
Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about CRYPTIDS. If you’re looking for more pseudo-scientifical stories to add to your reading list, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature Bigfoot, sea monsters, changelings, and other unsubstantiated entities.


Malamander
Thomas Taylor


The Spindlers
Lauren Oliver


The Bigfoot Files
Lindsay Eagar


The Cryptid Catcher
Lija Fisher


The Last Gargoyle
Paul Durham


Nessie Quest
Melissa Savage


Bunnicula
Deborah & James Howe


The Jumbies
Tracey Baptiste


“Who Could That Be at This Hour?”
Lemony Snicket


Maximillian Fly
Angie Sage


Puddlejumpers
Mark Jean & Christopher C. Carlson


Loch
Paul Zindel


The Littlest Bigfoot
Jennifer Weiner


Changeling
William Ritter


The Green Children of Woolpit
J. Anderson Coats


The Undrowned Child
Michelle Lovric


Village of the Vampire Cat
Linsey Namioka


The Menagerie
Tui T. Sutherland & Kari Sutherland


Tidesong
Wendy Xu


Tentacles
Roland Smith
Add to the List!
Recommend your favorite cryptid-related Middle Grade reads in the comments, or add them to our list on Goodreads!