What are you looking forward to this school year? Our school musical, Aladdin. I love helping out backstage and I can’t wait to get started! What would a holiday named after you be called? The Day of Isha. People would celebrate it by eating lots of desserts. What mythological pet would you love to have?… Read More
I liked To Kill A Mockingbird because it was about staying true to what you think is right. This book was about a prominent Southern lawyer, Atticus, fighting for justice for a falsely-accused man in the 1960s. This put his career in jeopardy, but he knew it was the right thing to do. The book… Read More
Jolly Fresh Year! The beginning of a New Year is a great time to reflect on the previous one, and probably why so many "best" lists come out in January. Best Cars, Best Toys, Best Books - how do you use "best" lists? What makes a book a "best book"? It shouldn’t be a surprise… Read More
The book Paper Things is an incredible book, and very enjoyable to read. It is a book about a girl, Ari, and her older brother Gage, who move out of their guardian's house because she isn't treating Gage well. They have to move from their friend's house to living on the streets, and it gets… Read More
Working in a library, I hear lots of conversations among people browsing “the stacks.” Many of these conversations are positive: “Hey, I found it!” “Mom, can we get this one?” “Wow, look at how many they have about (insert a topic).” But every once in a while, I hear a conversation that criticizes someone’s choice… Read More
The December 2019 The Middle Files is now available! Read More
I did not like the book Ghost. Our whole school had to read it, but it didn't really connect with me. The topic was sports, and that does not intrigue or interest me. The book begins with a really dark note. Castle Cranshaw, aka Ghost, had an alcoholic father who tried to shoot him and… Read More
The November 2019 The Middle Files is now available! Read More
The October 2019 The Middle Files is now available! Read More
The September 2019 The Middle Files is now available! … Read More
