#MGCarousel – November 2024

We host month-long themed reading challenges designed so you can choose your own pace and reading selection! Our Middle Grade book blog will be updated with this theme in mind, so be sure to subscribe for updates if you want to stay in the loop.


Our challenge this November is…

November 2024 at Middle Grade Carousel: A Bouquet of Books.

A Bouquet of Books

Flowering Middle Grade Books

Join us in reading floral Middle Grade books through the month of November! We recommend looking for characters with nature-inspired names, covers with colorful blooms, and stories that mark seasonal occasions or celebrations.

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GMGR – Read a Rainbow

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 a Rainbow (brought to you by GMGR + MGCarousel). Books with brown covers: MYSTERY IN THE MANSION by Lauren Magaziner; THE UNLIKELY STORY OF A PIG IN THE CITY by Jodi Kendall; and ONCE YOU KNOW THIS by Emily Blejwas.

Read a Rainbow!

BROWN BOOK COVERS

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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). C: CARRY ME HOME by Janet Fox; CATALYST by Sarah Beth Durst; CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by Roald Dahl; and CUBA IN MY POCKET by Adrianna Cuevas.

Read by Letter!

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#MGCarousel – October 2024

We host month-long themed reading challenges designed so you can choose your own pace and reading selection! Our Middle Grade book blog will be updated with this theme in mind, so be sure to subscribe for updates if you want to stay in the loop.


Our challenge this October is…

October 2024 at Middle Grade Carousel: Reading Past Bedtime

Reading Past Bedtime

Middle Grade Books set at Night

Join us in reading Middle Grade books set after dark through the month of October! We recommend looking for stories with midnight magic, covers featuring nocturnal critters, characters who are up for a little moonlighting, and notable nighttime events from across history.

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