Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Song of Lewis Carmichael," by Sophie Laguna and Illustrated by Marc McBride, plus Sophie and Marc stop by for a chat. Sites Pamela mentions: www.Littlescribe.com StoryKids | Victoria Together Books Julie mentions: "Anemone is not the Enemy," Honour Book for the 2021 CBCA Awards Book of the Year for Early Childhood by Anna McGregor and "Your Birthday Was the Best!" by Maggie Hutchings and Felicita Sala Books Pamela reviews: Hamnet, Winner of the ...
Aug 30, 2021•44 min•Season 7Ep. 95
We're back!!! Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Boy Who Stepped Through Time," by Anna Ciddor, as well as, Renee Treml's "The Super Adventures of Ollie and Bea." Julie has some hot tips about Kidlitvic post conference malaise. As well as announcing a new Instagram account called RedWritingElf_On_LibraryShelf which will showcase the picture books she finds on her library shelf. Julie Grasso (@redwritingelf_on_libraryshelf) • Instagram photos and videos Plus, hop on over to the Ho...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 94
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Julie chats to Samone Amba, author of The Good Times of Pelican Rise, released on July 27 2021 by Affirm Press, and Illustrated by Lucy Zhang. The idea for this series came to Samone while she was shelving books in the middle-grade section of Beaumaris Library. Her creative license wants to add that a book fell on her head, like Henny Penny’s acorn or Isaac Newton’s apple, but that is simply untrue. Samone is now a pre-service early learning and primary school teach...
Jul 25, 2021•25 min•Season 7Ep. 93
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, we have special guests Annabel Barker and Sally Kim, in conversation about the changing trends in the US market and international rights management. We found this chat utterly fascinating and we know you will too! Plus Annabel opens her submission up in July, so get subbing folks! About Annabel: Annabel Barker Agency is a small agency with a global vision. With many years experience working in international rights at some of the world’s leading children’s publishing...
Jun 27, 2021•28 min•Season 7Ep. 92
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Elsewhere Girls," by Emily Gale and Nova Weetman, and Julie reviews, "The Right Way To Rock," by Nat Amoore. Plus Pamela chats to Emily and Nova and Julie chat's to Nat. Author's Website: Emily Gale | Author of Junior & Young Adult Fiction ( emilygalebooks.com ) Authors Website: Nova Weetman Elsewhere Girls By: Emily Gale, Nova Weetman Published: 4th May 2021 Publisher: Text Publishing ISBN: 9781922330451 Ages 10+ Author Website: About - Nat Amo...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 91
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Julie chats to Annabel Barker about her new literary agency, international rights and some great new books to give some extra love to. Annabel Barker Agency is a small agency with a global vision. With many years experience working in international rights at some of the world’s leading children’s publishing houses, Annabel has a broad, in-house knowledge of publishing and loves to represent Australian writers and artists into both local and international markets. An...
Jun 07, 2021•26 min•Season 7Ep. 90
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Pawcasso," by Remy Lai and Julie reviews, "The Ballad of Melodie Rose," by Kate Gordon, illustrated by Rachel Tribout, plus Remy stops by for an interview. Author Website: REMY LAI - Home Pawcasso By: Remy Lai Published: 25th May 2021 Publisher: Walker Books Australia ISBN: 9781250774484 For Ages: 8 - 12 years old Author Website: https://kategordon.com.au The Ballad of Melodie Rose By: Kate Gordon Available: 1st June 2021 Publisher: University of Qu...
Jun 02, 2021•42 min•Season 7Ep. 89
Today on Middle grade Mavens, Pamela interviews Shirley Marr, author of, "A Glasshouse of Stars." About Shirley's book: A Glasshouse of Stars Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land, inherited from First Uncle who died tragically and unexpectedly while picking oranges in the backyard. Everything is vast and unknown to Meixing and not in a good way, including the house she has dubbed Big Scary. She is embarrassed by the second-hand shoes given to her by the kind n...
May 27, 2021•39 min•Season 7Ep. 88
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "A Glasshouse of Stars," by Shirley Marr, and Julie goes off book with some Middle Grade graphic Novels we have enjoyed over the last few months.... Want this at your local library, here's what you need. A Glasshouse of Stars By: Shirley Marr Published: 4th May 2021 Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9781760899547 Number Of Pages: 288 For Ages: 9+ years old Middle Grade Book Spotlight: book links below The Watcher's Test : DeadEndia, Deadendia by Hamish Steele...
May 12, 2021•25 min•Season 7Ep. 87
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela interviews, Jackie French, author of "The Vanishing at the Very Small Castle," and Emily Rodda, author of "Eliza Vanda's Button box." About Jackie's book: The Vanishing at the Very Small Castle: It's 1932, the height of the Depression, and Butter O'Bryan and his friends have another mystery to solve. The Very Small Castle is home to Butter O'Bryan, his father, three aunts, friends Gil, Olive and Tish, and their dog, Woofer. But now there's also a monster at t...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 7Ep. 86
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Eliza Vanda's Button Box," by Emily Rodda, and Julie reviews, "The Magicians Map," by Kelly Ngai and Mikki Lish. Author Links: Welcome | Emily Rodda Want this at your local library? Here's what you will need! Author: Emily Rodda Title: Eliza Vanda's Button Box Format: Book Publisher: Harper Collins Date: 5th May 2021 ISBN: 9781460759608 BOOK Author Links: Chicken House Books - The Magician's Map Want this at your local library? Here's what you will ...
