I need every single person in the world to read "The Girl Who Drank the Moon". I cried and laughed and it made a permanent impact on my heart. It has beautiful writing. A quote: “The heart is built of starlight And time. A pinprick of longing lost in the dark. An unbroken chord linking the Infinite to the Infinite. My heart wishes upon your heart and the wish is granted. Meanwhile the world spins. Meanwhile the universe expands. Meanwhile the mystery of love reveals itself, again and again, in the mystery of you. I have gone. I will return." Come on, how can you not want to read a book with beautiful words like those?
@studywithfun28244 жыл бұрын
You're right..I have read it and loved it too..
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Ugh yesssss!!!!!!!!!! I agree with my whole heart❤️
@tanishamahajan79914 жыл бұрын
I would highly highly recommend small spaces. I read it recently and loved this so much. This book was such an unexpected fun and spooky ride for me. I am officially now scared of scarecrows for life.
@couponingjen15814 жыл бұрын
Sent it to my kindle to read for october thank you :)
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
I’m so excited to pick it up!!! And also low key terrified now😩
@mxphxsto83343 жыл бұрын
Well, since scarecrows are in it I'm going to pick it up. There's something about scarecrows that's just so creepy
@isabellececil98344 жыл бұрын
Did anyone tell you the way you describe the books is outstanding , your voice is very calming and soothing Loved the video btw ❤️
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness this comment is so kind!!🥺thank you so much friend❤️
@Beth1256D4 жыл бұрын
I’m loving all these middle grade recommendations 🥰🥰
@christinah33324 жыл бұрын
I’m a scaredy-cat so middle grade scary stories is probably my max! I’m in the middle of Nevermoor currently, which I’m reading for the wonderland readathon. Love it! Jupiter North is hilarious.
@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm4 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard such good things about ghost squad 😭
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
same!!! I can't wait to read it!👻👻👻
@lilyForeman14 жыл бұрын
I just recently found your channel. You have got me more interested in reading! Thank you!!!
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Aw yay welcome!! And thank you❤️
@carlazaragoza17434 жыл бұрын
One thing I have to say.. Never in my life I thought I would read middle grade books specially now that I'm about to hit my late twenties. but man ! I couldn't help it. I just ordered 8 of your must reads because you recommended it. Thank you so much! I love your energy and your channel. 💝 📚🤓 oh and the Halloween and fall vibe is perfection! Thank you so much again xoxo
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
oh my god you are the sweetest!! Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️
@nohelanikh67884 жыл бұрын
This is such a good video!!!! The ones you’ve recommended and I’ve read - Small Spaces, Dead Voices, Coraline, A Pinch of Magical - are WONDERFUL and I can’t wait to read the rest! 💜
@janedoe-fw2lt4 жыл бұрын
Just found out I have a test in all five of my classes tomorrow. Lexi’s videos are the only thing keeping me sane right now.
@benevolentink35524 жыл бұрын
Ooooh I'm so excited for this video. I love all of your videos!
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
aw thank you :)
@benevolentink35524 жыл бұрын
💗
@nickt74564 жыл бұрын
So flipping honoured that you’ve included ‘Ghouls’ in your wonderful lineup - thank you so much, Alexandra. Ran around the house showing everyone your video and shouting excited nonsense. Hope you like the book!
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness I’m so honored you’d comment!!! Thank you so much! Also I’m LOVING the book!!!❤️❤️
@nickt74563 жыл бұрын
@@alexandraroselyn Ahh, that's fantastic to hear - thank you!
@madim42604 жыл бұрын
Hi Lexi, you might not see this but I just want to say thank you. Your videos bring me so much joy and they are so cozy and full of great new books that I have never heard of. Love you and your videos so much.
@wendylowder64714 жыл бұрын
I literally paused the video and went and got a cup of coffee. Love your recommendations........ ALL of them, book and non-book. 🤣💕 📚 ☕️
@wendylowder64714 жыл бұрын
If you haven’t read The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier, it’s a fantastically creepy read. Excellent moral to the story and such a perfectly scary book! (Spoken about by a ginormous chicken...... so maybe not so very scary.)
