Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about FALL. CJ and Elza have harvested 20 Middle Grade books with autumnal settings!
Continue reading “#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books Set in Autumn”Author: Middle Grade Carousel
Book Spotting!
Good Things
#amreading autumnally
Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this October? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
Whilst juggling deadlines for the AutumnFest junior woodworking competition, trying to reassure her anxious Uncle Theo in his caretaking abilities, and navigating her own growing need for self-discovery, Minna finds a message in a bottle beneath a 300-year-old bridge in her home village of Gilbreth, New York that sends her on a mystery of historic proportions.
Check our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.
I SPY … fall!
Book Spotting!
Harvest
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.

Read by Letter!
- Glass Slippers by Leah Cypess
- The Girl in White by Lindsay Currie
- The Great Wall of Lucy Wu by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
- Good Dog by Dan Gemeinhart
Play Along!
- Join Great Middle Grade Reads and check the rules for their annual A to Z reading challenge.
- Download the A to Z reading challenge graphic template to track your progress.
- Recommend your favorites or share what you plan on reading to complete your alphabet. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #MGCarousel or #GreatMGReads!
- Check the Great Middle Grade Reads page for more info.
#amreading autumnally
Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this October? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
ZJ’s dad is everyone’s hero—the sporting superstar. But head injuries from having a pro career are affecting his father in painful ways. How can they hold onto family traditions and glory days when ZJ’s father can’t even remember his name?








