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[Sierra]

Hi! I am a 4th grade teacher and avid middle grade book reader. I launched a blog at the start of this virus craze! It's been amazing to share content that I feel so passionate about. Excited to be here!

[Rebecca]

Welcome, Sierra! We look forward to your input.

[Jemima]

Hello Heidi and Sierra. Great to have you aboard!

[B.A.]

Hi, everyone! I'm a professional expat by day, and a (new) childrens MG author by night/ on weekends, that is if my children let me. We currently live in Tokyo, Japan. Big fan of middle-grade books myself, and hope to help inspire (my) children to read. And let's be honest, reality is stranger than fiction right now and a good book is always a great escape!
Cheers!

[Jemima]

B.A. wrote: "Hi, everyone! I'm a professional expat by day, and a (new) childrens MG author by night/ on weekends, that is if my children let me. We currently live in Tokyo, Japan. Big fan of middle-grade books..."

Welcome BA. we’ve had quite a few MG books set in Japan mentioned over the years. Hope you find plenty of inspiration here!

[B.A.]

Jemima wrote: "B.A. wrote: "Hi, everyone! I'm a professional expat by day, and a (new) childrens MG author by night/ on weekends, that is if my children let me. We currently live in Tokyo, Japan. Big fan of middl..."

Thank you Jemima! Inspiration has hit ;) Questions is if time allows to actually put it down on paper :)

[J.M.]

Hi all - I'm an avid reader and writer of MG, with a particular fondness for Fantasy with elements of mystery, magic, friendship, and adventure. Looking forward to being part of this group!
Cheers,
J.M. Bergen

[Justin]

Hi all I’m Justin Christopher I write middle grade fiction and I’ve just released a new book called Freakout Island. I’ve written a bunch of books under my birth name Justin Brown, now it’s time to focus solely on kids fiction. Read on!

[Jemima]

Hello J M and Justin, and welcome to the group! Please both read the notes for authors - you'll see them listed on the front page fairly prominently under this thread.

I hope you enjoy it here; a large number of us also write, so you can ask questions specifically related to writing, or about your own books, in the Author's corner.

More or less everything else is devoted to READING!

[Jemima]

Welcome Ardell! Enjoy the group and start discussions about your favourite books in the BOOK DISCUSSION section. :)

[J.M.]

Jemima wrote: "Hello J M and Justin, and welcome to the group! Please both read the notes for authors - you'll see them listed on the front page fairly prominently under this thread.

I hope you enjoy it here; a ..."

Thank you Jemima!

[Jan]

Hi, I'm Jan, a retired 3rd grade teacher from Oregon. I still work as a substitute teacher, or did until covid-19. Hope to be back with the students again soon. I love middle grade stories and try to read as many of the current ones as I can, and love discussing them with students. Looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading and talking about.

[Amber M.]

Hello, Amber here. I am a book-obsessed mother of five book-obsessed children, ages 4-13. I have been discovering lately that some of the best literature out there is really aimed toward this Middle Grade audience, and am eager to find more direction in exploring this "genre." The fact that I have a bunch of kiddos that this is also relevant for is just a bonus lol

[Carol]

Hi everyone. I am a qualified teacher and librarian from Britain. I have two grandchildren who are French-speaking and I am very involved in helping them talk and read in English. I look forward to finding out ideas and books from this group. I am also an author, having written two historical novels, and a short robot sci-fi story for children and teens set in Albuquerque, and am currently writing a biography.

[M.L.]

Hi everyone! My name is Morgan. (My author pen name is M.L. Tarpley.) I write quirky lower middle grade novels that are set around the world. I love reading newer MG like The Tapper Twins and Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and revisiting the beloved books of my childhood such as Mr. Popper's Penguins, the American Girl series and The Phantom Tollbooth. My first MG novel will be published this fall.

[Carrie Crawford]

Hi Everyone! I am new to Goodreads and excited to be in this group! I am 33 years old and have been to 34 countries and counting, so I created the Traveling Tessa book series and am the author and illustrator! I just published book one which is all about Iceland, and am trying to navigate my way through the world of self-publishing, marketing, etc. Wow it's a lot! But exciting! :)

[M.L.]

Carrie Crawford wrote: "Hi Everyone! I am new to Goodreads and excited to be in this group! I am 33 years old and have been to 34 countries and counting, so I created the Traveling Tessa book series and am the author and ..."

Hi Carrie! That's awesome! I've been to a bunch of countries too and have written middle grade novels with characters to travel in those countries. How fun! Are your books for MG too? Mine are lower MG.

[Rebecca]

Welcome everyone! I look forward to some interesting new discussions!

