About Afoma Umesi
Welcome to the Reading Middle Grade Substack
Hi!
My name is Afoma Umesi, and I run the website Reading Middle Grade, which is dedicated to championing the best books for tweens ages 8-14. I help parents and educators find books that persuade tweens — one word at a time — into becoming avid readers.
While my website is free, I also share a host of paid resources in my Patreon community (everything from novel units, book tasting menus, book club kits, and Book Matchmaking services).
If you prefer the video format, you can also find me yapping about middle grade books on Instagram and YouTube.
What to expect from me on Substack
Each week, I’ll publish a real-life Book Matchmaking submission in my Ask Afoma column.