Fun Nonfiction Books for Middle Schoolers to Teach Critical Thinking

I never imagined I’d write one, let alone three, nonfiction books for middle schoolers (basically ages 8-13). When I first created Wild Thing , I hadn’t even been thinking about kids—the podcast was aimed at adults who were curious about the actual science behind some more fringe-y topics, like Bigfoot and aliens. But then I started to hear from parents who were listening to the show with their…