Welcome back to Middle Grade Monday! Today, I'll be discussing how to deal with adults in middle grade fiction because, and I hate to break this to you, kids just don't want to read about adults stealing all the fun. Consider your favourite books from when you were younger. Mine was The Moon of Gomrath by Alan Garner. It's a story about a brother and sisters - kids, of course - who have magical adventure in the English countryside. There's danger, magic and battles. What's not to love? And yes, there are adults. But they are kept on a very short lead by the author. The most powerful character in the book, debatably, is Cadellin. He's a wizard who has a startling knowledge of the secret world of magical beings. He would find it so much easier to win in the end, but it has to be Susan and Colin (the kids) who are the centre of the book. So, what can you do with adults in middle grade? How can you make sure they get out the way? Some authors take the orphan option...
Here is an alphabetical list of the book reviews I've written. It will only keep growing!
13 TRADITIONAL GHOST STORIES FROM LINCOLNSHIRE by Michael Wray
AARU by David Meredith
13 TRADITIONAL GHOST STORIES FROM LINCOLNSHIRE by Michael Wray
AARU by David Meredith
BLACK WATER by Barbara Henderson
CASTING OFF by P.I. Paris
CHILDISH SPIRITS by Rob Keeley
DEAR MR POP STAR by Derek and Dave Philpott
LIFESONG by Julia Blake
LIVING WITH DEPRESSION by Nick Weatherhogg
HEBRIDEAN STORM by Libby Paterson
HOW TO GET BLOGGERS TO REVIEW YOU SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE by Knockin' Books
JAKE, LUCID DREAMER by David J Naiman
CASTING OFF by P.I. Paris
CHILDISH SPIRITS by Rob Keeley
DEAR MR POP STAR by Derek and Dave Philpott
LIFESONG by Julia Blake
LIVING WITH DEPRESSION by Nick Weatherhogg
HEBRIDEAN STORM by Libby Paterson
HOW TO GET BLOGGERS TO REVIEW YOU SELF-PUBLISHED BOOK: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE by Knockin' Books
JAKE, LUCID DREAMER by David J Naiman
MYSTERIES AND MISADVENTURES by Aaron Mullins
NIGHT OF THE VICTORIAN DEAD by Amber Michelle Cook
ONLY ONE DEATH by Alexander Crow
STONE CIRCLE by Kate Murdoch
THE CUNNING WOMAN'S CUP by Sue Hewitt
THE STORYTELLER by Chris Trotter
THROUGH TIME TO LONDON by Brindy Wilcox
NIGHT OF THE VICTORIAN DEAD by Amber Michelle Cook
ONLY ONE DEATH by Alexander Crow
STONE CIRCLE by Kate Murdoch
THE CUNNING WOMAN'S CUP by Sue Hewitt
THE STORYTELLER by Chris Trotter
THROUGH TIME TO LONDON by Brindy Wilcox
TOTAL BLUEPRINT FOR WORLD DOMINATION by Jolene Stockman
VICTORIA'S VICTORIAN VICTORY by Abigail Shepherd
VINCENT by Jonathan G Meyer
VICTORIA'S VICTORIAN VICTORY by Abigail Shepherd
VINCENT by Jonathan G Meyer
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