Her fingers traced the knobby outlines of her kneecaps. She had studied her knees a million times. Mermaids did not have knees. Keeper did. Her knees were right there.
Keeper
Kathi Appelt
#MGCarousel – Spring Reading Bingo
May Day!
The first of May. It was May Day! When they were little, she and Thomas always made May baskets from construction paper and filled them with tissue-paper flowers. They’d sneak over to Mr. Pickering’s front porch, hang the baskets on his doorknob, then ring the doorbell. Before Mr. Pickering answered, they would run home. Mr. Pickering always pretended not to know who had left the surprise.
Giant Pumpkin Suite
Melanie Heuiser Hill
#MGCarousel – May 2019
Middle Grade Carousel is a series of monthly challenges for lovers and readers of middle grade books. Our theme for May is…
MerMay
Join us as we sink into stories and dive under the sea to seek out the mythical mermaid!
#BookADayMay
Infamous
The latest Steele, it turns out, is a pirate. And not only a pirate, but the captain of one of the most infamous pirate ships this side of the equator. The Ironic Gentleman.
The Ironic Gentleman
Adrienne Kress
I SPY … row, row!
Can you spot a row boat on the cover of other MG titles? Add to our collection in the comments!
I SPY … dirigibles!
Can you spot a dirigible on the cover of other MG titles? Add to our collection in the comments!
Drawn Carriages
Princesses arrived at the castle in droves. They came in carriages drawn by horses, by camels, by oxen. One even came in a carriage drawn by crocodiles. And another arrived in a hot-air balloon.
The Princess Test
Gail Carson Levine
Pillage
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