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.

#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books About Insects

20 Middle Grade books about Insects: Middle Grade books that aren't afraid to get creepy-crawly and explore entomology!

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about INSECTS. If you’re looking for buggy books, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature droves, swarms, rabbles, hives, and colonies of every kind.

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Jeweled Beetle

The Lost Property Office by James R. Hannibal

Even as he made the transmission, Biddle noticed movement on the radio. He held it farther from his face and saw an enormous beetle perched on the dial, beautiful, with shimmering faceted wings and silvery legs. If it hadn’t moved, he would have taken it for a jeweled trinket.

The Lost Property Office by James R. Hannibal

#amreading buggy books

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

After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station from his native Connecticut via a picnic basket, he takes up residence in the Bellinis’ newsstand. There tiny Chester is lucky enough to find three good friends: a little boy named Mario, whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand; a fast-talking Broadway mouse called Tucker; and Tucker’s pal, Harry Cat. Between escapades in New York City, the four somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.

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