Apr 29, 2021•20 min•Season 7Ep. 85
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela chats to Catherine Doyle, author of "The Storm Keepers Battle," book 3 in the Storm Keepers Trilogy and Julie chats to Belinda Murrell, author of "The Golden Tower." About Catherine's Book: The Storm Keepers Battle: Fionn Boyle, Storm Keeper of Arranmore, is facing the fight of his life. The terrifying all- powerful sorceress Morrigan has been raised from the dead and has sealed off the island from all help. Fionn is the only thing that stands between her and...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 7Ep. 84
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Storm Keepers' Battle," by Catherine Doyle, and "The Vanishing at the Very Small Castle," By Jackie French, and Julie reviews, "The Golden Tower," by Belinda Murrell. Author Links: Home | catherinedoylebooks Want this at your local library? Here's what you will need! Author: Catherine Doyle Title: The Storm Keepers' Battle Format: Book Publisher: Bloomsbury Date: 30 March 2021 ISBN: 9781526607966 Author Links: Home · Belinda Murrell Want this at you...
Apr 14, 2021•28 min•Season 7Ep. 83
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela chats with Susanne Gervay, author of "Heroes of the Secret Underground," and Julie chats to Kate Foster, author of "Paws." About Susanne's book: Heroes of the Secret Underground: A timely and powerful time-slip story inspired by the author's family in Budapest during the Holocaust Louie lives with her brothers, Bert and Teddy, in a hotel run by their grandparents. It is one of Sydney's grand old buildings, rich in history ... and in secrets. When a rose-gold ...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 7Ep. 82
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Heroes of the Secret Underground by Sussanne Gervay, and "Huda and Me," by H. Hayek whilst Julie reviews, "Paws," by Kate Foster. Author links: Susanne Gervay (sgervay.com) Want this book at your local library, here's what you will need? Title: Heroes of the Secret Underground Author: Susanne Gervay Publisher: Harper Collins Available: 7th April 2021 ISBN: 9781460758335 Number Of Pages: 240 For Ages: 9+ years old Author Links: Home - H Hayek Want th...
Mar 31, 2021•47 min•Season 7Ep. 81
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela interviews, Elizabeth Honey, author of "From Stella Street to Amsterdam," published by Allen and Unwin in September 2020. About the book: When Henni's stubborn old neighbour Willa insists on returning to her childhood home in the Netherlands for a wedding, Henni leaps at the chance to be her travelling companion. 'Lucky duck! Fantastic opportunity!' That's what everyone in Stella Street said. 'Oh boy, chance of a lifetime.' But during the long flight to Amste...
Mar 24, 2021•34 min•Season 7Ep. 80
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "From Stella Street to Amsterdam," by Elizabeth Honey, and Julie reviews, "Girl Of The Southern Sea," by Michelle Kadarusman. Author Links: Elizabeth Honey - Official Website - Home Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Elizabeth Honey Title: From Stella Street to Amsterdam Format: Book Publisher: Murdock Books Date: Feb 2021 ISBN: 9781911631972 Author Links: Michelle Kadarusman | UQP Want this at your local library, here'...
Mar 17, 2021•19 min•Season 7Ep. 79
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela chats to Wendy Orr, about her latest book "Cuckoo's Flight," and Julie chats to Mikki Lish and Kelly Ngai about their debut book, "The House On Hoarder Hill." About Wendy's Book: When Clio's town in Bronze Age Crete is threatened by seafaring raiders, she faces the greatest sacrifice of all. Can Clio, her herd of horses and a new young friend find a way to change their destinies? Another wonderfully engaging historical middle fiction adventure from the author...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 78
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Cuckoo's Flight," by Wendy Orr, and Julie reviews, "The House on Hoarder Hill," by Mikki Lish and Kelly Kgai. Author Links: https://wendyorr.com/ Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Wendy Orr Title: Cuckoo's Flight Format: Book Publisher: Allen and Unwin Date: 2nd March 2021 ISBN: 9781760524913 Author Links: Chicken House Books - House on Hoarder Hill Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Authors: Mi...
Mar 03, 2021•18 min•Season 7Ep. 77
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela chats to Jacqui Jones, author of "The Greatfulness Guide; Next level thinking, how to think, not what to think,' Published by Murdock Books on January 5 2021. Author Links: Home - Jacqueline Jones About Jacqui's book: A mental wellness toolkit for tweens If life is a journey, then this book is an unmissable stop along the way. The Greatfulness Guide is a practical and interactive resource that sets the foundations for strong mental health and positive, resili...
