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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 … constellations!

Book covers for The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine; What Stars are Made Of by Sarah Allen; and The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge

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

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … constellations!

Asterisks

*** I like to use asterisks because they remind me of stars. ***

The Incredible Magic of Being
Kathryn Erskine
Erskine, Kathryn - The Incredible Magic of Being

 

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 19, 2019December 7, 2019Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Kathryn ErskineLeave a comment on Asterisks

Made of Stars

"Her words, thought Nashville, sounded exactly like something made of stars." -Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 16, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Michelle CuevasLeave a comment on Made of Stars

Starry Aim

“Never doubt your starry aim, Emma Pearl Casey.”

The Key to Extraordinary
Natalie Lloyd
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 15, 2019December 7, 2019Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Natalie LloydLeave a comment on Starry Aim

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!

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 14, 2019August 16, 2019Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

First Star

These girls had stopped looking at calendars. They didn’t wear watches. They shut their eyes when the first star appeared in the sky. The reason they wished every day to be the same was that at the end of the month, Clair would be moving … and Hailey would be left behind.

Aquamarine
Alice Hoffman
Hoffman, Alice - Aquamarine

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 13, 2019December 7, 2019Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Alice HoffmanLeave a comment on First Star

Star Shaped

Her magic doors took many different forms, but the way to the roost was always the same: a small yellow door with a black latch and matching hinges in the shape of stars.

The Door to the Lost
Jaleigh Johnson
Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 11, 2019December 7, 2019Format QuoteCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Jaleigh JohnsonLeave a comment on Star Shaped

I SPY … starry sky!

Book covers for This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews; See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng; The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore; Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow; When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed; and Earth to Dad by Krista Van Dolzer.

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

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To the Sky

"As the drake looked up, Kenny followed his gaze to the sky, which was so bright from the Milky Way that he could not tell where the fireflies ended and the stars began." -Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerrlizzi

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 9, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Tony DiTerrlizziLeave a comment on To the Sky

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!

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 7, 2019August 16, 2019Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

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