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Childrens, Ages 9-12, 9-12 Fiction

The Middler

Kirsty Applebaum (author)

Paperback Published on: 28/03/2019

£7.99

11 reviews

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Bookseller Reviews

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Maggie and Greta would definitely be friends

An exceptional dystopian adventure for middle grade readers. The middler is such a good book! Maggie is a lovable character with a unique voice, funny an... READ MORE

grace machon at Kendal

Perfect for fans of adventure and intrigue

My first thought when reading this was the echoes of dystopian narratives that are less common in 9-12 than they are in, say, teen fiction. We follow Maggi... READ MORE

Tess Clothier at Nottingham

Synopsis

I was special. I was a hero. I lost the best friend I ever had.

Eleven-year-old Maggie lives in Fennis Wick, enclosed and protected from the outside world by a boundary, beyond which the Quiet War rages and the dirty, dangerous wanderers roam. Her brother Jed is an eldest, revered and special. A hero. Her younger brother is Trig - everyone loves Trig. But Maggie's just a middler; invisible and left behind.

Then, one hot September day, she meets Una, a hungry wanderer girl in need of help, and everything Maggie has ever known gets turned on its head.

Narrated expertly and often hilariously by Maggie, we experience the trials and frustrations of being the forgotten middle child, the child with no voice, even in her own family. This gripping story of forbidden friendship, loyalty and betrayal is perfect for fans of Malorie Blackman, Meg Rosoff and Frances Hardinge.

Publisher information

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
ISBN: 9781788003452
Number of pages: 256
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
Languages: English

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Nothing Middling about this story

A nicely paced, relatively short book. The author gets straight into the story, with no explanation for the world setting and just drip feeds information. ... READ MORE

David Barker

Lovely & TENSE!

Thank you to the publishers for this early review copy. As an eldest child I obviously started this book with a feeling of superiority we all know the elde... READ MORE

Fiona Sharp

Crackling with energy!

Kirsty Applebaum's debut children's book 'The Middler' is a gripping, page-turning tour de force. It is gaining a lot of buzz, and thankfully it lives up t... READ MORE

Chris Soul UK

Kirsty is the master of show, don't tell. A triumph!

The Middler reminded me of the perfect mix between Patrick Ness' Chaos Walking Trilogy and Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games. This is the story of a world ... READ MORE

Anna Hoghton

Eldest. Middler. Youngest. Dirty, dangerous and deceitful wanderers. A stupendous book about malfeasance, thinking for yourself and standing up for what is right.

Jed, is an Eldest - so a hero. He's special. He's brave. Trig is four years Maggie's junior, the Youngest and Maggie? Well she's not important at all. She... READ MORE

Sue Chambers

Atmospheric, exciting book

Maggie is a middle child fighting to be heard in a world where only Eldests are valued. One day she meets someone from the outside, a "dirty, dangerous, de... READ MORE

Ni Fa

Intriguing, foreboding, emotionally complex – a highly original debut

Kirsty Applebaum has made middle grade 'small town dystopia' her own in her books Troofriend and Lonny Quicke, and this is especially the case in this exc... READ MORE

Deborah Barnes

Brilliant

This is one of the best MG novels I've ever read, and possibly one of my favourite ever books. Beautifully written, pacy, super engaging characters. Just p... READ MORE

Lucy Cuthew

A thrilling adventure

I thought this was fantastic; Maggie was a really likeable, well-written main character and the way the plot unravelled, gradually becoming more complex wi... READ MORE

Rachael at Altrincham

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