Thank you to @theshelfstuff for sending me a copy of the book.

✨ What middle grade reads have interested you lately? Good evening, Besties!! Tonight I’m bringing to you some spooky summer titles!! I really enjoy reading scary books for middle grade because I like thrills and chills that still allow me to walk around in the dark at night without my glasses LOL I’ve got three books for you scaredy cats out there! Big thanks to @TheShelfStuff and @HarperKids for sending these my way! :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: • This Malaysian folk tale comes to life in a chilling book about jealousy, love, and the extraordinary power of friendship in “The Girl and the Ghost” by Hanna Alkaf (@yesitshanna) • A riveting ghost story, a captivating adventure, “Spirit Hunters” by Ellen Oh (@elloecho) is a horror story that will have you guessing at every turn! • Summer camp turns sinister when a reopened summer camp begins to have some strange happenings in “Camp Murderface” by Josh Berk and Saundra Mitchell (@smitchellbooks) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: #PTMBooks #HarperKids #TheShelfStuff #HarperCollins #EpicReads @HarperCollins @EpicReads #Bookstagram #Bookish #BookPhotography #MiddleGradeBooks #MiddleGrade #BookRecommendations #MiddleGradeHorror #Books #BooksOfInstagram #Plants #BooksAndPlants #PlantsAndBooks #PlantsOfInstagram (at Saint Joseph, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRP--HLLeoR/?utm_medium=tumblr

Thank you @harperkids and @theshelfstuff for the gifted copy. QOTD: What was your favorite middle school hobby? Today's feature is a middle grade read that will absolutely make you smile. It's a comic, part of the Emmie & Friends series. The story is cute and funny and will have you all in your middle grade feels. Plus, it affirms the idea that it is ok to be your authentic self, no matter who thinks your hobbies aren't cool enough. FFEATURED: TRULY TYLER RELEASED: 5/4/2021 🎞 SYNOPSIS 🎞 A story about being your truest self—and trusting your truest friends—from bestselling author Terri Libenson. Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Shannon Hale. Cliques. Crushes. Comics. Middle school. Ever since Tyler started getting into art and hanging out with Emmie, his friends and teammates have been giving him a hard time. He wonders why can’t he nerd out on drawing and play ball? Emmie is psyched that she gets to work on a comics project with her crush, Tyler. But she gets the feeling that his friends don’t think she’s cool enough. Maybe it’s time for a total reinvention. . . . Don’t miss the rest of the Emmie & Friends series: Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, Becoming Brianna, and You-Niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive Journal! #TrulyTyler #TerriLibenson #bookish #HarperKids #TheShelfStuff #books #MiddleGradeBooks #BookFeature #Comics #GraphicNovel #BookPhoto #BooksOutside #BooksandMurals #GreenBooks #Hardcovers #gifted #bookstoread #bookstagram #newrelease #bibliophile #series #booksforkids #MiddleGradeLit #EmmieandFriends #crush #bookdragon #bookworm #bookrecs #bookaddict #cliques (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/COyXWXdLT55/?igshid=tv3v28srcdcp

Happy Pub Day to Maybe, Maybe Marisol Rainey! Thank you to @harperkids and @theshelfstuff for the gifted copy. QOTD: What book from your childhood reminds you of your adventures as a kid? Children's and middle grade reads bring me so much joy. I am so excited to read this one because Marisol reminds me so much of myself as a child. I also have a mother who was born somewhere else. I lived for backyard adventures so much so that I would dig up the backyard looking for dinosaur bones. I always wanted to climb trees and build a tree house so I could be alone with my books. I had a big imagination and wanted to grow up and be the girl version of Indiana Jones. If you're looking for a fun, adventurous read please pick this one up and be sure to share with the young ones in your life. It is also a perfect read for API Heritage Month and if you're looking for books with Filipino representation. 🌳SYNOPSIS🌳 Marisol Rainey's mother was born in the Philippines. Marisol's father works and lives part-time on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. And Marisol, who has a big imagination and likes to name inanimate objects, has a tree in her backyard she calls Peppina . . . but she's way too scared to climb it. This all makes Marisol the only girl in her small Louisiana town with a mother who was born elsewhere and a father who lives elsewhere (most of the time)--the only girl who's fearful of adventure and fun. Will Marisol be able to salvage her summer and have fun with Jada, her best friend? Maybe. Will Marisol figure out how to get annoying Evie Smythe to leave her alone? Maybe. Will Marisol ever get to spend enough real time with her father? Maybe. Will Marisol find the courage to climb Peppina? Maybe. #MaybeMaybeMarisolRainey #bookfeature #ErinEntradaKelly #HarperKids #TheShelfStuff #BIPOCbookstagram #bookphotos #middlegradebooks #Filipinobooks #bookish #bibliophile #bookworm #APIHeritageMonth #Asianauthors #bookstagram #booksoutside #booksandtrees #bookdinnature #bookrecs #HarperInfluencer #APIBookstagramtour #Asianbooks #bookdragon #ownvoices #Louisiana #bookstagrammer #bookishactivities #weneeddiversebooks #readingislife #readingiscool (at McCarren Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/COedpoRrBwc/?igshid=czu623cpkzl4

