What's 'middle grade' mean to begin with? Join Charlie and Elisabeth as they talk all things middle grade, from past to present to future!

Books mentioned in the episode:

• A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
• The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery
• The Goosebumps series by R.L. Stine
• The Birchbark House series by Louise Erdrich
• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
• Hatchet by Gary Paulson
• Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
• The Lucky Ones by Linda Williams Jackson
• Lily's Promise by Kathryn Erskine
• J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard
• Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Munoz Ryan
• Gussy by Jimmy Cajoleas
• Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• Weird Kid by Greg van Eekhout
• Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf
• Nic Blake and the Remarkables by Angie Thomas
• The Secret Battle of Evan Po by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
• The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill