The Reading Corner Blog

As we near the end of the year, I would like to share my top finds from the past twelve months! Browsing thrift stores for middle grade...

August is going into grade five, and for the first time in his life will be attending a mainstream school. Having been born with a facial...

After losing their father in a tragic accident, Emily and Navin move to an old family home in the country with their mother. It soon...

For years Liam has watched the sun expanding - slowly swallowing up the solar system. Having been born in one of the many Mars camps,...

The year is 1963 and, while the rest of the world is struggling with the prospect of war, Jack's family is struggling in another way....

This book is a fun mystery, with real robot-building instructions interspersed. The plot is good, and not too predictable! My only issue is

Aven is a middle-schooler who loves soccer and plays the guitar... and also happens to have been born without arms. Being armless has...

A week in the sleepy seaside town of Porthaven was not what Mia had in mind for a perfect vacation. Some new and mysterious friends...

The new candy competition has kicked off and Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip are eager to start working on their sweet creations. The...

Ever since Hazel was six years old, Jack has been her best friend. They understand each other in a way that no one else can. When Jack...

Some people have a deeper connection with stories than others. Growing up in a huge bookstore, books have always been a part of Tilly's...

Superheroes aren't real. At least, that's what Ben Braver thought up until now. After a trip to the corner store goes terribly wrong, Ben...

To Becca and Jane, a summer production of Shakespeare's The Tempest seems like the perfect way to raise money for a new sailboat, and a...

Journalism has always been one of 12 year old Ruth's passions. Each week she posts articles about local happenings on her own newsletter....

Rufus was buried under the rose bush in Lin's garden. Lin misses her beloved rodent very much, and spends much of her time standing by...

Noura's family is on their way to start a new life in America. They are refugees from Syria and, though they have left the war behind,...

Elodee's family is going through a hard time, and their entire community is in agreement that the family needs a fresh start. The perfect...

Ever since their mother's death, the six Bell children have been a tightly knit group. They have an ongoing game where they act as the...

A series of mishaps and tragedies force Margaret's large family to leave their farm and move to Ontario. As Margaret adjusts to this new...

Mark is on a mission to fulfill a promise; a mission that he will never return from. Mark is going to climb Mt. Ranier, and nothing can...

A young girl named Hanako is forced to relocate with her family to Japan after World War II. With the journey through Hiroshima to her...