Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about TRAVEL. If you’re looking for more wandering reads to add to your pack, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature road trips, family reunions, global adventures, and epic quests.


Around the World in 100 Days
Gary Blackwood


No Passengers Beyond This Point
Gennifer Choldenko


The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Dan Gemeinhart


Olive’s Ocean
Kevin Henkes


Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly


City Spies
James Ponti


A World Below
Wesley King


Hope Springs
Jaime Berry


Emily Out of Focus
Miriam Spitzer Franklin


The Map to Everywhere
Carrie Ryan & John Parke Davis


One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia


The Courage Test
James Preller


How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
Julia Alvarez


Wonder at the Edge of the World
Nicole Helget


Julia and the Art of Practical Travel
Lesley M. M. Blume


The Bigfoot Files
Lindsay Eagar


The Last Grand Adventure
Rebecca Behrens


See You in the Cosmos
Jack Cheng


The Quilt Walk
Sandra Dallas


Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
Add to the List!
Recommend your favorite travel-related Middle Grade reads in the comments, or add them to our list on Goodreads!