The Secret Hum of a Daisy by Tracy Holzcer

The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing by Sheila Turnage The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes Are Untied by Jess Keating #NerdyMG - Amber McRee Turner December 30, 2014Īs you look back through this list of amazing books, I hope you take a moment to think about how 20, 30 and even 40 years from now, these books will still be found in the hearts of today’s readers.Ĭourage for Beginners by Karen Harrington Deborah Freedman December 30, I’ll answer for The Secret Garden. I even named a kid after her! #NerdyMG Sara Ralph December 30, Judy Blume and Matilda for sure! #NerdyMG Judy taught me that funny can be found in small, real places ❤ - Jess Keating December 30, The Dolls’ House (by Rumer Godden), From the Mixed Up Files, On the Banks of Plum Creek… #NerdyMG #NerdyMG - Nancy Paulsen December 30, 2014ĭefinitely Charlotte’s Web! A spider taught me everything about being a good friend. My favorite teacher & my favorite book! #nerdymg To read more search the #NerdyMG hashtag on Tales of a Fourth Grade nothing- my 4th grade teacher read it. I’ve embedded a few of these tweets below. Tweets about how middle grade books remained in the hearts of my friends long after they left their elementary and middle school classrooms. When I checked my phone when I got home, I was flooded with tweets. I sent the tweet, and then headed out the door on a date with my lovely wife. I asked my friends on Twitter if they could share with me what middle grade books from their childhood have stuck with them. I know that I will never forget when the student teacher in my fourth grade classroom read us Hatchet, or when my third grade teacher introduced me to Judy Blume’s Fudge and Beverly Cleary’s Ramona. I feel that for many kids the books that they read and the books read aloud to them during this time in their life are books that will stay with them throughout their lives. I think that there is something very special about middle grade books and the middle grade reader. Thanks for scrolling back up and reading my little introduction. I’m hoping that you saw some of your favorite 2014 books obelow, and that you maybe found a book or two to add to your to-read list. Chances are if you are anything like me the first thing you did when you opened this post was scroll down and look at the winners.

Circa Now by Amber McRee Turner