SpotlIght on STEM- The Extraordinary Book that Invents Itself by Alison Buxton and Helen Bell

February 2023 brings us an exciting new release in STEM books that's perfect for middle grade readers. Give The Extraordinary Book that Invents Itself to budding scientists and engineers. 30 Inventions- rockets, codebreakers, bionic hands, balancing acrobats, demolition balls, constellation viewers, and many more. Tips and templates for inventions using household items. Easy to follow explanations of scientific and engineering principles. Supports STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). If they can dream it, they can build it!  

By |2023-02-21T07:45:28-05:00February 21st, 2023|Mo Learning|0 Comments
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3 Must-Read Middle Grade Books For February 2023

Join Mojo in welcoming these three amazing new middle grade releases.   Winston Chu vs. The Whimsies by Stacey Lee (February 7, 2023) A re-imagining of a classic Chinese folktale. When Winston Chu stops a robbery at Mr. Pang's Whimsies, a shop in Chinatown, Mr. Pang invites him to pick any item from the store. He warns him not to touch until he is sure, because what he touches will be his. When he touches [...]

By |2023-02-07T20:06:43-05:00February 8th, 2023|Book Launch|0 Comments
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3 Must-Read Middle Grade Books for January 2023

  Join Mojo in welcoming these three amazing new middle grade releases. The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine by Katherine Marsh (January 17, 2023) Thirteen-year-old Matthew is miserable. His journalist father is overseas and he and his mother have moved in with his one-hundred-year-old grandmother. But then he finds an old black and white photo of her that reveals a family secret and a courageous story of survival. The Infinite Questions [...]

By |2023-01-10T08:36:30-05:00January 10th, 2023|Book Launch, Mo Reading|0 Comments
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3 Must-Read Middle Grade Books For November 2022

Join us in welcoming these exciting November releases. PLOTTING THE STARS 1: MOONGARDEN by MICHELLE BARRY (Release Date: November 1, 2022) The Secret Garden is re-imagined with a science fiction twist in this STEAM inspired series starter. In the not too distant future, the Earth's plants have turned deadly forcing people to make their homes in space. When Myra finds a secret lab hidden in her school and beyond that a garden full of toxic [...]

By |2022-11-06T20:26:01-05:00November 7th, 2022|Book Launch, Mo Reading|0 Comments
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Mo Reading: Attack of the Black Triangles by Amy Sarig King

  12-year-old Mac has been raised by his mother and grandfather to stand up for the truth. When his 6th grade class are given copies of Jane Yolan’s The Devil’s Arithmetic for a literacy unit, he’s shocked to see some words are blacked out.  He and his friends, Denis and Marci, buy a copy at the bookstore to find out what has been censored. When they discover the word "breast" has been blacked out, they're [...]

By |2022-10-29T11:49:53-04:00November 2nd, 2022|Mo Reading|0 Comments
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3 Must-Read Middle Grade Books for October 2022

Join us in welcoming these exciting October releases.   A ROVER'S STORY by JASMINE WARGA (Release Date: October 4, 2022) Newberry Honor-winning author Jasmine Warga brings us the story of a Mars rover named Resilience that starts having emotions and faces obstacles carrying out the mission. FRIZZY by CLARIBEL A. ORTEGA (Graphic novel, Release Date: October 11, 2022) When a young girl refuses to keep straightening her hair, she learns she's beautiful just as she is. [...]

By |2022-10-10T13:25:05-04:00October 11th, 2022|Book Launch, Mo Reading|0 Comments
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Mo-Reading: Frances and the Monster by Refe Tuma

Frankenstein is re-imagined for middle grade readers in this fast-paced adventure. When an 11-year-old girl unleashes a monster on her town, she must find a way to capture him and put things right before her parents get home. It’s August 1939 and Frances has not stepped foot out of her great-grandfather’s house since her car accident. When her scientist parents go on a trip leaving her with a robot tutor, she explores the house and [...]

By |2022-09-25T08:15:43-04:00September 26th, 2022|Book Review, Mo Reading|0 Comments
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Happy Book Birthday to Monster Club!

  Happy book birthday to MONSTER CLUB by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel! Almost everyone calls Eric "Doodle" because he doodles a lot. And he's so good at it that he got  into Mark Twain Middle School for the Gifted and Talented. His favorite thing to draw is Brickman, a fighting monster he designed for the game he and his best friend, Yoo-Hoo created. They, along with three other friends play it during lunchtime. They [...]

By |2022-09-11T17:25:34-04:00September 13th, 2022|Book Launch, Mo Reading|0 Comments
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3 Must-Read Middle Grade Books for September 2022

Join us in welcoming these exciting September releases.     The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo (September 6, 2022) Spooky middle grade with Cuban flair. When a Cuban American boy moves into a lighthouse, he hopes it will be his forever-home. But soon his parents are arguing, and supernatural forces awaken. When he makes friends with ghosts, he sets out to discover the island’s secrets and uncovers his family roots along the way. [...]

By |2022-09-02T06:47:40-04:00September 7th, 2022|Book Launch, Mo Reading|0 Comments
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Mo Reading: What We Saw by Mary Downing Hahn

Murder, mayhem and middle school. Join us in welcoming the latest exciting book by Mary Downing Hahn releasing September 6, 2022. The ups and downs of middle grade friendship take center stage in this exciting thriller about a missing teacher and small town secrets. When best friends Abbi and Skylar find a secluded tree house in a bad part of town, they use it as a place to spy. Finally, there's something to make the [...]

By |2022-08-31T09:32:14-04:00September 6th, 2022|Mo Reading|0 Comments
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