All Things Aquatic – Whale

Our themed reading challenge this month is ALL THINGS AQUATIC! There are a variety of ways you can play along, including our daily social media icebreaker questions from @kindeladies.

Middle Grade books with Marine Animals! We're looking for books with whales on the cover. Features THE FOREVER WHALE by Sarah Lean and ICE WHALE by Jean Craighead George. Follow Middle Grade Carousel for more bookish fun and games.

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#MGCarousel – February 2025

We host month-long themed reading challenges designed so you can pick and choose what books you like to read. Our Middle Grade book blog will be updated with this theme in mind, so be sure to subscribe for updates and recommendations from our shelf to yours .


Our challenge this February is…

February 2025 at Middle Grade Carousel: All Things Aquatic. Middle Grade books about marine animals. Reading challenges hosted by Middle Grade Carousel. For more information visit Elymnifoquent.com.

All Things Aquatic

Middle Grade Books about Marine Animals

Join us in reading Middle Grade books about marine animals through the month of February! We recommend looking for stories about underwater explorers, books from a sea animal’s point of view, and covers with crustaceans, cetaceans, or coral.

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#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books About Technology

20 Middle Grade Books about Technology. January 2025 at Middle Grade Carousel. Visit Elymnifoquent.com for the full list.

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about TECHNOLOGY. CJ and Elza have 20 cutting edge Middle Grade books you may want to add to your next library haul!

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The Ingenious Reader – phones

Our themed reading challenge this month is THE INGENIOUS READER! There are a variety of ways you can play along, including our daily social media icebreaker questions from @kindeladies.

Middle Grade books about Technology! We're looking for books with phones on the cover. Features I SPEAK BOY by Jessica Brody and THE RIGHT HOOK OF DEVIN VELMA by Jake Burt. Follow Middle Grade Carousel for more bookish fun and games.

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The Ingenious Reader – robots

Our themed reading challenge this month is THE INGENIOUS READER! There are a variety of ways you can play along, including our daily social media icebreaker questions from @kindeladies.

Middle Grade books about Technology! We're looking for books with robots on the cover. Features SUPERGIFTED by Gordon Korman and THE LIBRARY OF EVER by Zeno Alexander. Follow Middle Grade Carousel for more bookish fun and games.

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The Ingenious Reader – lightbulb

Our themed reading challenge this month is THE INGENIOUS READER! There are a variety of ways you can play along, including our daily social media icebreaker questions from @kindeladies.

Check our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.

#MGCarousel – January 2025

We host month-long themed reading challenges designed so you can pick and choose what books you like to read. Our Middle Grade book blog will be updated with this theme in mind, so be sure to subscribe for updates and recommendations from our shelf to yours .


Our challenge this January is…

January 2025 at Middle Grade Carousel: The Ingenious Reader. Middle Grade books about technology.

The Ingenious Reader

Middle Grade Books about Technology

Join us in reading Middle Grade books about technology through the month of January! We recommend looking for stories about inventors, book covers that feature gadgets from all eras, or characters with hobbies or interests that make good use of the most state of the art equipment.

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#amreading in bloom

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel November 2024: A Bouquet of Books features the book THE WONDER OF WILDFLOWERS by Anna Staniszewski.

Mira and her family have worked and waited for their citizenship in Amberland to be complete. To use Amber like everyone else. Mira’s certain having the same magic as her classmates will be enough to finally fit in and feel like she belongs in her new home.

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