Tag: Author: Rebecca Stead

#MGCarousel – Through History: Time Travel

Middle Grade Through History: Time Travel March 2023 at Middle Grade Carousel. Visit Elymnifoquent.com for the full list.

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about HISTORICAL FICTION. To help you venture into the past, CJ and Elza are sharing a dozen books that dive into the amazing possibilities of time travel!

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Bingo Squares

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

Bingo Squares: double 'o' in the title

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

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Can you find a book with double ‘o’ words in the title on your home bookshelf?

Bingo Squares

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

Bingo Squares: 'things' in the title

‘Things’ in the Title

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National Name Yourself Day

The calendar is filled with notable days, some more quirky than others. April 9 is #NationalNameYourselfDay, and I actually have an appropriate middlegrade book quote. In Rebecca Stead’s Liar & Spy, we meet a boy named Georges.

My name is Georges, which is pronounced just like “George” because the S is silent, but of course some kids call me “Jor-Jess,” or “Gorgeous.” I don’t much care. There are worse things to be called than Gorgeous, even for a boy.

Liar and Spy

Of course, Georges didn’t name himself. But his new neighbors definitely fit in the quirky department. They’re not exactly conventional, and all three kids really did name themselves. Continue reading “National Name Yourself Day”