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Bookstagram: Urban Myth

Bookstagram photo features the books SWEEP by Jonathan Auxier and THE EVIL WIZARD SMALLBONE by Delia Sherman.

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Warded Off

"Otto was an avid collector of the strange and unusual. In fact, he hoped one day to open a museum of abnormalities." —THE KNEEBONE BOY by Ellen Potter

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Bookstagram: Making Tracks

Bookstagram photo features the book THE SASQUATCH ESCAPE by Suzanne Selfors. Elza's hand holds the book open to the Contents page, which is decorated with footprints.

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Fantastic Creatures

Dogie’s surfboards were like works of art. Splashed across their rainbow-colored decks were air-brushed paintings of waterfalls and sea dragons and a host of other fantastic creatures. Her favorite painting was a winged horse that looked like part horse and part comet, with its long tail blazing down the length of the board.
Keeper by Kathi Appelt

Warded Off

"Monsters were crawling from the ruins of Bath, the whispers said, bone-thin fiends and giants as tall as the hills. On the nearby farms, people nailed herbs to their doorposts and tied their shutters closed with red ribbons." —THE PECULIAR by Stefan Bachmann

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Bookstagram: It’s Alive!

Bookstagram photo features INKLING by Kenneth Oppel. Elza's hand holds the book in front of a bookshelf organized in rainbow order.

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Wondrous Things

The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi

Rovender leaned in close to her. “Eva Nine, I have traveled to many lands and seen many wondrous things. A creature such as you, I have never seen.”
The Search for Wondla by Tony DiTerlizzi

#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books About Cryptids

20 Middle Grade books about Cryptids: Middle Grade books featuring modern monsters, enigmatic entities, and creatures from urban mythology!

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about CRYPTIDS. If you’re looking for more pseudo-scientifical stories to add to your reading list, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature Bigfoot, sea monsters, changelings, and other unsubstantiated entities.

Bigfoot Detectives Inc.

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