Posts contained in the “Intermediate Literature” category:

Books written for and/or marketed to middle school and upper elementary students, generally people 9-12 years of age.

Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo


Share this…             One of the worst things about being an adult is that when you read a really good kids’ book, you’re still focusing on all those “English teacher” things: theme, symbolism, characterization, etc. It is all too easy to forget that when a young person reads a book, they’re not looking at the trees, but …read more…


Meet Kaya: An American Girl by Janet Shaw


Share this…             There are times when the most you can hope for a book is that you can read it, set it aside, and not completely hate it. So I must provide a caveat: I thought this would be one of those books. It was with some dismay that I found myself faced with the prospect …read more…