Susan Uhlig

Just when you think a book is error-free, it’s not. Just when you think the statute of limitations is up for finding mistakes, it isn’t.
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Just when you think

Quote• Posted on June 3, 2025 by Susan Uhlig

Georgia Watson and the 99 Percent Campaign

Posted on June 2, 2025May 22, 2025 by Susan Uhlig

Marvelous Middle Grade Monday

Georgia Watson and the 99 Percent Campaign (Fitzroy Books/Regal House, October 2025*) by Sara F. Shacter was so good it was a one-sitting read. Ask your libraries to order it. I mean it!

Georgia and her one friend Izzy are entering 6th grade and thrilled to be in Mr. C’s class. (They both love science which he teaches.) But when Izzy’s former friend, mean Nicole, tries to squeeze Georgia out, Georgia is so mad she does something mean back with unfortunate consequences. Will she lose Izzy now? And what will their other classmates think? Worse yet Mr. C is disappointed in her. What a horrible start to the school year that may mean Georgia doesn’t get her wish for the two of them to go to science camp together next summer.

I love how what they’re learning in class effects Georgia’s actions, and how class assignments help her to see others differently. We all want kids to have teachers like fun and inventive Mr. C. Georgia’s science themed t-shirts are great, too. I also like that this ISN’T the typical “mean girl” story.

This is the author’s first middle grade novel. Read about Sara here and check out her picture books here.

*I got to read an Advanced Reader Copy.

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Quote• Posted on May 27, 2025 by Susan Uhlig

Middle Grade Books Set in States Where I’ve Lived

Posted on May 26, 2025May 22, 2025 by Susan Uhlig

Inspired by this list “50 States Reading Road Trip (Middle Grade Books Set in the USA)” posted on May 21st, I decided to share some middle grade books I’ve recommended (or read) set in my different states as well. Some may be on the above list–others are not. Some are more recent and others are older, but still good!

These states are in order of when I lived there:

OREGON (born and raised)

The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry

Roller Girl (a graphic novel) by Victoria Jamieson

A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry

WASHINGTON (I’ve moved here three times! It’s the state I’ve lived in the longest.)

The Fences Between Us by Kirby Larson

I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm

A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry