#MGCarousel Topic: Pairings & Opposites

Mix and Match

"For as long as Raffa could remember, he had possessed a keen instinct for apothecary. At times, combining botanicals felt to him like mixing colors, adding ingredients until the huses in his mind matched or complimented each other." —FOREST OF WONDERS by Linda Sue Park

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Courage & Fear

"I learned that courage and fear always come as a pair. If you've got one inside you, you've surely got the other." —THE KEY TO EXTRAORDINARY by Natalie Lloyd

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#MGCarousel – 20 Middle Grade Books about Pairs & Opposites

20 Middle Grade Books about Pairs & Opposites August 2023 at Middle Grade Carousel. Visit Elymnifoquent.com for the full list.

Our #MGCarousel reading challenge this month is all about PAIRS & OPPOSITES. CJ and Elza have brought together 20 Middle Grade books to mix and match!

I SPY … two!

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel August 2023: Double Trouble features the book GARLIC & THE VAMPIRE by Bree Paulsen.

Garlic is a gardener brought to life by the local witch. She’s clumsy and anxious, passionate about plants, and always willing to step up for those she loves… even if that means facing down a scary stranger who gives everyone else in the valley the creeps.

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I SPY … opposites!

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Together

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Mother-Daughter Outfit

"They were dressed in matching red overalls and white sneakers. And they wore matching red baseball hats with the words WELCOME WAGON embroidered on the brim." —THE SASQUATCH ESCAPE by Suzanne Selfors

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#amreading in tandem

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel August 2023: Double Trouble features the book MIGHTY JACK AND ZITA THE SPACEGIRL by Ben Hatke.

Zita and Jack are brought together for an interplanetary adventure. With time running out, an army to defeat, and the fate of Earth at stake, each hero must utilize their unique skills, expand their experiences, and call upon their allies in order to save the day once more.

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#amreading in tandem

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel August 2023: Double Trouble features the book THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL by Soman Chainani.

Two children are always taken. One is always beautiful and good, and the other homely and odd. This year, Sophie and Agatha are taken, and although Sophie has always believed her charmed life will bring her to the School for Good and Agatha’s antisocial nature seems only suitable for the School of Evil, the girls’ fortunes are inexplicably reversed.

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