Category: middle grade

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Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day

Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: 366 Elevating Utterances to Stretch Your Cranium and Tickle Your Humerus
by Merriam-Webster (Editor)
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Booktalk: Start school in September with this illustrated book for middle grade inspired by Merriam-Webster’s popular Word of the Day digital feature. Each unique word includes a scholarly definition, pronunciation, and an indubitable nonfiction fact as an example sentence.

At the end of each month you’ll find a story that contains all the words introduced that month, with an audio version so kids can hear it spoken aloud as they go.

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Ride On

Ride On
by Faith Erin Hicks (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Victoria has always loved horses. But riding in competitions is high stakes, high stress, and shockingly expensive. And even though Victoria’s best friend Taylor loves competing, Victoria has lost her taste for it.

After a heartbreaking fight with Taylor, Victoria needs a new start–at a new stables. A place where she doesn’t have to worry about anything other than riding. No competition, no drama, no friends.

Just horses.

Edgewood Stables seems ideal. There are plenty of horses to ride, and Victoria is perfectly happy giving the other riders the cold shoulder.

But can she truly be happy with no friends?

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