[Lindsy]

Hi everyone! I'm a teacher in Texas, and I'm making the jump from elementary (5th grade) to middle school (7th grade ELA) in the fall. I'm excited to hear about what everyone is reading!

[Rebecca]

Lindsy wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm a teacher in Texas, and I'm making the jump from elementary (5th grade) to middle school (7th grade ELA) in the fall. I'm excited to hear about what everyone is reading!"

Welcome, Lindsy! The age range for most of the books we discuss here covers from about 4th to 7th or 8th grade, so hopefully you'll find some good stuff!

[Carol]

I'm British, so am not familiar with the American grade system. What age does 4th to 8th grade cover?

[C.E.]

9-13

[Rebecca]

C.E. wrote: "9-13"

Right. I usually consider the "middle grade" books I read and we discuss here to be aimed at 9-12. 8 is on the young side, but good readers are there, and some kids will enjoy them up to 13 or 14, but most are probably read by the 9-12 crowd.

[Carol]

Thanks, Rebecca and C.E.

[Laura]

Hi everyone! I joined this group a while ago, but this is my first post, and I'm looking forward to connecting. My debut middle grade novel, Summer of L.U.C.K., will be published in September. It's a contemporary fantasy, which is what I love reading most. Like someone else just said, I love revisiting the books of my childhood, but I'm also a big fan of current MG as well. Glad to find this group!

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[Finn]

I'm Finn and I'm just trying to find some new MG books to read. :).

[Shirley]

Hi everyone,

I'm Shirley Reva Vernick, an MG author and avid MG reader. Happy to be part of this group!

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Hi I am Marissa and I am a graduate student, in library science, and a new book blogger! I have loved diving into middle grade books and cannot wait to be a part of this community!

[Lina]

Hi, I'm Lina from Sweden and I am here to get some inspiration and tips about great middle grade reads.

[Rebecca]

Finn wrote: "I'm Finn and I'm just trying to find some new MG books to read. :)."

Hi, Finn. You're sure to find some good options here. Check out the archives from our book of the month reads, as a place to start! And we hope you'll join the current reads and offer your opinions.

[Rebecca]

Welcome Shirley & Marissa!

[Jemima]

Welcome, Finn, Shirley, Marissa, Lina, and everybody who's joined since I was last here.
Sorry for my lengthy absence - been a little busy :)

[Mitchel]

Hi everyone, My name is Mitchel and I'm currently writing a middle grade series. I have four young kids, so I'm also interested in reading middle grade fiction (see how I blamed it on the kids). In reality, I like a good book no matter what genre it is in. I love mystery and suspense for adults, and action, adventure, and mystery for children's stories. Looking forward to joining some discussion and seeing what great reads are out there.

[Peter]

Hi. Peter here. I recently joined this group and have been silently following along as I can. I was unaware this Goodreads world even existed until my wife, E.S. Christison, wrote her first book "The Blameless", a middle-grade fantasy released back in July. We have a couple of middle grade kids who enjoy reading and we are always on the lookout for good literature for them to enjoy.

[Jemima]

Hello Mitchell and Peter, and welcome!

I'm sure you'll both find some good books here, and it will be good to hear what you recommend, too.

Please could you both check out the notes for Author Members, so you don't fall foul of the spam police :) Thanks.

[Ian]

Hi. My name is Ian Boyd and I'm an Aussie middle grade author from South Australia. I moved to writing in this genre about a year and a half ago and discovered that I have the same reading age level that I had when I was a kid. I can't believe how insightful and honest MG books can be. I only hope that I can add value to the genre with my own writing.

[Jemima]

J.P. wrote the deleted post: "Greetings fellow earthlings!!
I'm an explorer who loves the BFG and tiny unusual creatures. I like giant creatures also and aliens. If you happen to be an alien, please contact me!
Roald is my hero..."

How many times to we have to ask authors to read the guidance and NOT talk about your own book anywhere except the Author section?

JP (good initials btw) Please read the tips for authors, the guidance for authors and every other post we have explaining to authors what constitutes spam and why reading rooms don't like authors spamming them, and then introduce yourself again.

You sound like a really nice chap and you caught me on a bad day. Sorry.

[Jemima]

Ian wrote: "Hi. My name is Ian Boyd and I'm an Aussie middle grade author from South Australia. I moved to writing in this genre about a year and a half ago and discovered that I have the same reading age leve..."

Hi Ian, and welcome to the forum. We really like Aussie MG authors on this forum; we used to have a lot of them (but they all seem to have grown up!)

Have a great time here, and check out Authors Corner to tell us about your book(s), but also let us know what you like to read elsewhere. I'm sure you've some great new books we haven't discovered.

