"This part mystery, part heart-warming book is a great recommendation for a mystery or fantasy fan. "
#iLoveMG is my continuing series where I share middle grade books recommended by my fifth graders. (Please note that my fifth graders read a wide variety of books across a wide variety of genres, levels, and topics. Do not think that these books are "only" for fifth graders.) For younger readers, #3rdfor3rd for recommendations from when I taught third grade.
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill is a low-fantasy book which shows the importance of trust and distrust. It is about an ogress named, conveniently, the Ogress. She believes that the more you give, the more you have. The Ogress lives on the edge of a peaceful village – well, a village that used to be kind and good until the town’s library and school mysteriously burned down – called Stone-in-the-Glen. She is misunderstood, though. Instead of being thought of as kind, the townspeople think the Ogress is stealing children and wreaking havoc.
The Ogress and the Orphans
Recommended by Ezra
This part mystery, part heart-warming book is a great recommendation for a mystery or fantasy fan.
This book has great characters and a great storyline. Kelly Barnhill’s Ogress and the Orphans is an amazing read.
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