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#amreading scaly stories

Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this May? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel May 2024: Cold-Blooded Creatures features the book SAVING SUNSHINE by Saadia Faruqi & Shazleen Khan.

Zara and Zeeshan really can’t stand each other. During a family trip to Florida, when the bickering, shoving, and insults reach new heights of chaos. Forced to spend some quality time and work out their sibling rivalry, the siblings find an ailing turtle, it presents a rare opportunity for teamwork.

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I SPY … snakes!

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Can you find a Middle Grade book that features a snake on the front cover? Add to our collection in the comments.

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Be Brave

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is COLD-BLOODED CREATURES. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of May.

When he was little, she used to call him Turtle because he was so quiet. “You know, Turtle,” she’d said before they left for school, “you shouldn’t be such a turtle …. Remember to stick your neck out …. Speak up, be brave.” —WONDERSTRUCK by Brian Selznick

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GMGR – A to Z

Middle Grade Carousel is proud to be partnered with Great Middle Grade Reads, a group for readers of Middle Grade fiction to enjoy group discussion, book recommendations, reading challenges, and more.

Reading A to Z (brought to you by GMGR + MGCarousel). G: THE GIRL FROM EARTH'S END by Tara Dairman; H: THE HOUSE SWAP by Yvette Clark; I: ISLA TO ISLAND by Alexis Castellanos; and J: JUST ROLL WITH IT by Veronica Agarwal & Lee Durfey-Lavoie.

Read by Letter!

G: The Girl from Earth’s End by Tara Dairman
H: The House Swap by Yvette Clark
I: Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos
J: Just Roll With It by Veronica Agarwal & Lee Durfey-Lavoie

Play Along!

Join Great Middle Grade Reads and check the rules for their annual A to Z reading challenge.
Download the A to Z reading challenge graphic template to track your progress.
Recommend your favorites or share what you plan on reading to complete your alphabet. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #MGCarousel or #GreatMGReads!
Check the Great Middle Grade Reads page for more info.

#amreading scaly stories

Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this May? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel May 2024: Cold-Blooded Creatures features the book THE DEADLANDS: HUNTED by Skye Melki-Wegner.

When the Fallen Star struck, it brought death and despair, ash and toxic rain. But some dinosaurs survived . . . and were changed. Their minds grew alert. They learned to speak. To dream. To wage war.

Eleri, the disgraced son of a prince, is exiled from his home for saving an enemy soldier. Banished to the merciless Deadlands, a terrifying desert full of tar pits, poisonous gas, and ruthless carnivores, he must join forces with a group of questionable allies―including the enemy soldier he saved―to avoid becoming prey.

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