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Two wonderful stories of immigration and diversity can be your travel companions in the car

This summer we mixed things up. We took a break from the kids watching videos in the backseat of our drives and opted for family audio books. Along our journey this summer, I've found two fantastic audio books for middle grade students (grades 4-9). Over the years, we've had mixed success with audio books. When the girls were quite young the Roald Dahl series of CD's was a huge hit. This set lasted us a few years. Then we went through the entire Harry Potter series (more than once). Also on CD's, but the books are all available digitally as well. Jim Dale, the narrator is simply genius. Why Audio Books are Ideal for Middle Grade Readers When the girls hit...

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