MIDDLE GRADE MARCH TBR-OR, A PILE OF POSSIBILITIES

Friends, it's almost time! We're days away! These are all the books I'd love to read over the course of the month. Is it way too ambitious? YES. Will I try anyway? ALSO, YES.
Here's what you need to know!
Books mentioned on my tbr:
Chains by Laurie Halse Andersen amzn.to/3KHiC5U
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk amzn.to/3knGjFO
Orion Lost by Alastair Chisholm amzn.to/3ZpjEI0
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga amzn.to/3Y3rPII
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll amzn.to/3ISUb35
A Perfect Mistake by Melanie Conklin amzn.to/3Sttt5r
Odder by Katherine Applegate amzn.to/3Ir1cri
When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler amzn.to/3IxcGtp
Yonder by Ali Standish amzn.to/3Z7koBQ
The Patron Thief of Bread amzn.to/3Swu06q
Hosts:
@BooksAndJams
@TheCurlyReader
@jennamorgan
me!
GROUP READ:
A Rover’s Story - Jasmine Warga
amzn.to/3m22HoF
PROMPTS (and my recommendations) -
1. Award other than Newbery
2. SciFi/Dystopian/Apocalyptic
3. Sky or Sea on Cover
4. Neurodiverse Character
5. Published in last year
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March 15 - KZbin
March 22 - IG
March 29 - KZbin
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[@ThatBronxgirl7]

So glad to see you back. The Odder book looks good.

[@victoriah.2083]

"P.O.P."!! I luv it. Wait! Isn't that an acronym for LIBRARY? Hahaha. But surprisingly that is what my forest of book stacks is!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Hahaha! My house is basically a library at this point… 😅

[@mollyalladin2431]

You can do it!! Can't wait to hear what you think.

[@justadreamaway888]

I love A Kind of Spark so much!! I can't wait for the TV series! Elle McNicoll also has a sci-fi novel called Show Us Who You Are. The main character is Autistic and her best friend has ADHD. Good luck with your ADHD evaluation!

[@amusicalbookworm]

Hahaha the snack negotiating 😂 I love your pile, they all sound great! Hope you can get to as many as strike your fancy!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

It cracked me up when she told me that 4 snacks would hurt her tummy, but not 2. I had to keep that clip for posterity-even if no one else cares at ALL! Her little voice just gets me! 😆

[@amysbookishadventures]

I'm so excited to read books for middlegrade March. I can't wait to get my t-shirt too!!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

YAY!! Aren’t the tshirts cute!?

[@BekahBooksandBujo]

I have Chains and Odder on my TBR too!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

I just watched you read the first sentence from Chains. What a great first line!!

[@sblbooks]

This is a great list. I'm planning on reading When The World Was Ours and A Rover's Story, too.

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Oh yay!! So glad you’re joining in on the group pick!

[@glimpses15]

Hi. Hope you are doing well. Happy and excited to watch another video from you. I recently read a tree grows in Brooklyn which you recommended years ago and I loved it. The book made me felt so connected to the characters. I cried at some parts too.

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Oh yay! This makes me so happy!

[@kfp10596]

I read Odder yesterday. Loved it 5 stars

[@paperbacksandponytails]

I didn't like Orion Lost 😭, which honestly surprised me. I'm hopefully going to start and finish the Wingfeather Saga next month, that's probably some of the books I'm most excited about. Oh, and the next book in the Beast and the Bethany series.

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

I loved the Wingfeather Saga! The books just get better and better!

[@HamsavahiniVajraasthra]

Hi Katie😁! You have very interesting books on your TBR 👍! Especially liked the last one - the plot sounds amazing! Would love to hear your thoughts on it! Happy Reading 📚 😊

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

I’m eager to report back!! ❤

[@bnbbowen1]

I have Orion Lost on my MGM TBR as well. But, most importantly, I really want to read The Patron Thief of Bread now.

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

RIGHT? The Patron Thief of Bread just sounds so goood!

[@justbelieve1554]

I just read Chains last week and really enjoyed it. I'm on to book two now!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it! I can’t wait to read it!

[@basileyas]

Love it ❤

[@annasmom2009]

I have Beyond the Bright Sea on my tbr too. You should check out The Someday Birds by Sally J. pla. Its about an autistic boy who's dad is in the hospital and he and his siblings go on a road trip to see their dad there. Its fun to hear his perspective on the adventures. They travel across many of the Midwestern states. I think you'd like it.

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Oh that sounds right up my alley! You know I love a good Midwestern story!

[@theresas709]

I have wanted to read Odder for a while and have been saving it for MGM. It will be my first one and I have it already next to my bed waiting for March 1. All of your choices look good. I think you will get to at least 5. Odder will be a quick one.😄

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Order just seems so sweet, doesn’t it? I can’t wait to read it!

[@BooksAndJams]

Love the overlap. All 3 of us want to read Odder. It's just the cutest cover ever!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

We should proooobably read it this weekend………

[@BlackSunJamie]

Odder wasn’t as good as The One and Only Ivan but it was really cute. I really enjoyed it. I liked how the characters were based on real otters in Monterey. It also reads really fast so I read it in only a couple of hours. And that cover! ❤

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

It would be so, so hard to live up to The One and Only Ivan!

[@readgab]

Thanks for the recs. I also have Yonder on my list and I’ve added A Kind of Spark and A Perfect Mistake. My kids and I like to read a book and watch a movie so one MG I’m doing with them is The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo because it comes out on Netflix mid March 😊

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Oooo I had no idea The Magician’s Elephant was being adapted! I love Kate DiCamillo! Can’t wait to watch it! (Also love your goal of reading and watching with your kids! ❤

[@punipoli]

Orion lost is very good indeed

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

I can’t wait to read it!

[@CozyReaderKelly]

Odder looks so cute! I hope you enjoy all of these.

[@jeanettepaulson4525]

I love middle grade March, like you, I have a huge TBR but my late night reading isn’t putting me into nightmares. Love seeing you again. Huge hugs!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

The bigger the tbr the more wonderful books to choose from! 🥰

[@jennamorganbooks]

I’m also considering a Lauren Wolk! Echo Mountain. I’ve been wanting to get to it for a while! I’ll also have to check out When the World Was Ours! And I’ve seen The Patron Thief of Bread on the shelves at work and have been very intrigued by it. I hope you read it so I can hear what you think!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Echo Mountain is another one I’m so excited about! Can’t wait to hear your thoughts…

[@kathleenmalmstrom9758]

so excited !! Also I am in a similar boat, except my pile of possibilities has like 45 books in it because I can't seem to say no to middle grade, and somewhere in my mind I find it totally possible that I could read more than one book in a day, while working, running a side business and being a mom.. yep totally gonna happen!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Hahaha I have those EXACT SAME OBSTACLES!! My eyes are def bigger than my stomach when it comes to middle grade!

[@rcredinger]

I totally forgot about "When the World Was Ours"! Maybe I'll switch it out with my sky/sea choice: "Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves." So many WWII MG books out right now!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

Yes! So many!

[@LifeBetweenWords1]

I’d love for you to read When the World Was Ours, too!

[@noreenroux193]

I have ADHD. I just got diagnosed. I am on medication. It has helped so much. I will be 60 in July. Good Luck.