Author: Andrew Clements – Middle Grade Carousel

School Library

"After lunch, the library was like a know-it-all convention. All the smart kids were there. Plus all the kids who thought they were smart. Plus all the kids who wanted everyone else to think they were smart. Plus me." —JAKE DRAKE, KNOW-IT-ALL by Andrew Clements

Read Along!

Discover more Middle Grade books about libraries during the month of January! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.

Check out our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.

Historical Figures

Kings and queens, generals and presidents, wars and battles and maps and time lines—he loved seeing how all the people and events fit together. It was like a huge jigsaw puzzle. —WE THE CHILDREN by Andrew Clements

Read Along!

Discover more Middle Grade books about royalty during the month of June! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.

Check out our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.

In Chorus

The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

The school year seemed like an endless flow of programs and performances–first it was the “Halloween Spooker,” and then came the holiday concert, and then the “Midsummer Sing-Along,” then the “Spring-Has-Sprung” program, and finally, the “Graduation Celebration.”
The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements

#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books About Theater

20 Middle Grade books about Theater: CJ and Elza present you with a selection of books featuring performing arts

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about THEATER. If you’re looking for more dramatic stories to add to your reading list, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature performances, young thespians, and all things musical.

Harbor

We the Children

"Staying with Dad meant coming home after school to an empty sailboat, an old thirty-foot yawl named Tempus Fugit—Latin for "Time Flies". —We the Children by Andrew Clements