Books In the Middle Podcast

A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, The Original Fight Over Science In Schools by Debbie Levy (Nonfiction)

Send us a textA Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, The Original Fight Over Science In Schools by Debbie LevyWhen John T. Scopes was interrupted during a game of tennis after finishing his first year of teaching in Tennessee, and asked to go down and talk to some of the local townspeople at the drugstore, he didn't think much of it. But when he arrived he found some guys planning something big, something to put the sleepy little town of Dayton, TN on the map, forever. And it would be an issue that we still deal with to this very day. Recommended for grades 8 and up. Support the show

Silent Sister by Megan Davidhizar (Mystery/ Suspense)

Send us a textSilent Sister by Megan DavidhizarWhen Grace wakes up in the hospital, she has no recollection of the past week. Everything feels different, and she is confused. Her sister, Maddy is missing and she appears to have been the last person to see her. So why can't she remember what happened? And more importantly, where is her sister? She must hold the key to that night, if only she could remember. Recommended for grades 7 and up. Support the show

Songs for the Offseason by Ryan Wolf (Novel in Verse, Contemporary and Sports)

Send us a textSongs for the Offseason by Ryan WolfDustin is super excited to be heading off to Japan for a fun filled summer. His whole baseball team is going and he's had to work hard to earn the money for the trip. But when his mom comes into his room, just days before the trip is supposed to happen, and gives him some shocking news, he knows he can't go on the trip. But what he doesn't expect is the summer ahead of him. Recommended for grades 7 and up. Support the show

The Flicker by H. E. Edgmon (Adventure and Science Fiction

Send us a textThe Flicker by H.E. EdgmonWith Millie's mom dead, and now Rose's father, all they have left is each other and their little brother Sammy. But how can two girls and a baby make in this new world after the flicker - a massive solar flare that left most of the world charred and barren? Millie is determined to head off and find her grandmother, but Rose thinks they should find a place her dad used to hear about on the radio, called the Sanctuary. What happens when they can't agree, and food is running out?Recommended for grades 7 and up. Support the show

Secret Life of Lincoln Jones by Wendelin Van Draanen (Contemporary Fiction)

Send us a textThe Secret Life of Lincoln Jones by Wendelin Van DraanenCould life be any worse? Lincoln doesn’t think so. I mean, how many kids have to go to their parents work after school? And how much worse that his mom works in a crazy home, or AKA – old folks home – or AKA a nursing home for dementia patients? Plus, Lincoln is having to deal with moving to a new school and a new apartment and having to deal with the school bus, which all pose their own problems.Even though Lincoln has a lot to deal with, he moves through life with a journal in his backpack and lots of stories in his head. If he can only stay out of the way of Troy (who makes his life a misery on the bus) and Kandy Kain (seriously that is her name – a girl who won’t leave him alone at school) and various residents at Brookside Manor (one who periodically likes to take off her clothes!) he might be able to make it through the first months at school.Recommended for 6th grade and up. Support the show