@johnbear162 жыл бұрын
This was a really good video to watch with a lot of great recommendations!!! :D my favourite spooky middle grade so far is moondial! :D
@MLLatUtube4 жыл бұрын
Great recommendations! I will pick one of these for the strange and mysterious category in the Wonderlands readathon
@catmoon99364 жыл бұрын
I kinda hate those videos of yours... because you describe the books in such a good and enthusiatic way I wanna buy them all!!! They sound so amazing... and then I am taking a look at my overwhelming tbr and think: Nope you shouldn't.... Two days later an amazon order is placed. :D Thank you for recommending Middle grades! It is a very new genre to me, but I love it. I fell in love with A Town Called Perfect and the Measle series and I am lookig forward to read Malamander soon! I hope you are doing well! Really enjoy your videos!
@DarlingDesi4 жыл бұрын
Just pulled out a pen/paper and I’m ready to TAKE NOTES 📝
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Omg this is me with all of your autumn videos Desi!!
@MyLocsareREAL4 жыл бұрын
Lexi I love these recommendations 🥰....I already own “The Graveyard Book” with the audio OUTSTANDING!!!, City of Ghosts, The Girl Who Drank the Moon, A Pinch of Magic...but Nightbooks, Dead Voices, and Small Spaces how did I miss those they sound Amazing...Thank you Lexi 😊
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Omg I’m so glad you liked the Graveyard Book!!!!!
@nightmarishcompositions453611 ай бұрын
I read a lot of gritty gruesome adult horror books, and sometimes I need to unwind with fun, cozy middle grade horror books as palate cleansers haha.
@liajustlia22504 жыл бұрын
The ghouls of howlfair was so GOOD and Lexie can you do a spooky middle grade reading vlog
@TheBookishMom4 жыл бұрын
I have been wanting to pick up City of Ghosts!
@sarahnipper10134 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend The Thickety!! It’s a super atmospheric middle grade about witches and has a great magic system. It’s also pretty spooky and will keep you on the edge of your seat
@ellawilliams62413 жыл бұрын
thank you SOOOO MUCH for making this!! i am 13, and have been having the hardest time finding spooky books (that are appropriate) to read during october!! one atmospheric book rec. i have for you is the wicked deep!!
@happytoast044 жыл бұрын
The Graveyard book just arrived yesterday! I acutually ordered it because of you, it just sounded so interesting (and I love Ghost stories, especially for Fall 🍁) and im super excited to read it!!!!👻
@deekshachauhan48183 жыл бұрын
Have noted down all the recommendations🙈❤ Thankyou for making this video💐
@JesseOnYoutube3 жыл бұрын
Added so many to my TBR 🤎the girl who drank the moon will always be a fav 🤎
@bookscoffeespooks4 жыл бұрын
LOVE IT!! you and your videos are so inspiring! It’s like a Christmas gift each time 🤍
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
omg thank you so much❤️
@ashwikajhawar56064 жыл бұрын
I was just searching to read a good middle grade and while I was scrolling to watch a video, I saw your new video!😍 how lucky I am😍❤
@carlazaragoza17434 жыл бұрын
ashwika Jhawar she's the best 🤗
@ashwikajhawar56064 жыл бұрын
@@carlazaragoza1743 yes, lexi is the best😍😀
@liajustlia22504 жыл бұрын
I SCREAMED when I read the title I've been waiting for this video for a whole week 💛💛💛
@teanlit29494 жыл бұрын
Middle grade Dark Academia, yes please!
