Blog Tour + Guest Post: Poppy Mayberry, The Monday (Nova Kids #1) by Jennie K. Brown

What if your teacher could read your mind just because she was born on a Thursday? Or the kid next to you in class could turn back the clock just because he was a 'Wednesday''? In the quirky town of Nova, all of this is normal, but one thing is not---Poppy Mayberry. As an almost-eleven-year-old Monday, she should be able to pass notes in class or brush her dog, Pickle, without lifting a finger. But her Monday telekinesis still has some kinks, and that plate of spaghetti she's passing may just end up on someone's head. And if that's not hard enough, practically perfect Ellie Preston is out to get her, and Principal Wible wants to send her to remedial summer school to work on her powers! It's enough to make a girl want to disappear...if only she were a Friday.

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About Jennie:

Short bio: Jennie K. Brown is an award-winning high school English teacher, freelance magazine writer, and author of children’s books. Her middle grade novel POPPY MAYBERRY, THE MONDAY will be published in September 2016 by Month9Books (Tantrum Books imprint), with a sequel to follow in April 2017. Book 3 in her Nova Kids Series is set to publish in September 2017. Jennie currently serves as president of the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (PCTELA) and she is an active member of SCBWI, NCTE, and ALAN. She is a regular contributor to the SCBWI Eastern PAand PCTELA blogs.

When she’s not teaching or writing, Jennie can be found reading, hanging out with her awesome family, or plotting her next book!

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The Guest Post: 

My question was; Top ten favorite Middle Grade books?

Gosh … this is so tough! I’ve read SO MANY amazing middle grade books, but there are a solid few I keep coming back to over and over again! Below are some of my favorites from childhood and adulthood!

The Callendar Papers by Cynthia Voight

            I remember reading this over and over again as a child.

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

            I love anything kid-spy related

Anything Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keen

            Love good mysteries!

The Babysitter’s Club Series

            Staple on the ‘90s girl’s bookshelf!

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi

            The first book I did a book report on in 4^th grade. Still love it to this day!

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

            Wonderful, dark, mysterious series!

Harry Potter by J. K Rowling

            No brainer!

Princess Academy by Shannon Hale

            I love most works by Shannon Hale!

All of Lois Duncan’s books

            Can’t resist a good Lois Duncan thriller!

The Wig in the Window

            I just love this fun, new series by Kristen Kittscher.