Nishi's Books Blog

To be honest, I didn't read a lot of books during January. I only read 2 books 😳. I normally read more than 5 books every month, so January wasn't a good reading month. But let's get on with it!  Here are the 2 books I read on January The Kid Who Came From Space - Ross Welford A small village in the wilds of Northumberland is rocked by the disappearance of twelve-year-old Tamara Tait. Only her twin brother, Ethan, knows she is safe and the extraordinary truth of where she really is. It must be a secret or he'd risk never seeing her again. But he isn't going to give up. He teams up with his new best friend Iggy and an alien (yes, alien!) Hellyann, a spaceship called Philip and Suzy, a trained chicken for a nail-biting chase to get his sister back... which will take him further than anyone has ever been before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Witch's Boy - Kelly Barnhill Ned and his twin Tam tumble from their raft in the river, and only Ne...

I have read hundreds of middle-grade books and I can't wait to share my recommendations with you! Wonder  Wonder, by R.J Palacio, is about a boy named August who has a genetic facial difference . After being homeschooled, he goes to school for the first time in grade 5.  Auggie has to cope with the reactions to his unusual appearance and middle-school drama. Some kids are mean to him and want him to get out of school. This beautiful story is narrated from different points of view like Auggie and his sister. Front Desk Mia Tang lives in a Motel, not a big house. Every day her parents clean the hotel and she manages the front desk and tends to the customers. Her parents let immigrants stay in the motel, for free. If mean Mr.Yao, the motel's owner, finds it out they're doomed. Mia wants to be a writer. But how can she, when her mom thinks that she should stick to maths since English isn't her best subject? Mia needs all her hard work, kindness, and courage to get through t...

Middle-grade books are usually for kids from 8 - 12 years old. These books are age-appropriate and are good for kids to read!  Just because it is called Middle-Grade books doesn't mean only middle graders should read it! Really, anyone can read these books no matter what age! The category after Middle Grade is YA, which is Young Adult. Young Adult books are usually for 13-18 year olds.

#MiddleGradeMarch Raina couldn't wait longer to become a big sister. But when Amara is born, things don't go like she expected. Amara is cute and tiny but also a grouchy, cranky baby, she prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't exactly improve over the years.  Later a new baby enters the picture. Sometime later after Will is born, things are not right. A family reunion. A long journey. Two sisters. One car. A true story.

#MiddleGradeMarch Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls.  Which severely injured her two front teeth, followed by a long and frustrating journey that includes braces, embarrassing headgear,  surgery,  and even a retainer with fake teeth attached.  And on top of all that, there’s still more to deal with: frenemies, school, and more. 

#MiddleGradeMarch Twelve-year-old Maddie plans for a secret sleepover with her two best friends. Unfortunately, they don't come so she decides to spend the night alone in the sleepover place.  But she ends up waking up to a nightmare. Everyone is mysteriously evacuated from the town. She is abandoned and alone. She has no one to rely on, no power, no phones that work, or any way of communication. Her only companions are a Rottweiler named George and all the books she can read. Beginning with a rough start, Maddie learns clever ways to survive in a place that has been deserted and forgotten. As the months pass, she escapes many things like natural disasters, wild animals, and even fire. Can Maddie’s stubborn will to survive  carry her through the most frightening experience of her life, alone ?

#MiddleGradeMarch Amari And The Night Brothers Quinton Peters was the smartest of the Rosewood low-income housing projects. Then he mysteriously goes missing. His little sister, 13-year-old Amari Peters, can’t understand why it’s not a bigger deal. And why do the police assume he was into something illegal? Then Amari comes across a ticking briefcase in Quinton’s old closet. One that was meant for her to see. There was far more to Quinton's disappearance, it seems, than she or anyone ever knew. He has left her a nomination for a summer tryout, at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. Amari knew the answers behind her brother's disappearance are in the Bureau. She knows she has to go there. Her mother is happy with that since she thought it was just the leadership program Quinton attended that helped him to get good marks.  There, Amari discovers that she is a magician, with powers that are illegal . As if being poor wasn't enough to stand out. With an evil magician threate...