Young Adult v. Middle Grade

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are Traci and Ellie, two bookish friends who talk in any spare minute that we have.  This week we are discussing Middle Grade vs. Young Adult!  To shop the books listed in this episode, visit</span> <a href= "https://bookshop.org/shop/literallyreadingpodcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">our shop</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">at bookshop.org.  </span></p> <p><strong>Literally Reading:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/the-year-of-billy-miller/9780062268143"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The Year of Billy Miller</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Kevin Henkes (Ellie)</span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/the-christmas-pig/9781338790238"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> The Christmas Pig</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by J.K. Rowling (Traci)</span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/save-me-a-seat-scholastic-gold/9780545846615"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Save Me a Seat</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan (Ellie)</span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/throne-of-glass/9781619630345"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Throne of Glass</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Sarah J. Maas (Traci)</span></p> <p><strong>Crack the Book Open:</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/on-the-come-up-9781432893248/9780062498588"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">On the Come Up</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Angie Thomas (Ellie)</span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/the-war-that-saved-my-life/9780147510488"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">The War that Saved My Life</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (Traci) </span></p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/hope-and-other-punch-lines/9781524766771"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Hope and Other Punch Lines</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Julie Buxbaum (Ellie)</s