WRITING HISTORY & HEROES: MIDDLE GRADE FICTION

One summer. Forty-six mountain peaks. A second chance to make things right. In The Trouble with Heroes, Kate Messner takes readers on a heart-filling journey as a seventh grade boy finds his path to healing. The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story by Daniel Nayeri is the harrowing true story of two orphans on a treacherous journey across mountains to bring education to isolated children with a chalkboard and a satchel full of textbooks. Through the cacophony of soldiers, tanks, and planes, can young hearts of different creeds and nations learn to find a common language? In Sherri L. Smith’s captivating blend of science fiction and coming-of-age novel, an eighth grader, a quantum physicist, and a professor find themselves connected across time and space through a wormhole in their shared school locker. So begins an unlikely friendship and a hunt to uncover the secrets of Candace, The Universe, and Everything.

Buy The Trouble with Heroes – Messner

Buy The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story – Nayeri

Buy Candace, the Universe, and Everything – Smith