Best of the Middle Grade Blogs: April 29

Sherrie's post on how babies are made according to an 8 yr old has been cracking me up all week. (Yes I stole her pix. Way funny.) When my kids unroll toilet paper like crazed kittens, I think of this story. When my throat tickles in a definitely-catching-a-cold-two-days-before-my-half-marathon, I think of this story. As I help kids with fractions, book reviews, spelling tests, phonics, and other school ridiculousness, I think of this story. Go. Read. Enjoy the weekend.

My Fave Middle Grade Blog Posts This Week:

Industry

• 5 Articles on the Differences Between MG and YA @ Guide to Literary Agents.
• P is for Parents: Dead or MIA @ That's Another Story.
• New E-Book Pricing Model (Wymer Model) @ Tracy Edward Wymer.
• How I Got My Agent: Allan Woodrow @ Guide to Literary Agents.
• What Do Agents Do? @ From the Mixed Up Files...
• 6 1/2 Thoughts on Marketing & Promotion @ Shrinking Violet Promotions.

Crafting

• Time Period Settings @ Kidlit.
• Scholastic Order Forms @ Anita Laydon Miller's MG Blog.
• Field Work for Fiction @ Smack Dab in the Middle.
• Dear Writer, Where Do You Get Your Ideas? @ Write4Kids!
• Why Critiques Are Important @ Readatouille.
• V is for Voice @ PK Hrezo.

Interviews

• Jacqueline Houtman, The Reinvention of Edison Thomas @ Ink Spells.
• Jennifer Cervantes, Tortilla Sun @ From the Mixed Up Files...
• Hillary Homzie, The Hot List @ Project Mayhem.
• Barbara Dee, Trauma Queen @ The O.W.L.
• Roland Smith @ Write About Now.

Reviews

• MMGM: Tiger @ Shannon Whitney Messenger.
• MMGM: The Lemonade Crime @ My Brain on Books.
• MMGM: Earthling Hero @ My Comfy Chair.
• MMGM: My Father's Dragon @ Anita Laydon Miller's MG Blog.
• MMGM: The Hound of Rowan @ Book Dreaming.
• MMGM: The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg @ Novel & Nouveau.
• MMGM: Horton Halfpott @ Kid Lit Frenzy.
• MMGM: Ella Enchanted @ Night Writer.
• MMGM: Second Fiddle @ Just Deb!
• The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless @ Middle Grade Ninja.
• Choose Your Own Adventure ( Scumble Giveaway) @ Another Gray Day.

Other Round Ups

• This Sunday's Round Up of MG F & S/F @ Charlotte's Library.

Still want more writing blog links? Okay, I'll give them to you. My writing world round up at The Writing Bug.

The A to Z challenge is almost over. What do you think? Take it or leave it?

I only had to write 4 letters and for some reason it was a killer. Not that I did that much. Points for the bloggers that went A to Z on their own.