@enchantedadventuresthrough30653 жыл бұрын
I don't normally read books like these but I'm gonna try to do that soon. Not next year because I have planned out books and am trying to save money so I'm reading what I have until I have nothing, but in 2023 maybe I'll be able to work on this. Hopefully I remember. I now have this video and Gavin's video from 2020 saved on here so I'll be able to watch them to remember the books in them and I will know who recommended each book I'm gonna read. I have a few books in my wish list on Audible because that's where I'll be able to read these books, so I hope I'll remember to do this in 2023. We shall see.
@thepageandstage4 жыл бұрын
Speaking of memories with Howl’s Moving Castle, your book club pick will forever remind me of what got me through month 4 of the pandemic. I was thankful for something positive to pour my energy into during that time!
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Omgsh that means so much to me thank you🥺❤️ I hope you’re doing well now❤️❤️❤️
@thepageandstage4 жыл бұрын
Alexandra Roselyn Definitely better, but it’s been a wild 6 months!
@hadia93 жыл бұрын
I read The Graveyard Book a few days ago after your recommendation and absolutely adored it. Your recs never disappoint me!! I am now planning to read Vanishing Girls soon!
@christine98694 жыл бұрын
middle grades have the best covers
@semariad_134 жыл бұрын
I'm actually getting The Girl Who Drank The Moon tomorrow, along with Forest of Souls, and I am so excited & I can't wait to read it! Literally added every book you recommended to my amazon wishlist :) ♡♡♡
@leiaandreasen4 жыл бұрын
The last week I’ve been searching the whole internet for spooky middle grade books so this is perfect
@jesss66433 жыл бұрын
Just adding books to my cart on Thriftbooks while I watch this. Haha, my 11 year old daughter has loved your previous recommendations.
@kaitlyn_reynolds4 жыл бұрын
I HIGHLY recommend The Jumbies!! I read it for the reading rush and I absolutely fell in love with it. Some of those jumbies are terrifying! After reading it I immediately bought the second and third book. I also just picked up City of Ghosts and Smalls Spaces today from the library. You made them sound so good I just had to pick them up!!
@ammuravi74633 жыл бұрын
I love the way you speak english. It was charming and sweet
@hannahcanreadsometimes4 жыл бұрын
Always gotta come to the queen of middle grade for spooky recommendations!!! 💜💜 the misery of black hollow lane sounds super intriguing!! Neil Gaiman is such a classic!! I’ve heard amazing things about ghost squad!!! 💜💜 love a haunted house!! That scarecrow is giving me all the spooky vibes!! A book within a book is the best!! I loooovvveee the girl who drank the moon!! 💜💜 I still gotta read howls moving castle and Nevermoor!!
@LaCrownedGamer4 жыл бұрын
I just found you and you make reading books for people half my age sound wonderful 🍂🍂🍂 I'm trying to collect books for a few kids that cannot afford them so this will be amazing!
@lev.lately4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVED A Tale So Dark and Grimm when I was a kid! It scared me half to death but I loved it. It has a really interesting narrative style too!
@emilycasavan86784 жыл бұрын
Love your middle grade recs and reviews. Auto watch!
@boundbywordsblog4 жыл бұрын
Hey Alexandra! Love this video, and all of your recs. Not sure if you're going to see this comment, but 'Jumbies' is actually pronounced "jum-bees", not "joom-bies". My family is from Trinidad and Tobago, and for us, a Jumbie is pretty much our Boogeyman equivalent. My parents used it to scare me to sleep MANY a'night haha.
@EchoRyder Жыл бұрын
I recommend the key to extraordinary!
@llaptoo4 жыл бұрын
I loved "The House with Chicken Legs" so much! Absolutely beautiful and heart warming ♥
@jackyc69193 жыл бұрын
i love this video. got so many new middle grade book recommendations. thank you.
@anautisticreader29634 жыл бұрын
I just started Nightbooks this month. I’m now about 76 pages in and am enjoying it so far. I also loved Pinch of Magic. Can’t wait to get to the second book.
@Blessedmommy223 жыл бұрын
Archimancy (Shadow School #1) is dark academia middle grade and SO GOOD!! Haunted grade school!!
