With Halloween around the corner, middle grade readers and writers are itching for some good scares! Here's a list of great books to tic...

It's that time of year again! Get out the jack-o-lanterns and plastic skeletons, because Halloween is almost here. Today, I thought I...

“Scary, Mommy, it’s scary.”   “Ok, honey, just a minute. Go back upstairs.” Not exactly one of my parenting triumphs. At this point...

There are many different types of spooky stories. Some feature humor, adventure and straight-up chills, while others explore sensitive topic...

Today at Middle Grade Minded, I'm going to reprise a post I originally wrote all the way back in October 2015 ( original post ). After a...