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A mother-daughter duo dedicated to all things Middle Grade, CJ & Elza run a series of monthly reading challenges. You can also find them on Twitter: @kindeladies, or Instagram: @mgcarousel.

Trends & Themes: Series That Count

Trends & Themes: Middle Grade Series that Count. CJ & Elza recommend three MG series with a common theme

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 30, 2020September 11, 2020Categories CHALLENGESTags Author: Cressida Cowell, Author: Lensey Namioka, Author: Neil Patrick HarrisLeave a comment on Trends & Themes: Series That Count

Show and Tell

Show and Tell: what was your favorite book this month?

Do Tell!

We want to know… what was your favorite read this month? Leave your answer in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 29, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Do Tell!Leave a comment on Show and Tell

I SPY … fives!

I SPY: Five in the Title | Featuring Five Children and It by E. Nesbit; Five, Six, Seven, Nate! by Tim Federle; Five Things About Ava Andrews by Margaret Dilloway; and The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean by Alexander McCall Smith

Can you spot a book featuring ‘five’ in the title? Add to our collection in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 27, 2020September 3, 2020Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … fives!

Book Spotting!

Book Spotting: can you guess which Middle Grade cover this is taken from?

Book Spotting!

Do you recognize this Middle Grade book cover? Leave your guess in the comments!

Find more of our little guessing games on Twitter.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 26, 2020July 29, 2020Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

The Big Picture

"Like Mom says, life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it's really hard to tell."
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 24, 2020September 1, 2020Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Rebecca SteadLeave a comment on The Big Picture

Number One

Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters by Margaret Dilloway

t’s a good thing I met Peyton when we were only four. Because if we’d met in sixth grade, I’m not sure the Number One Jock and Number One Nerd would be such good friends.

Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters by Margaret Dilloway

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 23, 2020September 8, 2020Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Margaret DillowayLeave a comment on Number One

From the Bookshelf

From the Bookshelf: find a book with a blue cover.

Do Tell!

We want to know… are there any blue books on your shelf? Leave your answer in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 22, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Do Tell!Leave a comment on From the Bookshelf

I SPY … sevens!

I SPY: Seven in the Title | Featuring The Seventh Wish by Kate Messner; Serafina and the Seven Stars by Robert Beatty; The League of Seven by Alan Gratz; and My Seventh Grade Life in Tights by Brooks Benjamin

Can you spot a book featuring ‘seven’ in the title? Add to our collection in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 20, 2020September 3, 2020Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … sevens!

Book Spotting!

Book Spotting: can you guess which Middle Grade cover this is taken from?

Book Spotting!

Do you recognize this Middle Grade book cover? Leave your guess in the comments!

Find more of our little guessing games on Twitter.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 19, 2020July 29, 2020Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

On a Waffle

Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

She made about a million waffles while I sat there. She had to make about a million every day because at The Girl on the Red Swing they served everything on a waffle.

Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on September 18, 2020September 3, 2020Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Polly HorvathLeave a comment on On a Waffle

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  • Bingo Squares – Books About Siblings
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  • Bingo Squares – ‘Library’ in the Title
    Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are … Continue reading "Bingo Squares – ‘Library’ in the Title"
  • Bingo Squares – Books About Art
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  • Bingo Squares – A Number in the Title
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  • Make Some Noise! – Onomatopoeia
    Our themed reading challenge this month is MAKE SOME NOISE! There are … Continue reading "Make Some Noise! – Onomatopoeia"
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