Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about SURVIVAL. CJ and Elza have found 20 Middle Grade stories that brave the wilderness, endure extreme elements, and celebrate resourcefulness and human resilience!
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Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this November? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
David Alspeth intended only to fulfill his uncle’s last wish when he set sail in the Frog, but when a savage storm slams the tiny sailboat, David is stranded. No wind. No radio. Little water. Seven cans of food. The storm was just David’s first challenge.
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Bingo Squares
Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are a few recommendations to help you read for a win!
A Parent Word in the Title



- The Stepmom Shake-Up by Niki Lenz
- Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary
- How to Train Your Dad by Gary Paulsen
Want to play?
Read the challenge rules and download your bingo card to get started!
Can you find a book with a parent-related word in the title on your shelf? Share an MG read you’d add to our stack in the comments!
Longtime Tradition

Because Biscuits
The smell from the biscuits seemed to fill the room, fill the world, and when she wiped them with a small cloth smeared with butter so the hot biscuits shone, the smell grew even more powerful. He swallowed again and again, and she smiled and handed him a biscuit split that she’d filled with honey, so hot he almost couldn’t hold it, but he ate it and could think of nothing else then. Just the biscuit and the honey and the butter.
The Cookcamp
Gary Paulsen



