Hey y'all. My name is Yvette and welcome
to my channel. Today I'm going to be
announcing the second round of the
Middle Grade Magic readathon.
This is a readathon focused on reading
middle grade books and it was created by
my friend Cara over at the Wilde Book Garden.
I am one of the co-hosts, along with Kier
from Kier the Scrivener,
Kelly from Cozy Reader Kelly, and Yara from
A Rray of Reading. This readathon is
running from August 1st to August 16th,
so a little bit over two weeks to give
you plenty of time to read some middle
grade books. We also have a Twitter
account where you can find all the
information about the readathon,
or if you have any questions, you can
talk to us there. So for last year's
readathon, each prompt was based off of a
different misconception about middle
grade books.
But for this year we're switching it up
a little bit and the theme is going to be
quotes. Each prompt is going to have a
corresponding quote about the power and
importance of children's books. To
represent the overall theme of this
round of the readathon, we have two Maya
Angelou quotes.
The first one is  "We should all know that
diversity makes for rich tapestry
and we must understand that all threads
of the tapestry are equal in value, no
matter what their color."
And the second one is, "It is time for
parents to teach young people early on
that in diversity, there is beauty and
there is strength." Before I get into the
prompts, just a little reminder that even
though we do have prompts that
specifically call for books from
marginalized authors,
those aren't the only prompts that you
can read books by marginalized authors for.
So now on to the prompts. The first one
goes with the quote,
"Children need windows and mirrors. They
need mirrors in which to see themselves
and windows through which they see the
world." And that is by Dr. Rudine Sims
Bishop. So for this one, we're asking you
to read an ownvoices book featuring a
main character that is different from you
AND read a book with a main character
that shares some part of your identity.
So the next quote is from CS Lewis and
it is,
"Since it is so likely that children will
meet cruel enemies, let them at least
have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.
Otherwise you are making their destiny
not brighter but darker." And the prompt
for this one is to read a book that
gives you hope. The third quote is from
Madeline L'Engle and it is,
"You have to write the book that wants to
be written. And if the book will be too
difficult for grownups, then you write it
for children."
And the prompt that goes with this one
is to read a book with a serious topic.
The fourth quote is from Audrey Hepburn,
and it is, "If i'm honest I have to tell
you I still read fairy tales and I like
them best of all." For this one, we're
asking you to read a "story time" book,
so like, a fairy tale, a folklore, a
picture book
anything you think will fit this prompt.
We're not really strict about it at all.
And the fifth quote is from Maurice
Sendek and it is,
"Imagination for the child is the
miraculous freewheeling device he uses
to course his way through the problems
of every day...
It is through fantasy that children
achieve catharsis." For this one, the
prompt is to read a story that you would
consider to be fantastical or
imaginative. And finally the last quote is from
Jacqueline Woodson and it is,
"If someone had taken that book out of my
hand and said, you're too old for this,
maybe I'd never have believed that
someone who looked like me could be in
the pages of the book,
that someone who looked like me had a
story." And the prompt for this is to read
a book by a marginalized author that you
think will bring you joy. So those are
the prompts for round two
of the Middle Grade mMagic readathon. I
really hope that y'all participate in
thisM even if that means just picking up
one middle grade book.
I really truly believe middle grade is
underrated and
even if you think that middle grade
books aren't for you, I can almost
guarantee you that there is one out
there that you can enjoy.
I did do a recommendation [video] for last
year's readathon, so if you're looking
for something to pick up, I'll leave that
down in the description box.
And if you want a more specific
recommendation, feel free to come and ask
in the comments. So I think I've covered
everything in this video.
Make sure to go check out and subscribe
to all my co-hosts.
And I hope you all enjoyed this video,
thank you for watching, and I'll see you
next time.
