Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about LOCKS AND KEYS. If you’re ready to unlock the possibilities, CJ and Elza have gathered 20 Middle Grade books that feature padlocks, skeleton keys, secret doors, treasure chests, and more high-security places.
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Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this May? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!
Twelve-year-old Henry York arrives in Henry, Kansas to stay with his uncle’s family. Everything seems ordinary in their small farmhouse until something goes bump in the night—literally.
Soon Henry and his cousins are entangled in an adventure that includes strangers in the abandoned bedroom, secret cupboards in the guest room, and officiated messages from impossible places.
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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!
Brown Cover



- Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
- Masterpiece by Elise Broach
- The Chestnut King by N. D. Wilson
Want to play?
Read the challenge rules and download your bingo card to get started!
Can you find a book with a brown cover on your shelf? Share an MG read you’d add to our stack in the comments!
Fair Warning
Read Along!
Discover more Middle Grade books about travel during the month of December! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.
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Bingo Squares
Need a little help finding books that fit this month’s bingo board? Here are a few recommendations!
Double ‘O’ in the Title



- Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
- The Dragon’s Tooth by N. D. Wilson
- Effie Starr Zook Has One More Question by Martha Freeman
Want to play?
Download this month’s bingo card and jump right in!
Can you find a book with double ‘o’ words in the title on your home bookshelf?
Farmyard Magic

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

Portal Fantasy



- Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye
- The Key & The Flame by Claire M. Caterer
- 100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson
Want to play?
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What’s your favorite book set in another world?
Something Wrong
In Henry’s mind, magic was something wrong, something bent, dangerous.
Dandelion Fire
N.D. Wilson
We Play
Henry, Kansas
The Henry on the bus was not a town in Kansas. He was simply a twelve-year-old boy on a slow bus from Boston.
100 Cupboards
N. D. Wilson