#MGCarousel – September 2020

Middle Grade Carousel is a series of monthly challenges for lovers and readers of middle grade books. Our theme for September is…

September at Middle Grade Carousel: Read by Number

Read by Number

We’re adding up our numerous bookish blessings this September with middle grade books with digits, calculations, equations, and other things you can count.

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Bingo Squares

Need a little help finding books that fit this month’s bingo board? Here are a few recommendations!

Bingo Squares: a tent on the cover

A Tent on the Cover

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What’s your favorite book set in another world?

Ranch Horses

He thought of the horses at Grandpa’s ranch. Three of them in all. One was called Cropper after the horse of the famous cowboy Bill Pickett. Another horse, a dapple gray, got his name from Grandpa. Grandpa said the horse talked to him, so he named him Palaver. Black Lightning, the youngest of the tree, belonged to Justin whenever Justin visited the ranch. Justin called him Black and called Palaver, Pal.

Justin and the Best Biscuit in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World by Mildred Pitts Walter