Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are a few recommendations to help you read for a win!
Visit our blog for more Middle Grade fun!CJMK – If-Then Reads
CJ blogs through the bookshelf, shares star-studded spotlights, and finds great recommendations for your Middle Grade reading challenges on her website!

#amreading with the flock
Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this September? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
Among the Kazakh nomads, only men can train eagles. But everything changes when Aisulu’s brother, Serik, is hospitalized. Aisulu finds herself living with her intimidating uncle and strange auntie—and secretly caring for an orphaned baby eagle. To save her brother and keep her family from having to leave their nomadic life behind forever, Aisulu must earn her eagle’s trust and fight for her right to soar.
Check our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.
I SPY … parrots!
Wise and Handsome
Book Spotting!
Birdsong
Bingo Squares
Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are a few recommendations to help you read for a win!
Visit our blog for more Middle Grade fun!GMGR – A to Z
Middle Grade Carousel is proud to be partnered with Great Middle Grade Reads, a group for readers of Middle Grade fiction to enjoy group discussion, book recommendations, reading challenges, and more.

Read by Letter!
A: The Art of the Swap by Kristine Asselin & Jen Malone
B: The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
C: A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow
D: Down to Earth by Betty Culley
Play Along!
- Join Great Middle Grade Reads and check the rules for their annual A to Z reading challenge.
- Download the A to Z reading challenge graphic template to track your progress.
- Recommend your favorites or share what you plan on reading to complete your alphabet. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #MGCarousel or #GreatMGReads!
- Check the Great Middle Grade Reads page for more info.
#amreading with the flock
Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this September? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
Twitch loves birds. He keeps pigeons, and chickens, and swallows at home in his bedroom, and is an avid birdwatcher. From his secret hiding place, Twitch observes a police investigation in Aves Wood, and learns that foul play is afoot. Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict?







