Book Delight with Chrissie Wright
Welcome to Book Delight with Chrissie Wright, the podcast where readers can be all kinds of ways and books really are magic.
This show is hosted by Chrissie Wright, an elementary teacher-librarian in the pacific northwest. On the show, Chrissie connects you and the kids in your life to fantastic kidlit. If the idea of blowing up your kidlit TBR appeals to you, you're in the right place.
Episode formats include booklists, topical deep dives, Dear Abby-style "My Kid Needs a Book" episodes, and reading raves (recap-style episodes sharing Chrissie's favorite reads from the month.)
Book Delight with Chrissie Wright
Ep 66 - Kidlit Favorites of 2024 - Middle Grade
Welcome to Favorites Month! Each week in December, Chrissie will share a category of her favorite kidlit of 2024. This week, we're talking middle grade.
Featured Titles
- A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga
- Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste
- Read At Your Own Risk by Remy Lai
- The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling
- The House with a Dragon In It by Nick Lake, illustrated by Emily Gravett
- The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber
- The Underdogs of Upson Downs by Craig Silvey
Honorable Mentions
- The Fairy Tale Fan Club by Richard Ayoade
- The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko
On My TBR:
- Tig by Heather Smith
- Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood by Robert Beatty
- The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Stranded by Nikki Shannon Smith
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