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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.

I SPY … cows!

I SPY: Cows | Featuring Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate; Moo by Sharon Creech; Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard; and Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Can you spot a book featuring cattle on your shelf? Add to our collection in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 23, 2020July 30, 2020Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … cows!

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 August 22, 2020July 29, 2020Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

Little Farmer

A ten-year-old boy cannot run a farm. But you can’t tell a ten-year-old boy that. Especially a boy like little Willy.

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 21, 2020July 30, 2020Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: John Reynolds GardinerLeave a comment on Little Farmer

Longtime Tradition

"It's so old--cows have been coming to barns since before ... before everything." -Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 20, 2020July 30, 2020Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Gary PaulsenLeave a comment on Longtime Tradition

From the Bookshelf

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

Do Tell!

We want to know… can you find a brown book on your shelf? Leave your answer in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 18, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Do Tell!Leave a comment on From the Bookshelf

I SPY … a barn!

I SPY: A Barn | Featuring The Unicorn in the Barn by Jacqueline K. Ogburn; Pixie Pushes On by Tamara Bundy; The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley; and Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen

Can you spot a book featuring a farmhouse on your shelf? Add to our collection in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 16, 2020July 29, 2020Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … a barn!

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 August 15, 2020July 29, 2020Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

Farmyard Magic

"The wind scratched its back along the side of the barn. The stars swung slowly across the roof of the world." -100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 13, 2020July 30, 2020Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: N.D. WilsonLeave a comment on Farmyard Magic

Pretty Girl

Her sunrise smile faded but that didn’t stop me from staring. She was beautiful in a farmer’s daughter, spelling-bee champion kind of way.

Pillage by Obert Skye
Book Cover: Pillage by Obert Skye
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 12, 2020July 30, 2020Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Obert SkyeLeave a comment on Pretty Girl

Show and Tell

Show and Tell: my favorite section at the library is...

Do Tell!

We want to know… which shelf at the library holds your favorite kinds of stories? Leave your answer in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 11, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Do Tell!Leave a comment on Show and Tell

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