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Do you recognize this Middle Grade book cover? Leave your guess in the comments!
Find more of our little guessing games on Twitter.
As Armand glared at the children, a shaggy dog that should have been white came bounding across the quay. It protectively jumped between the tramp and the children, barking fiercely at Armand. The hobo quickly maneuvered his buggy between himself and the dog.
The Family Under the Bridge
Natalie Savage Carlson


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I spooned up the stew and lighted the oil lamp and we ate with the dogs crowding under the table, hoping for spills and handouts.
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan


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

This month is all about books that set your tails wagging. That’s right, it’s time to release the hounds!

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Noel Streatfeild used her background in theater as the basis of many of her children’s books. Ballet Shoes was her most famous work, so many of her other books were later re-titled to include ‘shoes’.
Have you read any of the “Shoes” books?