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Looking for booktalks for middle school students? Look no farther than this podcast. Browse through the many titles in all different genres for just the right title to get your students inspired, excited and racing to the library for a copy of the book. Looking for written reviews for more titles? Check out the blog Booksinthemiddle.Wordpress.com to expand your own library and give students more options. New episodes typically release every Monday unless it is a holiday, however during the summer months, they will release every other week or so. Enjoy!
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Murder Between Friends by Liz Lawson (Mystery and Contemporary Fiction)
Send a textMurder Between Friends by Liz LawsonFor years, Grace, Ally and Henry were all the best of friends, but that all changed when Grace thought she saw Henry's older brother in the backyard of…
Will's Race for Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Adventure and Historical Fiction)
Send a textWill's Race for Home by Jewell Parker RhodesFor as long as he can remember, Will's father has seemed dissatisfied. Will never knows what it will take to make his father, a sharecropper in…
Very Bad at Math by Hope Larson (Graphic Novel and Contemporary Fiction)
Send a textVery Bad at Math by Hope LarsonVerity, or Very, as everyone calls her, has everything going for her in 8th grade, except for Math. Even though she is the Student Council President and has…
Louder Than Hunger by John Schu (Novel in Verse and Historical Fiction)
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The Enigma Girls by Candace Fleming
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Stay Dead by April Henry (Mystery and Survival)
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Send a textThe Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Septys and Steve SheinkinJakob has a job to do for his country of Britain in their time of need. It is the beginning of World War II, and he is part of a team…
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All is Fair by Dee Garretson (Historical Fiction and Romance)
Send a textAll is Fair by Dee GarretsonClara is shocked and terrified when she is called down to the headmistress of her boarding school's office and is given a telegram. After all, the year is 1918,…
I Will Follow by Eireann Corrigan (Horror and Contemporary)
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The Red Palace by June Hur (Mystery and Historical Fiction)
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Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell (Fantasy and Romance)
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The Steps by Wendelin Van Draanen (Suspense Mystery)
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