Happy Indie Bookstore Day! When you're shopping for yourself today, don't forget to pick up a copy of this great middle grade read out now! Thanks to @harperkids and @theshelfstuff for the gifted copy. QOTD: Drop a middle grade rec I need to read. I personally love reading middle grade books because they are magical, contain great characters and heal little parts of my heart. Today's stories are diverse, tackle hard topics in light hearted ways and allow me to get lost in adventure. FEATURED: Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls AUTHOR: Kaela Rivera 🏜SYNOPSIS🏜 Living in the remote town of Tierra del Sol is dangerous, especially in the criatura months, when powerful spirits roam the desert and threaten humankind. But Cecelia Rios has always believed there was more to the criaturas, much to her family’s disapproval. After all, only brujas—humans who capture and control criaturas—consort with the spirits, and brujeria is a terrible crime. When her older sister, Juana, is kidnapped by El Sombrerón, a powerful dark criatura, Cece is determined to bring Juana back. To get into Devil’s Alley, though, she’ll have to become a bruja herself—while hiding her quest from her parents, her town, and the other brujas. Thankfully, the legendary criatura Coyote has a soft spot for humans and agrees to help her on her journey. With him at her side, Cece sets out to reunite her family—and maybe even change what it means to be a bruja along the way. #ceceriosandthedesertofsouls #HarperKids #KaelaRivers #gifted #TheShelfStuff #middlegradebooks #weneeddiversebooks #ownvoices #bookfeature #bookstagram #books #bookphotos #booksandmurals #bookdragon #brujabooks #brujería #bookdragon #bookworm #bookish #booksforyouth #bibliophile #latinx #booksoutside #readlatinxbooks #Latinxbookstagram #bookstoread #booksbooksbooks #booksofIG #diversereads #booksforkids #middlegradefantasy (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/COEOm7hr-Be/?igshid=19z9gsarxiky7

Black History Month is still in full swing and Root Magic would be a perfect choice if you're thinking about what to read next and you're looking for magic and fun. This is also the monthly pick for #WeLoveMGLit book club run by @naturemamareads and @andreabeatrizarango. Thanks to @theshelfstuff for the gifted copy. QOTD: What BIPOC magical or ghost story have you enjoyed recently? Highlights & synopsis below: 🌱An ownvoices middle grade debut from an author we’re all really excited about 🌱Magic system inspired by rootwork, a still-practiced form of African American folk magic based on West African spiritual traditions 🌱The story works in folklore from and traditions of the Geechee people and the Gullah language, both of which are wholly underrepresented in children’s literature 🌱Real-world issues in 1960s South Carolina 🌱Come for the spookytimes, stay for the tight sibling relationship 🌱🪄SYNOPSIS:🌱🪄 It’s 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won’t stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven—and their uncle, Doc, tells them he’s going train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always been fascinated by the African American folk magic that has been the legacy of her family for generations—especially the curious potions and powders Doc and Gran would make for the people on their island. But Jez soon finds out that her family’s true power goes far beyond small charms and elixirs...and not a moment too soon. Because when evil both natural and supernatural comes to show itself in town, it’s going to take every bit of the magic she has inside her to see her through. #RootMagic #TheShelfStuff #feature #EdenRoyce #HarperCollins #books #welovemglit #MiddleGradebooks #bookclubpicks #bookstagram #bookmarks #inspirethetribe #Africa #bookphotos #BIPOCBookstagram #ownvoices #weneeddiversebooks #hardcovers #bookworm #bookish #Ilovebooks #waldenpondpress #siblings #folklore #ghoststories (at Bushwick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLh_wbKAto6/?igshid=mh7649lk68cb