Read When It Rains

 

FORTUNE COOKIE:  

Farm when the sun shines, 

read when it rains.

Some middle-grade books we recommend for a rainy day: 

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia - two girls travel to Oakland in the summer of 1968 to visit their mother who is involved in the Black Panther movement
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia - The sequel to One Crazy Summer (equally as good)

Yuri's Brush with Magic by Maureen Wartski-- Kids find sea turtles and discover a family secret through the Japanese folktales their aunt tells 

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate - Told from a circus gorilla's perspective

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead - Newbery Medal-winning science fiction and mystery novel 

Liar and Spy by Rebecca Stead - Two friends go undercover in New York City

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer - Hope and her aunt seek family and good fortune in a small-town diner

Every Little Thing is Gonna Be All Right

5 baby birds were born in the little nest on my porch. They are growing by leaps and bounds and are now crowding the nest. Soon they will take their first flight. Who will be first? The next generation of songbirds is about to take wing.

Here is a new blog post by author Maureen Wartski called "Wings" -- in celebration of the season: http://maureenwartski.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/wings/.

Ms. Wartski's middle grade novel Yuri's Brush with Magic (ages 9-12) is available from The Regulator Bookstore and on Amazon.com.