[Rosie]

Wow everyone’s a writer

[Jemima]

Rosie wrote: "Wow everyone’s a writer"

A lot of members here are. But Goodreads is still about reading, so it's best if everybody respects that the groups are not a place to push their books. We have sections for Promotions & Giveaways, and for Read and Review offers, as well as the Authors Corner, where authors can discuss general questions about writing and self-publishing, as well as make a page about their own book(s).

Generally members want to talk about books they've read, or ask for recommendations. :)

[J.P.]

Jemima wrote: "J.P. wrote the deleted post: "Greetings fellow earthlings!!
I'm an explorer who loves the BFG and tiny unusual creatures. I like giant creatures also and aliens. If you happen to be an alien, pleas..."

On the very first page of this thread basically every single post shows an author talking about their book, so I got the impression that was what was expected.

And seeing as this is the first thread most people who join this group would look at, I'm surprised to receive what feels like a pretty intolerant response to an honest and innocent mistake.

Cheers!

[Jemima]

J.P. wrote: "Jemima wrote: "J.P. wrote the deleted post: "Greetings fellow earthlings!!
I'm an explorer who loves the BFG and tiny unusual creatures. I like giant creatures also and aliens. If you happen to be ..."

You know, I haven't read the start of this thread before. And you're right, in the old days - eight years ago! It was easier then. So few people wrote it was a quite a novelty. These days, and especially since Amazon bought Goodreads, it seems everyone wants to promote their books to all the readers, all the time.

Thanks for pointing that out. I don't think there's much we can do about that. But the little pop-up when you post does say:
'Authors: please only use the Authors or Offers areas for promoting your books.' And so does the introduction to the group on the front page.

Sorry to have welcomed you in such an intolerant manner.

[Rosie]

I’m gonna introduce myself! I’m Rosie, I’m 19 and I love to read middle grade bc it’s something I get to share with my little brother and it makes me rlly happy to get to enjoy it with him :)) so I’m glad I found this book group to find great new reads!! I am not an author and I have no intention in writing I simply enjoy reading... For me, finding a great book is when someone recommends it to me bc they enjoyed it, not because they wrote it and are trying to promote it so if you have a great book to recommend let me know! I would love to give your favorite middle grade a shot 🤍

[Randall]

Hey Everyone, Thought I'd say "Hi."

My name is Randall Floyd and I'm a middle grade author and devoured of Middle Grade books. My favorite MG authors are Rick Riordan and Tony Abbot, but I also LOVE discovering new books. Cheers!

[Andy]

Hi there

I'm Andy Slinger, avid reader, book lover and recently published Middle Grade Author. I'm really looking forward to having some amazing discussions with you all and discovering some new and fun books to read with my twin boys.

Don't be shy to say hi!

[Jemima]

Andy wrote: "Hi there

I'm Andy Slinger, avid reader, book lover and recently published Middle Grade Author. I'm really looking forward to having some amazing discussions with you all and discovering some new a..."

Hi Andy! Welcome to the group. I'm sure you'll have some good book discussions here - check out our Book of the Month (BOTM) section for starters!

[Kerri]

Hi everyone! I'm Kerri, and I've just joined the GMGR group. Middle Grade books are still some of my favorites even though I read a wide variety of genres. Some of my favorite MG books of all time are "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory," "Charlotte"s Web," "The Railway Children," and "High Courage," but I've recently read some great new novels like "Asha and the Spirit Bird," "The Canyon's Edge," and "Dress Coded." I look forward to being a part of this great group!

[Eugene]

Hello everyone. I'm Eugene, a 55 year-old kid. My favorite kid book that you may not have heard of is The Kneebone Boy. By day I teach at an alternative school for kids with emotional issues that have made regular school even harder. By night, I write outrageous kid books (and some adult books that aren't as funny), which I'll talk about in the author's corner.

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

[J.S.]

Eugene wrote: "Hello everyone. I'm Eugene, a 55 year-old kid. My favorite kid book that you may not have heard of is The Kneebone Boy. By day I teach at an alternative school for kids with emotiona..."

Welcome, Eugene. I can imagine your job can be difficult and very rewarding at the same time. Glad there's people out there working with kids who need it!

[Eugene]

J.S. wrote: "Eugene wrote: "Hello everyone. I'm Eugene, a 55 year-old kid. My favorite kid book that you may not have heard of is The Kneebone Boy. By day I teach at an alternative school for kid..."

Thanks. It's an intense job, but very rewarding. A lot of the kids I get just have never had anyone take them seriously before. I love when I get the new, mad kid who walks in, "I'm not supposed to be here!" And I say, "Great! Then we've got the same goal. Getting you out of here." A year later, I start talking about moving back to his old school, and he's like, "Whoa, hey, wait! Not so fast!"