@user-ui9ki6zh7i2 жыл бұрын
You should definetly read 'Small Spaces', it's awesome!
@SarahAsYouWish4 жыл бұрын
I did not realize Small Spaces had a sequel out. I loved the first book, so I’ll have to pick that one up.
@mariamelissaavila66874 жыл бұрын
Hi Alexandra! I just love your recommendations. I always love middlegrades and you have the best selections. Im happy there are people who likes middlegrade same as me eventhough we are adults.hehehe. Please recommend more.🥰🥰🥰
@Blessedmommy223 жыл бұрын
Small Spaces is so good!! I love it more than Dead Voices 🎃
@alyssacascos86654 жыл бұрын
Yay! I love your middle grade recommendations! Please tell us more! ❤❤❤
@ChristianWatchesYouTube4 жыл бұрын
A-Rose always comes through with quality videos
@forrest_reads4 жыл бұрын
Lots of exciting books! Thanks for sharing!
@kaseyashton77154 жыл бұрын
If you haven't read them yet, I highly recommend Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh & Skeleton Man by Joseph Bruchac - both are wonderful, spooky, with amazing female protagonists!
@nikolauslovesbooks53944 жыл бұрын
Yay I’m definitely gonna read one of these also I finished all my prompts for the Alice in wonderland readathon!!!!!!!!!!!
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Omg that’s amazing!!! I still have two to go but great job Nikolaus!!!!
@nikolauslovesbooks53944 жыл бұрын
Thx
@mimi_j3 жыл бұрын
She’s a breath of crisp fresh air ☺️
@erbear10234 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend The Forgotten Girl! Sooo good and great diverse rep.
@jacquelinelundberg76494 жыл бұрын
Hi! I don't remember if I've posted it on here but I really can recommend Kathryn Littlewood' books about the Bliss family. First book is called Bliss, then comes A Dash of magic and then Bite-Sized Magic. They are all very good and I can highly recommend them. Cheers Jackie
@tanyaball12204 жыл бұрын
Okay, so I TOTALLY might have gotten some of my October picks from you, so sorry if you've already read them: Scary Stories for Young Foxes, The Dreadful Tale of Prosperous Redding, The Girl and the Ghost, The Monsters of Rookhaven, and Vanishing Trick (also have Wundersmith and The Jumbies that you mentioned)...and of course, now I want to add ALL the books you featured!! Thanks as always for ALL that you do!!
@stephaniemusumeci25173 жыл бұрын
I love scary books the mystry of black hollow lane is great.i love october
@stephaniemusumeci25173 жыл бұрын
I looe dead voises its awesome.
@heathercormier70634 жыл бұрын
I just finished Small Spaces, and I really enjoyed it!
@felicityreads68104 жыл бұрын
I need more of these middle grade recommendations😁
@chloescozybookcorner89184 жыл бұрын
Ilysm
@tb.lr.3 жыл бұрын
I've recently discovered your channel and I love it! 💚 I have another middlegrade monster recommendation that I'm currently reading: "The Moster who wasn't" by T. C. Shelley. Also the cover is just stunnig! ☄💚
@evie210223 жыл бұрын
5:16 KITTY!!!!!!!!!
@FaeryLaume4 жыл бұрын
I might have already recommended these first two to you already but in case I didn't, they are both spooky and atmospheric. The House in Poplar Wood by K. E. Ormsbee and Watch Hollow by Gregory Funaro. I also adored two books by Pat Walsh called The Crowfield Curse and The Crowfield Demon. There was supposed to be a third book, finishing a trilogy, but after many years it still hasn't been published. Still, the first two books both stand alone with satisfying endings and they are both quite spooky.
@makarovdude4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the recommendations! I have a few you might enjoy: The Shrunken Head by Lauren Oliver Nightmares! by Jason Sagel and Kirsten Miller Anyone but Ivy Pocket by Caleb Crisp The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz Heap House by Edward Carey Bunnicula by Deborah Howe Again, thanks for the list. It's difficult to find quality books to read in this genre.
