Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about GAMES. If you’re play along, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature board game monopolizers, online adventure-seekers, arcade aficionados, risk-takers, role-players, and so much more!

The Gauntlet
Karuna Riazi



Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Chris Grabenstein

Click Here to Start
Denis Markell



The Puzzling World of Winston Breen
Eric Berlin

The Adventure is Now
Jess Redman



Me and Marvin Gardens
Amy Sarig King

You Go First
Erin Entrada Kelly



No Fixed Address
Susin Nielsen

Always, Clementine
Carlie Sorosiak



Greenglass House
Kate Milford

The Science of Breakable Things
Tae Keller



Check Mates
Stewart Foster

Insert Coin to Continue
John David Anderson



Playing the Cards You’re Dealt
Varian Johnson

Last Gamer Standing
Katie Zhao



Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes
Mary E. Lambert

Roll Call
Molly Knox Ostertag & Xanthe Bouma



Lotería
Karla Arenas Valenti

The Prince of Steel Pier
Stacy Nockowitz



A Game of Fox & Squirrels
Jenn Reese
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Recommend your favorite competitive Middle Grade books in the comments, or add them to our list on Goodreads!