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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.

Ocean Colors

Aaron and his mother would sell their cloth, returning home the next morning with oats and lamp oil and more raw wool, to be dyed the colors of the ocean deeps and woven into cloth textured like the sea itself.

The Half-A-Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman
Book Cover: The Half-A-Moon Inn by Paul Fleischman
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 30, 2020July 1, 2020Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Paul FleischmanLeave a comment on Ocean Colors

Underwater

"I can no longer see the surface of the water above me. The sea is an endless inky darkness. I have no concept of distance or space. Giant shadows pass slowly over one another in front of me, black gliding over darkest blue." -Song of the Deep by Brian Hastings
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 29, 2020July 1, 2020Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Brian HastingsLeave a comment on Underwater

Show and Tell

Show and Tell: which book has been lurking on your to-read pile the longest?

Do Tell!

We want to know… which book are you waiting to start? Leave your answer in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 28, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Do Tell!Leave a comment on Show and Tell

I SPY … the beach!

I SPY: The Beach | Featuring Center of Gravity by Shaunta Grimes; Taylor Before and After by Jennie Englund; When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little; and Hurricane Season by Nicole Melleby

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

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 26, 2020June 29, 2020Categories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … the beach!

Book Spotting!

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 July 25, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

Lost at Sea

"As of this day, September fifth, 1928, Horatio and Adele Fludd have been declared lost at sea." -Flight of the Phoenix by R. L. LaFevers
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 24, 2020July 1, 2020Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: R. L. LaFeversLeave a comment on Lost at Sea

Surfboards

"Dogie's surfboards were like works of art. Splashed across their rainbow-colored decks were air-brushed paintings of waterfalls and sea dragons and a host of other fantastic creatures. Her favorite painting was a winged horse that looked like part horse and part comet, with its long tail blazing down the length of the board." -Keeper by Kathi Appelt
Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 22, 2020July 1, 2020Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Kathi AppeltLeave a comment on Surfboards

Show and Tell

Show & Tell: what genre have you been in the mood to read lately?

Do Tell!

We want to know… what genre are you excited to read in next? Leave your answer in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 21, 2020April 3, 2020Format ImageCategories Do Tell!Leave a comment on Show and Tell

I SPY … lighthouses!

I SPY: Lighthouses | Featuring A Friendly Town That's Almost Always by the Ocean by Kir Fox & M. Shelley Coats; Scar Island by Dan Geminhart; The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart; and The Devlin Quick Mysteries: Secrets from the Deep by Linda Fairstein

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

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 19, 2020June 29, 2020Categories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … lighthouses!

Book Spotting!

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 July 18, 2020June 29, 2020Categories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

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