Librarians and Teachers–these videos are for you! But of course, anyone with interest is welcome to view and share them. Below you’ll find my collection of videos with Young Adult and Middle Grade authors reading their first chapter. (Thanks for sharing, authors!) My hope is that this will encourage kids to read these books and more. The authors would also greatly appreciate it if you would recommend their book be stocked in your school or public library.
Young Adult Books
When Oceans Rise by Robin Alvarez
Not Our Summer by Casie Bazay
Someone I Used to Know by Patty Blount
Disconnected by Riley Cross
Junkyard Dogs by Kathryn Higgs-Coulthard
Dangerous Play by Emma Kress
The Claiming by J.A. Nielsen
When You and I Collide by Kate Norris
Lola at Last by JC Peterson
Being Mary Bennett by JC Peterson
A Dragonbird in the Fern by Laura Rueckert
Monstersona by Chloe Spencer
Switchback by Danika Stone
Middle Grade Books
How to be a Goldfish by Jane Baird Warren
Lolo Weaver Swims Upstream by Polly Farquhar
New Girl by Kate McCarroll Moore
Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research by Elizabeth Pagel Hogan
Swallowed by a Secret by Risa Nyman
Swim the Stars by Katie Spina
The Polter-Ghost Problem by Betsy Uhrig