Comments on: About https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/ Books for Kids and Grown Ups Wed, 22 May 2024 18:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ojuọlape https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-4748 Wed, 22 May 2024 18:15:33 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-4748 I’ve just come across your blog all over again (re: its new name) and I’m so proud to see your consistency over the years. Love, a fellow doctor-turned-writer.

]]> By: Canda Atiya Imani-Romain https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-3309 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:43:53 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-3309 Thank you . I am a curriculum developer and I was looking for a comprehensive list of great children’s stories of our children to use in our homeschool hub thank you. Would you be interest end in compiling a list of African historically relevant stories that should be required reading for black high schoolers.
Like Barracoon and Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Zurston.

]]> By: Afoma Umesi https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2961 Wed, 10 May 2023 10:05:24 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2961 In reply to Tim McDermott.

Hi Tim!

Such a pleasure to have you 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Tim McDermott https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2958 Wed, 10 May 2023 06:37:44 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2958 Hi….Just stumbled upon your site while doing research for new titles for my middle schoolers……I teach at an International School in China and your lists reflect my students, excited to see so many titles that are on my reading lists. Excited to check out some new reads.

Thanks
Tim

]]> By: Amah https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2645 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:18:05 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2645 Hello Afoma! I love your work here!!. I used to read your blog from when it was Ihunda’s Musings. I would truly love to read your posts from those years again (I used to love your roundups from the web!). Where can I find those posts again?

]]> By: Debra Contrino https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2540 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:39:00 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2540 Afoma, you are amazing. I have shared your website with my colleagues at our middle school, and today I shared it with my professor and classmates at the Confratute summer conference for educators at UCONN. You rock!

]]> By: Kim Kanofsky https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2436 Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:44:43 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2436 I love your website. Your reviews are excellent and your choices are amazing. 🙂 Thank you!!

]]> By: Afoma Umesi https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2430 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:14:59 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2430 In reply to Kristen Fiedler.

You’re so welcome!

]]> By: Kristen Fiedler https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-2429 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 23:29:14 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-2429 Hello!
I’m homeschooling a couple of voracious readers and I am SO excited to have come across your site. Thanks so much for all your work!

]]> By: Afoma Umesi https://readingmiddlegrade.com/about/#comment-1557 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:18:40 +0000 https://afomaumesi.wordpress.com/?page_id=49#comment-1557 In reply to Radha Srinivasan.

Hi Radha! Good to have you here 🙂

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