Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about THE SUN. CJ and Elza have found 20 Middle Grade stories that shed light, spread some sunshine, and soak up the rays!

The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Dan Gemeinhart



Light Comes to Shadow Mountain
Toni Buzzeo

The First Last Day
Dorian Cirrone



People of the Sun
Ben Gartner

The Daybreak Bond
Megan Frazer Blakemore



A Seed in the Sun
Aida Salazar

How to Become a Planet
Nicole Melleby



My Name is Sunshine Simpson
G.M. Linton

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
Tọlá Okogwu



Lost in the Sun
Lisa Graff

Race to the Sun
Rebecca Roanhorse



City of the Sun
Aisha Bushby

Sunny Side Up
Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm



Ajay and the Mumbai Sun
Varsha Shah

Shadows of the Lost Sun
Carrie Ryan & John Parke Davis



Some Sunny Day
Adam Baron

Make a Move, Sunny Park!
Jessica Kim



Ways to Make Sunshine
Renée Watson

The Sun and the Star
Rick Riordan & Mark Oshiro



Tortilla Sun
Jennifer Cervantes
Add to the List!
Recommend your favorite Middle Grade books that feature the sun in the comments, or add them to our list on Goodreads!

What a fun list; thanks for sharing this!
We had so much fun finding books for this theme. Glad you also enjoyed it!