CHALLENGES – Page 11 – Middle Grade Carousel

The Hat Trade

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Heroic Headgear

On his head, over the fish-scale hood, went his helmet. It flashed like a halo as he stepped out onto the tramped earth in front of the hut, drawing a soft “Oh!” from the audience that had gathered there. —NO SUCH THING AS DRAGONS by Philip Reeve

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel January 2024: Hold On to Your Hat features the book NOTHING UP MY SLEEVE by Diana López.

Dominic, Loop, and Z can’t wait to spend their summer mastering card tricks, vanishing acts, and sleight of hand after discovering the town’s new magic shop, Conjuring Cats. As their skills grow and the promise of an official competition in town, friendship quickly becomes rivalry between the three friends and the shop owner’s daughter and reigning champion, Ariel.

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Play Ball

I wheel myself along the hallway and grab my mask and Dad’s old-fashioned catcher’s mitt from the basket at the bottom of the kitchen cupboard. I put the mitt there after Dad died because I couldn’t stand to look at it anymore, and it wasn’t like I had any use for it. Not until today, anyway. —MASCOT by Antony John

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A Hatmaker

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel January 2024: Hold On to Your Hat features the book PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park.

After her mother’s passing, Hanna and her father are searching for a place to call home in the vast heartland of America on their own. While it’s hard being the only biracial Chinese girl in their small prairie town, Hanna’s determination to make friends, kind heart, and passion for dressmaking hold her steady as she pursues her own version of the American Dream.

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Matching Pair

They were dressed in matching red overalls and white sneakers. And they wore matching red baseball hats with the words WELCOME WAGON embroidered on the brim. —THE SASQUATCH ESCAPE by Suzanne Selfors

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Familiar Fashion

A figure stepped into the stoop. Dry leaves swirled all around him. His face and hands were pale in the moonlight. He was wearing a long black cloak and a black hat that looked horribly, horribly familiar. —THE NIGHT GARDENER by Jonathan Auxier

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel January 2024: Hold On to Your Hat features the book STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY by L. D. Lapinski.

Flick Hudson faces new worlds and uncharted territories after accidentally discovering StrangeWorlds Travel Agency and its fantastical secrets. Joining the society and exploring the worlds beyond each suitcase seems like the adventure of a lifetime to an adventurous kid who might have a knack for magic.

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