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.

Calming Ritual

Book Cover: The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud

Making tea is a ritual that stops the world from falling in on you. Everything pauses while you do familiar things with taps and kettles; it allows you to catch your breath and become calm. I’ve made tea on camping stoves while Specters paced beyond my protective iron chains; I’ve brewed some while watching a Revenant claw itself free of its grave.

The Creeping Shadow by Jonathan Stroud
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#amreading by the cupful

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel February 2023: Something to Sip features the book THE LEMONADE WAR by Jacqueline Davies.

Fourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. He’s good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. So when the siblings’ lemonade stand war begins, there really is no telling who will win—or even if their fight will ever end.

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An Untroubled Moment

All the Wrong Questions: "Shouldn't You Be in School?" by Lemony Snicket

We sipped coffee. It was still awful, but there was something wonderful about sitting together and sipping even the bitterest of beverages. You cannot wait for the untroubled world to have an untroubled moment.

Shouldn’t You Be in School? by Lemony Snicket
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