Author: Middle Grade Carousel

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.

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). I: I, COSMO by Carlie Sorosiak; INTO THE GLADES by Laura Sebastian; INVISIBLE EMMIE by Terri Libenson; and IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS I KNOW IT by Matthew Landis.

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#MGCarousel – Winter Break 2023

We're going on winter break! Middle Grade Carousel will be back with new reading challenges and bookish games in January 2024. Follow Elymnifoquent.com for future updates.

Middle Grade Carousel will be taking a winter break through the month of December. Our regular monthly reading challenges will return January 2024!

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#amreading tasty tales

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel November 2023: Flavor of the Month features the book SALT MAGIC by Hope Larson & Rebecca Mock.

Vonceil’s brother, Elber, returns from the front lines of World War I to the family farm in Oklahoma, marries the girl he left behind, and life seems to go on. Until a mysterious woman in white arrives, demanding that Elber be with her instead.

His refusal brings a curse down upon the farm, turning their entire town’s drinking supply into saltwater. Striking out alone, Vonciel faces dangers both unfamiliar and supernatural in order to confront the Salt Witch and return everything to normal.

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#amreading tasty tales

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel November 2023: Flavor of the Month features the book ALL FOUR STARS by Tara Dairman.

The New York Standard is in need of a new food critic. The perfect application is a bit unconventional, but the head editor is simply thrilled to find someone passionate about fine dining and discovering new ingredients.

Eleven-year-old Gladys Gatsby loves everything to do with food. So when she receives an out-of-the-blue opportunity to write a real restaurant critique, she’s beyond thrilled to take the job. Unfortunately, Gladys’s latest culinary creation was a total catastrophe, and she’s been banned in participating in any food-related activities. So it will take a bit of creative thinking and the help of her friends to get out of East Dumpsford and taste her way through New York City.

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Check our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.