#amreading scaly stories

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel May 2024: Cold-Blooded Creatures features the book THE DEADLANDS: HUNTED by Skye Melki-Wegner.

When the Fallen Star struck, it brought death and despair, ash and toxic rain. But some dinosaurs survived . . . and were changed. Their minds grew alert. They learned to speak. To dream. To wage war.

Eleri, the disgraced son of a prince, is exiled from his home for saving an enemy soldier. Banished to the merciless Deadlands, a terrifying desert full of tar pits, poisonous gas, and ruthless carnivores, he must join forces with a group of questionable allies―including the enemy soldier he saved―to avoid becoming prey.

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#amreading scaly stories

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel May 2024: Cold-Blooded Creatures features the book CHARLIE BONE AND THE BLUE BOA by Jenny Nimmo.

The fabulous powers of the Red King were passed down through his descendants, some of whom attend Bloor’s Academy. Blue snakes and big toes. Music teachers and Welsh magicians. Turncoats and taking chances. And always the chimes at midnight.

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#MGCarousel – May 2024

We host month-long themed reading challenges designed so you can choose your own pace and reading selection! Our Middle Grade book blog will be updated with this theme in mind, so be sure to subscribe for updates if you want to stay in the loop.


Our challenge this May is…

May 2024 at Middle Grade Carousel: Cold-Blooded Creatures.

Cold-Blooded Creatures

Middle Grade Books about Reptiles

Join us in reading scaly Middle Grade books through the month of May! We recommend looking for reptilian-inspired sci-fi species, covers that feature crocodiles, chameleons, or cobra, and kids with a fascination with herpetology.

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#amreading major contenders

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel April 2024: Some Friendly Competition features the book CITY OF THIEVES by Alex London.

After being obsessed with flying his whole life, Abel is devastated when he fails his dragon rider’s exam. But when his sister appears with a stolen dragon, Abel is thrown into Drakopolis’s criminal underbelly with his new partner and a dangerous secret.

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#amreading major contenders

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

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel April 2024: Some Friendly Competition features the book SISTER SABOTAGE by Colleen Oakes.

Santana Barnes and Casey Hammond bond when they discover they share something in common—they both get overlooked because of their talented siblings. Together, they form the Second Favorite Daughters Club with one mission in mind: taking their turn at being the Favorite Kid.

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