Middle Grade – Chanticleer Book Reviews

The GERTRUDE WARNER International Book Awards for Middle Grade Readers – 2017 Official Winners’ List

2018-05-27T15:41:35+00:00 By Chanticleer|

We are excited and honored to officially announce the Grand Prize Winner and the First Place Category Winners for the 2017 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle-Grade Readers Novels at the fifth annual Chanticleer Authors Conference and Chanticleer Book Awards Ceremony. This year’s ceremony and banquet were held on Saturday, April 21st, 2018 at the Hotel Bellwether by beautiful Bellingham Bay, Wash.

SEAJOURNEY (ARKEN FREETH and the ADVENTURE of the NEANDERTHALS, Book 1) by Alex Paul – Epic Fantasy, High Seas Adventure, Middle Grade

2018-03-11T15:30:43+00:00 By Chanticleer|

A fast-paced, epic fantasy adventure on the high seas for middle-grade audiences and all those who seek #pirates, #underdogs, #truelove and #Neanderthals!

The MYSTERY of HOLLOW INN (SAMANTHA WOLF MYSTERY, BOOK 1) by Tara Ellis – Middle Grade Mystery, Folk Tails, Children’s Books

2018-02-19T14:33:17+00:00 By Chanticleer|

Make room on your bookshelf next to Nancy Drew! Here comes a new series perfect for today’s young mystery fan. Samantha Wolf tackles ghosts, vandals, and a creepy sense that someone or something is watching her every move!

ZILLY: A MODERN DAY FABLE by Kelly Parks Snider – Children’s/Middle Grade, Anti-Bullying, Self-Esteem

2018-01-06T18:06:33+00:00 By J. Mach|

A colorful, thoughtful book with a powerful message encouraging children of all ages that in order to flourish, they only need to be themselves.

AIR of VENGEANCE: WINDHOLLOWS, Book 1 by Trayner Bane – Children’s Book, Action/Adventure, Fantasy & Magic

2017-12-04T15:13:04+00:00 By Barbara Bamberger Scott|

Laugh-fest of entertaining unusual creatures, & magical powers -a barrage of jokes about yucky smells & "tootacularity" that raises real issues for young people.

HOW to SET the WORLD on FIRE by T.K. Riggins – Middle Grade/Young Adult, School of Magic, Fantasy

2017-07-20T17:45:14+00:00 By L. Costantino|

A School of Magic YA novel that is fast-paced, good humored, beautifully penned, with engaging characters. Very smart!

The DRY by Rebecca Nolen – Middle-Grade Fantasy/Adventure

2017-03-14T17:19:41+00:00 By L. Costantino|

“Adventurers Be Warned! Creepy crawlies and fantastical creatures ahead in this spine-tingling adventure for middle-grade readers that will open their minds and feed their imaginations.

Gateways by Jessica Schaub – Y/A Fantasy

2017-02-08T10:23:36+00:00 By L. Costantino|

A great read with a magical – air-bending quality that will draw the reader in and not allow them to leave until the very last page.

I, Mary: Book 3 of the Crofter Family Saga by Mike Hartner, an historical fiction middle grade book

2016-12-17T12:15:20+00:00 By M. McWithey|

An inspiring read that pulls at your heartstrings that sets the dreams of a young girl to the time of the English Civil War. If your middle grade reader loves "The Little House on the Prairie" series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, then she will love reading "I, Mary."

JACKIE by John Tammela, a coming-of-age memoir– WWII era

2016-12-17T12:15:22+00:00 By Leona Rinaldi|

Set in an era of innocence and simplicity, this engaging coming-of-age memoir that is set in the late 1930s and early 1940s is filled with challenge, humor, and self-discovery from the viewpoint of a young boy.

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