In this "Help! My kid needs a book!" episode, Chrissie responds to listener requests for middle-grade book recommendations.

FEATURED BOOKS
Spooky Graphic Novels

• WELCOME TO FERAL and LAST EXIT TO FERAL by Mark Fearing
• ALL THE LOVELY BAD ONES by Mary Downing Hahn
• THE OJJA-WOJJA by Magdalene Visaggio
• SCURRY by Mac Smith

Realistic Graphic Novels

• DUEL by Jessixa Bagley
• THE CUPCAKE DIARIES by Coco Simon
• PAWS by Nathan Fairbairn
• ART CLUB by Rashad Doucet

Backlist Middle Grade to Read Aloud

• THE VANDERBEEKERS OF 141ST STREET by Karina Yan Glaser
• A PLACE TO HANG THE MOON by Kate Albus
• A ROVER'S STORY by Jasmine Warga
• THE GIRL WHO SAILED THE STARS by Matilda Woods

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