Two Awesome Middle-Grade Fiction Books

I’m making a lot of progress on my Cybils shortlist and am feeling really happy about all of the really good books that made the list.

I didn’t expect to love Ice Dogs but I did. Victoria is a great character and I loved her strength and I loved her dogs.

I also didn’t expect to love Nickel Bay Nick, either. Totally loved the characters and the story. Even better, I didn’t see the end coming! (That almost never happens and really never happens with children’s books.)