Feb 27, 2021•20 min•Season 7Ep. 76
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela interviews Nicki Greenberg about her book, "The Detectives Guide To Ocean Travel, published by Affirm Press 0n 23rd Feb 2021, cover by Sylvia Morris, and Julie, interviews Amie Kaufman, about her book, "The World Between Blinks," co-authored by Ryan Graudin, published by Harper Collins Australia on February 11, 2021, cover by Julia Murray. About Nicki's Book: The Detectives Guide To Ocean Travel For as long as she can remember, Pepper Stark has wanted one thi...
Feb 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 75
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Detectives Guide to Ocean Travel," by Nicki Greenberg, illustrated by Sylvia Morris, and Julie reviews, "The World Between Blinks," by Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin, illustrated by Julia Murray. Author Links: NICKI GREENBERG Illustrator Links: Sylvia Morris – illustration + science communication Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Nikki Greenberg Illustrator: Sylvia Morris Title: The Detectives Guide To Ocean Travel...
Feb 17, 2021•22 min•Season 7Ep. 74
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Julie chats with Rebecca Lim, about her new release, "Tiger Daughter," on February 2, by Allen and Unwin. And Pamela Chat's to Katrina Nannestad, about her recently released, "We Are Wolves,' on October 2020. About Rebecca's book: Tiger Daughter Wen Zhou is determined to create a future for herself that is more satisfying than the life her parents expect her to lead. Equal parts heartbreaking and hopeful, Tiger Daughter is a wonderfully compelling and authentic Own ...
Feb 10, 2021•55 min•Season 7Ep. 73
Welcome back to Middle Grade Mavens 2021. Today, Pamela reviews, "We Are Wolves," by Katrina Nannestad and Julie reviews, "Tiger Daughter," by Rebecca Lim. Plus Katrina stops by the Mavens hot seat for an interview... Author links: Katrina Nannestad Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Katrina Nannestad Title: We Are Wolves Format: Book Publisher: ABC Books Date: 29 October 2020 ISBN: 9780733340888 Author links: Tiger Daughter - Rebecca Lim - 9781760877644 - Allen &a...
Feb 04, 2021•22 min•Season 7Ep. 72
Today on Middle Grade Mavens we are doing something different. We are crossing over to have a chat with the wonderful Dani Vee. Dani is host of the popular literary podcast Words and Nerds, where she chats to authors of all genres about the social and political impact of the writing and the writing process. An English educator for 17 years, she has been a bookworm since birth and loves the classics, crime fiction, contemporary fiction, kid lit and everything in between. Don’t even get her starte...
Jan 13, 2021•53 min•Season 7Ep. 71
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Julie reviews, "The Odds," by Matt Stanton, and "The Carbon-Neutral Adventures of the Indefatigable Enviroteens," by First Dog On The Moon. But first, please stop by Maven Julie's gorgeous sister's new website, give her a like and subscribe! https://daybreakenglish.com/ Author links: About — Matt Stanton Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Matt Stanton Title: The Odds Format: Book Publisher: Harper Collins Date: October 2020 ISBN: 97807...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 70
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Witch's Boy," by Kelly Barnhill and Julie reviews, "Zoe, Max and The Bicycle Bus," by Steven Herrick, Illustrated by Jo Hunt. Plus Steven stops into the Mavens hot seat for an interview. Author links: Kelly Barnhill, Writer Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Kelly Barnhill Title: The Witch's Boy Format: Book Publisher: Bonnier Date: 1 September 2020 ISBN:9781848129351 Author links: index (stevenherrick.com.au) Want...
Nov 26, 2020•43 min•Season 6Ep. 69
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Werewolves Who Weren't," by T.C. Shelley, and "Fly On The Wall," By Remy Lai, and Julie Reviews, 'Pierre's Not There," by Ursula Dubosarsky, and "School Rules Are Optional," by Alison Hart. Plus Shelley and Ursula stop by for a chat. https://www.naidoc.org.au/ Children's Laureate Tales of All Kinds by Ursula Dubosarsky: https://www.childrenslaureate.org.au/tales-of-all-kinds?fbclid=IwAR1ehED7KC-_jPFfq5KRKhGCnadtmX5HrjpIe39ijYxrIhyfSlDMdm0CnsM ht...
Nov 11, 2020•2 hr•Season 6Ep. 68
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Boy, The Wolf And The Stars," By Shivaun Plozza, Illustrated by Julia Iredale, and Julie reviews, "This One Is Ours," by Kate O'Donnell, Illustrated by Astred Hicks, plus Shivaun and Kate stop into the Mavens hot seat for an interview. Author links: https://www.shivaunplozza.com/ Illustrator links: http://www.juliairedale.com/book-covers-1 Want this at your local library, here's what you'll need. Author: Shivaun Plozza Illustrator: Title: The Bo...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 67
Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "The Grandest Bookshop In The World," by Amelia Mellor, Illustrated by Sylvia Morris, and "The Wizards of Once book 4: Never and Forever." Julie reviews, "How To Write the Soundtrack To Your Life," by Fiona Hardy, illustrated by Jess Racklyeft. Plus, Amelia Mellor and Lian Tanner stop into the Mavens hot seat for an interview. Author links: https://liantanner.com.au/for-teachers/ Author links: https://ameliamellorsfantasticnarratograph.wordpress.com/...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 6Ep. 66
