The Mamas are shopping again, and the books are piling up. This episode, our two favorite surly elves offer up gift buying guides for the Middle Grade (ages 8-12) and Young Adult (ages 13-18) readers in your life. So, eat until your fat pants are tight and then take advantage of Black Friday and Small Biz Saturday deals to snatch up some great books that will leave your big kids asking for more, please, Oliver Twist style.    

Holiday Gift Guide:

Middle Grade (ages 8-12) books

Quest Kids and The Dragon Pants Gold by Mark Leiknes.The Kwlade series by Emily ChenowithThe Confessions of a Dork Lord series by Mike JohnstonThe Switch by Roland SmithThe Door of No Return by Kwame AlexanderThe Secret Letters by Margaret Peterson HaddixOdder by Katherine ApplegateThe Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly BarnhillSpaceboy by David WalliamsBig Rig by Louise Hawes

Young Adult (ages 13-18) books

Bravely by Maggie StiefvaterMagic Steeped in Poison by Judy LinOnce Upon a Broken Heart and The Balland of Never After by Stephanie Gabe in the After by Shannon DoleskiI Must Betray You - Ruta SepetysBefore Takeoff by Adi Alsaid

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