Candy Bunny Reader

  Have you read any of these? Or are now planning to? Additionally, these are all middle grade books! Coincidentally, all with 13 year old protagonists. Perfect for Middle Grade March! Or any time of the year. As usual, I put links to each book's Goodreads page if you want to learn more Check out the navigation page above for the previous parts of my underrated books series! 1. Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix --when 13 year old Bethany's parents start acting strange and leave her with an aunt she's never met before, she slowly finds out the truth about her own existence. 2. The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings --the classic bittersweet story about 13 year old Jody and his pet fawn, Flag.  3. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick --13 year old Stephen deals with his younger brother's ALL diagnosis.  4. The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech --the adventures of a guardian angel and 13 year old Zola in a small town in the Swiss Alps.

Now, my history with Haddix's books is rather interesting, because when I tried reading her books when I was actually a kid, I didn't like them very much!  In middle school I tried reading Found , which is the first of her Missing series, and I found it hard to get through. The time travel stuff was also kind of confusing, and the whole book was just a set up for the rest of the series where the main characters go through time to restore history. I also tried reading Among the Hidden , the first of the Shadow Children. At the time I found it boring, but that would eventually change in the future.  The first book I read from Haddix as an adult would become an all-time favorite, and that is Just Ella ! It's a feminist retelling of Cinderella. The second book I read from her was Running Out of Time . I also loved it. I am not planning on reading the sequel, though. I thought the first book was satisfying enough But then I did read the sequel to Just Ella , which was Palace of...

  Another book by one of my favorite authors ever! I bought this copy at a used bookstore in my area. This is a reminder to support independent bookstores, especially if they sell second-hand!  Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix is about almost-thirteen-year-old Bethany whose overprotective parents have started acting strangely, and they just sent her to live with an aunt she never knew she had, named Myrlie. Bethany's parents also won't answer her phone calls, either, for some reason. Everyone in her aunt Myrlie's small town also react strangely every time they see Bethany, too. Her aunt Myrlie and her cousin Jocelyn, treat her very kindly, but Bethany feels like they're hiding something from her. Something involving someone named Elizabeth... Yup, another mind-boggling mystery story! This one really had me on the edge of my seat.  But I am giving it 4.5 stars . I had to take off half of a star because I didn't really like the way they handled the bad guy...