Category: CHALLENGES

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel August 2022: Playing By the Book features the book CLICK HERE TO START by Denis Markell

Ted Gerson has spent most of his summer playing video games. So when his great-uncle dies and bequeaths him the all so-called treasure in his overstuffed junk shop of an apartment, Ted explores it like it’s another level to beat. And to his shock, he finds that eccentric Great-Uncle Ted actually has set the place up like a real-life escape-the-room game!

Using his specially honed skills, Ted sets off to win the greatest game he’s ever played, with help from his friends Caleb and Isabel. Ted and his friends work out the mystery one puzzle at a time. But someone dangerous is hot on their heels, and he’s not about to let them get away with the ultimate prize.

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#MGCarousel – August 2022

Our month-long themed challenges are designed for readers of Middle Grade fiction. Play along by finding books which match the prompt.

Our challenge this August is…

August 2022 at Middle Grade Carousel: Playing by the Book

Playing By the Book

Pick your playing piece and roll the dice! This month at Middle Grade Carousel, we’re racking up points by reading books that feature turn-based fun and games galore.

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel July 2022: Our Bookshelf Overfloweth features the book A NEARER MOON by Melanie Crowder

Along a lively river, in a village raised on stilts, lives a girl named Luna. All her life she has heard tales of the time before the dam appeared, when sprites danced in the currents and no one got the mysterious wasting illness from a mouthful of river water. These are just stories, though—no sensible person would believe in such things.

Beneath the waves is someone who might disagree. Perdita is a young water sprite, delighting in the wet splash and sparkle, and sad about the day her people will finally finish building their door to another world, in search of a place that humans have not yet discovered.

But when Luna’s little sister falls ill with the river sickness, everyone knows she has only three weeks to live. Luna is determined to find a cure for her beloved sister, no matter what it takes. Even if that means believing in magic.

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel July 2022: Our Bookshelf Overfloweth features the book WELL WITCHED by Frances Hardinge

Ryan and his friends don’t think twice about stealing some money from a wishing well. After all, who’s really going to miss a few tarnished coins?

The well witch does.

And she demands payback: Now Ryan, Josh, and Chelle must serve her and the wishes that lie rotting at the bottom of the well. Each takes on powers they didn’t ask for and don’t want. Ryan grows strange bumps–are they eyes?–between his knuckles; Chelle starts speaking the secrets of strangers, no matter how awful and bloody; and Josh can suddenly–inexplicably–grant even the darkest of wishes, the kind of wishes that should never come true.

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#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books About Water

20 Middle Grade Books About Water: Middle Grade books featuring aquatic creatures, marine-based magic, seaside settings, and more!

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about WATER. If you’re prepared to dive in, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature seaworthy vessels, aquatic athletes, wet and wild underwater adventures, mythical marine creatures, secret islands, and much more!

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel July 2022: Our Bookshelf Overfloweth features the book MY LIFE IN THE FISH TANK by Barbara Dee.

When Zinnia’s older brother is diagnosed with a mental illness, her parents wish to keep Gabriel’s condition “private” turns Zinny’s life into a giant “secret”. Loyalty to family makes it hard for Zinny to talk to friends, find her place in the Lunch Club, or dare to dream about going away to marine biology camp for the summer.

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