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Checkers

"Dinah unfolded the checkerboard on top of a pickle barrel, pulled up a couple of stools, and laid out the pieces. Her father sat down and pushed a red checker forward. Dinah expected he'd beat her. He usually did." —THE EVIL WIZARD SMALLBONE by Delia Sherman

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on August 5, 2022July 31, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: GamesLeave a comment on Checkers

Forecast

"I was pretty used to it raining in the Hagen Valley. It didn't rain that terribly often where I had come from, but here it was a rare day that didn't include some sort of drizzle. We were currently, however, experiencing so much rain I was beginning to think I should start building an ark." —CHOKE by Obert Skye

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Discover more watery Middle Grade books during the month of July! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.


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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 29, 2022June 30, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: WaterLeave a comment on Forecast

Splish-Splash

"Dip and pull. Other side. Dip and pull. The paddle and the water made a soothing music together: splish-splash, splish-splash." —HALF A CHANCE by Cynthia Lord

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 22, 2022June 30, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: WaterLeave a comment on Splish-Splash

A Nice Thing

"A hot water bottle was such a nice thing. You kneaded your toes in it; when your feet were warm as warm could be you held it close in your arms: and finally you put it against the cold spot in your back." —PAT OF SILVER BUSH by L. M. Montgomer

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 15, 2022June 30, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: WaterLeave a comment on A Nice Thing

The Communion of Blue

"Blue. The river that cradles us. The sky above. The water that cleanses us... the robes we wear. The communion of blue is a sanctuary... and it is a sisterhood." —THE DEEP & DARK BLUE by Niki Smith

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on July 8, 2022June 30, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: WaterLeave a comment on The Communion of Blue

DNA

Tentacle & Wing by Sarah Porter

They can use spit to test your DNA. They can put it through a machine and see every gene in your body, read you like a book. Which would be fine, except that my DNA holds the biggest secret of my life.

Tentacle & Wing by Sarah Porter

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on June 30, 2022June 8, 2022Format QuoteCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: Science Fiction, Author: Sarah PorterLeave a comment on DNA

Scraps

"Today Frederick searched for the scrap of metal that would become th chest plate of the clockwork man." —THE CLOCKWORK THREE by Matthew J. Kirby

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Discover more Middle Grade sci-fi books during the month of June! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.


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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on June 24, 2022June 8, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: Science FictionLeave a comment on Scraps

Phenomenon

The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas

I had a hunch that if Mom found out I was entertaining a space phenomenon in my room, she wouldn’t approve.

The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on June 23, 2022June 8, 2022Format QuoteCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: Science Fiction, Author: Michelle CuevasLeave a comment on Phenomenon

Pluto

"Ever since I found out they kicked Pluto out of the planets, I have not been feeling so sure about a lot of things." —NO PASSENGERS BEYOND THIS POINT by Gennifer Choldenko

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on June 17, 2022June 8, 2022Format ImageCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: Science FictionLeave a comment on Pluto

Jules Verne

Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone

The science-fiction section was huge, and Verne was there in strong numbers. At least ten of his works, in fact. I finger-walked over the spines.

Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone

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Author Middle Grade CarouselPosted on June 16, 2022June 8, 2022Format QuoteCategories Book QuotesTags #MGCarousel Topic: Science Fiction, Author: Bill Nye, Author: Gregory MoneLeave a comment on Jules Verne

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