Comments on: What Makes a Book Middle Grade? https://bethecatblog.com/2016/11/what-makes-a-book-middle-grade/ random musings of stories and life Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: LK Griffie https://bethecatblog.com/2016/11/what-makes-a-book-middle-grade/#comment-41878 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:28:13 +0000 https://bethecatblog.com/?p=4600#comment-41878 In reply to Sam Davis.

I truly cannot conceive of Harry Potter having been done in any other way as the books themselves span 7 years. If the characters weren’t aging at that rate, then it might have been possible, but if the storyline had remained the same, to me it still would have morphed to YA.

And just think you get to do the same thing with your little one when she is old enough. Lucky you. 🙂

]]> By: Sam Davis https://bethecatblog.com/2016/11/what-makes-a-book-middle-grade/#comment-41875 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 15:41:42 +0000 https://bethecatblog.com/?p=4600#comment-41875 Loved this … delving into MG vs. YA. I like your critical interpretation and agree. I’ve often wondered about the viability of series beginning one way and ending in another genre. I’m sure young HP readers who read the series as it released enjoyed growing up with the characters. I read them slowly over the years with my girls for that reason. Great post!

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