#MGCarousel Book Quotes – Page 2 – Middle Grade Carousel

Hatchlings

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is COLD-BLOODED CREATURES. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of May.

“Well, reptiles don’t stay with their parents. Right after hatching, a baby snake slithers away. A baby turtle swims away. They don’t need a mom or a dad. So maybe baby dragons are the same.” Ben clutched the cookie tin. “If the baby dragon doesn’t need its mother, then I want to keep it.” —The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors

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More Important

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

“Sometimes standing against evil is more important than defeating it” —DANDELION FIRE by N.D.Wilson

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Street Rumbles

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

But the cool thing was all kins did was battle with their dragons in epic street rumbles, which were the stuff of legends. —CITY OF THIEVES by Alex London

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It’s Complicated

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

“Having a brainiac little sister is tough enough, but when she’s not only smart, but you kind of like her, that makes it even worse.” —THE TOTAL TRAGEDY OF A GIRL NAMED HAMLET by Erin Dionne

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Regular Kids

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

Abba thinks I’m making our rivalry into a bigger deal than it needs to be. He says Nick is a regular kid, a middle schooler just like me and not some invincible super enemy out of a comic book. —TAKEDOWN by Laura Shovan

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Formidable Opponent

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

“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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Growing Odds

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

As Zenta’s skill with the sword grew, he felt a need—a compulsion, even—to pit himself against growing odds. It was the only way to improve. Someday he might find the odds too great, but that was preferable to stagnation. —VILLAGE OF THE VAMPIRE CAT by Lensey Namioka

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Friend or Foe?

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

“Xavier Schwartz was my enemy until third grade, and maybe he still is, or maybe he’s one of my best friends. He’s the kind of friend who is a little scary and hard to decide about, like maybe that was a friendly hug he was giving me or maybe that is called beating me up.” —JUSTIN CASE: SHELLS, SMELLS, AND THE HORRIBLE FLIP-FLOPS OF DOOM by Rachel Vail

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Contestant

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April.

So Mom got the postcard today…After three years of trying, she has actually made it. She’s going to be a contestant on The 20,000 Pyramid, which is hosted by Dick Clark. —WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead

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Made Right

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is PUT A SPELL ON YOU. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of March.

“Cursed to wander through the night, / Till cords align, and all’s made right. / Where sweet amends are made and spoken, / Shadows dance, the curse is broken.” —A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd

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