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SHELF UNBOUND’S COOL READS FOR KIDS. New in 2013: If You Were Me and Lived In?... Shelf Unbound’s Middle Shelf magazine Know any middle-schoolers who are avid readers? This fall, we’re launching Shelf Unbound’s Middle Shelf—Cool Reads for Kids magazine. Like Shelf Unbound, Middle Shelf will feature the best of small press and indie reads, all directed to a middlereader audience. Like Shelf Unbound, it will include author interviews, reviews, excerpts, and photo essays. And like Shelf Unbound, subscriptions are free. To learn more and sign up for a free subscription, go to www.shelfmediagroup. com/pages/introducingmiddle-shelf If You Were Me and Lived In … by Carole P. Roman www.caroleproman.com In her delightful series of books for children, Carole P. Roman introduces readers to the lives and languages of other cultures around the world. Here she tells Shelf Unbound how the series came to be. 58 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2013