


Thanks for the advice, which i have taken :)
I look forward to being an active part of your group."

John wrote: "Hi there, my names John and I have just released my fantasy adventure novel 'Finley Flood - Mirrors and Glass' which is aimed at middle-grade readers and above. The content is entirely suitable for..."