@kelliecarpenter31413 жыл бұрын
All the books sound Awesome, where do you get your tabs for your books. Love middle grade books. Keep up the great work.
@namoreads4 жыл бұрын
It was so creepy when your cat walked by 🤪
@josandyy2 жыл бұрын
I feel like you would love the book "The Mysterious Disappearance of Aiden S. (As Told to his Brother). It's a quick read and so cute and whimsical but also kind of realistic.
@elesalesperance48894 жыл бұрын
Gonna read some of these was wondering what lipstick are you wearing? Love your videos
@beefstroganoff44593 жыл бұрын
I just put 7 of those on my tbr..
@MoodReaderErin4 жыл бұрын
I actually picked up A Pinch Of Magic for my October tbr :)
@vivianwakoff3 жыл бұрын
I read Unnatural Creatures on your reccomendation and I freaking loved it. And I'm not one for short story anthologies.
@amrithav.r83343 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!!!!
@luminyam614511 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you.
@gouriverma59744 жыл бұрын
Hello there ! Your all videos are really amazing and I have already got so many ideas of different books from you and here is a small request from me that please make a video on fairytale books recommendation also😊
@kimberleereads4 жыл бұрын
Such a fun video! I posted a middle grade recommendations video this week, too! Not spooky, just middle grade 🙃
@oceanasmr73973 жыл бұрын
Me relaxing in the video: 😌 The video: 2:04 Me: *lifts up head really quick* that’s my name!!! That’s my name!! 😆😆😯😯
4 жыл бұрын
brb, adding all of these to my October TBR
@lilmisscoloring4 жыл бұрын
I love these videos, I always come out with new books I want to read. One nitpick though is that I wish you would only recommend books you have read.
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
aw thank you :) and oh sorry!! I think that's just my background from being a librarian and bookseller. We're taught to tailor our recommendations based on reviews and individual readers taste rather than just our own experience, so I'll probably keep doing that- but I'll always be sure to mention if I've read it or not! xx
@jessicalynn65064 жыл бұрын
💛
@stephaniejohnson5974 жыл бұрын
I have so many more books to add to my tbr now lol how will I ever read them all before Fall is over?!
@Julia740984 жыл бұрын
I don't know if you have read it all ready, but I would recommend Not Even Bones. It's the first book in the Market of Monsters trilogy
@odessaodette78554 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore Howls Moving Castle...I want to get Calcifer as a tattoo
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
Omg that would be so cool😧😍❤️
@felicityreads68104 жыл бұрын
Omg I love this video
@livywoodward86664 жыл бұрын
I'm a primary school teacher, I would love to see your top 10 for ages 7-11
@sabrinaford94 жыл бұрын
Ghost squad is so good. I'm hoping for another book. Lilac Skully is middle grade with ghosts.
@ambilyravindran4 жыл бұрын
😍😍😍 can't put your video in the to do later list♥️
@alexandraroselyn4 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️
@EnnuiElpis4 жыл бұрын
My favorite book from my childhood is The Voyage of the Basset. It’s basically Peter Pan crossed with the Hobbit. It is a picture book, but the art is extremely good, and the story manages to be quite compelling. I like it, at least. I don’t know if picture books are an interest of your’s Alexandra.
@rebekahmackenzie4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!
@Sinatra6384 жыл бұрын
Kisses from Brazil. I love your Channel.
@hadia93 жыл бұрын
please read A Tale Dark and Grimm, you won't regret it!
@bookboop4 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend The Swallow: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter. SO good!
@barbara19_734 жыл бұрын
loveeed it ❤️
@booksandlifewithlaura21434 жыл бұрын
I don't need to add more books to my October TBR but I maybe have to add Ghost squad and Nightbooks 📚👻 Edit: You didn't mention The house on the Hoarder hill. It's spooky, magical and fun middle grade book.