Today on Middle Grade Mavens, Pamela reviews, "Edie's Experiments," by Charlotte Barkla, Illustrated by Sandy Flett. Pamela also reviews, "The Sound of Dark," a 100StoryBuilding Anthology. Julie reviews reviews, "Lizard's Tale," by Weng Wai Chan, and Julie also reviews, "The Chickens Curse," by Frances Watts, Illustrated by Kelly Canby. Plus Charlotte Barkla stops in as well as Catherine Pelosi, of "Quark's Academy." Two wonderful authors with a love of books with STEM themes join us in the Mavens hot seat for an interview.

Author Links: https://www.charlottebarkla.com/

lllustrator Links: https://sandyflettart.com/

Want to request this at your local library, here's what you will need?

Title: Edie's Experiments: How To Make Friends

Author: Charlotte Barkla

Illustrator: Sandy Flett

Format: Book

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Date: 4 Feb 2020

ISBN: 9781760891770

Author links: https://www.100storybuilding.org.au/

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Title: The Sound Of Dark

Author: Anthology

Format: Book

Publisher: 100 Story Building

Date: Nov 2019

Author links: https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/lizard-s-tale

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Title: Lizard's Tale

Author: Weng Wai Chan

Format: Book

Publisher: Text Publishing

Date: July 2019

ISBN: 9781925603910

Author links: http://franceswatts.com/

Illustrator links: https://kellycanby.com/

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Title: The Chicken's Curse

Author: Frances Watts

Illustrator: Kelly Canby

Format: Book

Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Date: Feb 2020

ISBN: 9781760525569

Author links: https://catherinepelosi.com/

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Title: Quark's Academy

Author: Catherine Pelosi

Format: Book

Publisher: Hachette

Date: Jan 2018

ISBN: 9780734417800

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