Marvelous Middle Grade Monday
Shannon Whitney Messenger decided it was time to give middle grade stories the attention they deserve, and "Marvelous Middle Grade Mondays" was born.
Switched:
My Sister the Vampire Book 1
by Sienna Mercer
Goodreads Blurb:
This new, funny series for tween readers takes sibling relationships and twin hijinks to another level as it introduces Olivia, who meets her look-alike, Ivy. But there is one major difference--Ivy is a vampire. And shes not the only one in town who is.
I bought a copy of this book for my daughter, because I thought it looked like a cute story. SHE LOVED IT! She plowed through it in a day and begged me to buy her more of the series. To me, that's a winner. The last time she got this excited about a book was when she read Charmaine Clancy's Zombie Dog. Hmmm....
I read the book so that I'd know if it was MMGM-worthy. And it is. It's a light-hearted and fun story that will appeal most strongly to MG girl readers. I think some of the adult reviews on Goodreads are a bit harsh, considering the intended audience of the story. Sometimes grownups over-think things. This is a darling MG series and I recommend it!
** Others who can be counted on for MMGM: **
- Joanne Fritz @ My Brain on Books
- Sherrie Petersen @ Write About Now
- Brooke Favero @ Somewhere in the Middle
- Myrna Foster @ Night Writer
- Ally Beecher @ Kid Lit Frenzy
- Barbara Watson @ Novel and Nouveau
- Deb Marshall @ Just Deb!
- Anita Laydon Miller's Middle Grade Blog
- Michael G-G @ Middle Grade Mafioso
- Natalie Aguirre @ Literary Rambles
- Ms. Yingling @ Ms. Yingling Reads
- Jennifer Rumberger
- Pam Torres @ So I'm Fifty
- Mary @ Writer's Butt Does Not Apply to Me
- The Accidental Novelist
- G.S. Prendergast @ Angelhorn
- Gina Carey
- Nye Louwen - My Spirit
- Laurisa White Reyes @ Apocalypsies
- Andrea Mack @ That's Another Story
- The Mundie Moms @ Mundie Kids
Happy Monday!
15 comments:
Thanks for all of your great suggestions. I think my daughter would really like this one.
this looks terrific! and totally hilarious in a slightly spooky way. thanks for the hat tip!
OMG how fun. Sounds and looks super cute.
This sounds adorable! I would have loved a book like this as a kid. I was terrified of vampires and this might have lightened them up for me somewhat :)
My daughter would love this book!
This series is very popular in my school,along with the Scholastic Poison Apple books. Scholastic is also coming out with a Rotten Apple series about...not joking... zombies!
Sounds like a fun book, especially if your daughter liked it. Thanks for sharing it.
Sounds like a fun, light-hearted series for summer reading. Thanks for sharing!
Yay!!! Sometimes adults are to be ignored! LOL! Your daughter loved it - that's all that matters! Take care
x
Sounds like a great read! I agree with some of the Goodreads comments on the MG books I've reviewed. I wonder sometimes if adult readers need to actively try and read with MG eyes? I know I have to at times!
Aw, it sounds like such a cute one! Glad your daughter loved it. :)
Ugh, it makes me sad sometimes to see how people tear down books, especially kids books! This one sounds like fun--thanks Shannon! Hope you're writing up a storm!
Angela
"Sometimes grown-ups overthink things." Too true. Sometimes they also forget what it was like being a kid.
Thanks for bringing ths fun-sounding series to my attention.
I do agree on this being mmgm worthy. Love the series an glad you and your daughter did too!
I have seen this series, but haven't read any of them. Thanks for the recommendation. Sounds cute and fun!
~Jess
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