The Middle Grade audience is readers ages 8–12. Generally 30,000–50,000 words (although fantasy can run longer to allow for more complex world-building). No profanity, graphic violence or sexuality (romance, if any, is limited to a crush or a first kiss). Age of protagonist: Typically age 10 for a younger MG novel, and up to age 13 for older, more complex books. Focus on friends, family and the character’s immediate world and relationship to it; characters react to what happens to them, with minimal self-reflection.
The Steamkettle Kids Save The Day
It’s a warm Saturday in the summer of 1872, and somewhere in Steamkettle Bay, bad things are happening. Can Paisley Pockets and Christopher Cogan stop a crime in progress? They may be just a couple of kids, but where there’s a will and, some smarts, there just might be a way.
More info →The Legend of The Engineer: A New Year’s Holiday Tale
In a country called Industralia, children listen to a New Year's story about Frostica, the Engineer, and a magical train pulled by Engine No.19.
More info →A Life Invented
Gerard Liddle is a young kid growing up in the late 1800s in the idyllic town of Quartz Corners. He's already tinkering around with his very first inventions - which sometimes work, and sometimes do unexpected things.
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Full Steam Ahead: A Short Story Collection Where Kids Save the Day
A collection of the "Brassbright Kids" stories PLUS a brand-new novelette!
The Steamkettle Kids Save the Day - Can Paisley Pockets and Christopher Cogan stop a crime in progress? They may be just a couple of kids, but where there’s a will and some smarts, there just might be a way.
The Legend of The Engineer - In a country called Industralia, children listen to a New Year's story about Frostica, the Engineer, and a magical train.
A Life Invented - Gerard Liddle tinkers with his very first inventions - which sometimes work, and sometimes do unexpected things.
The Steamkettle Kids and the Lucky Tentacles - After a hurricane shakes up Steamkettle Bay, Paisley Pockets, Christopher Cogan and Jimmy Cupper have an adventure as big as the sea.
~ NEW ~ The Secret of Tarragon Alley - Robin dreams of having a garden filled with flowers, just like Gramma did. When he brings home a little clay pot filled with gnarly, weird plants, he has no idea that it will take him on an amazing adventure.
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