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Best Middle-Grade Adventures of 2022

  • CHILDREN'S

    WILD RIDE

    APRIL 5, 2022

CHILDREN'S

WILD RIDE

by Keith Calabrese

Pedal-to-the-metal fun, with moments both scary and triumphant to go with plenty of laugh-out-loud left turns. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    NORTHWIND

    JAN. 11, 2022

CHILDREN'S

NORTHWIND

by Gary Paulsen

A voyage both singular and universal, marked by sharply felt risks and rewards and deep waters beneath. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • CHILDREN'S

    THE SHEEP, THE ROOSTER, AND THE DUCK

    MARCH 8, 2022

  • CHILDREN'S

    WINDSWEPT

    SEPT. 13, 2022

  • CHILDREN'S

    TANGLED UP IN NONSENSE

    NOV. 29, 2022

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