Chocolate Pudding

Katybird tucked her knees under her chin and covertly fished a bag of jelly beans she’d swiped from storage out of a drawer. A happy mood called for lime-flavored beans, thoughtful times needed root beer, and anger demanded cinnamon. Today’s flavor was chocolate pudding, the flavor of soul-sucking misery. She commenced her brooding. —CATTYWAMPUS by Ash Van Otterloo

Read Along!

Discover more Middle Grade books about taste during the month of November!

#amreading tasty tales

Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this November? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf!

Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel November 2023: Flavor of the Month features the book THE TAKEOUT by Tracy Badua.

The Banana Leaf is Mila’s safe haven. While her dad is serving up Filipino-Indian cuisine from the food truck, she’s trying her hardest to make Coral Beach feel more like home.

But when a celebrity duo open up a copy-cat restaurant nearby, Mila is prepared to investigate using any means necessary—even if it means relying on some Filipino traditions she’s been uncomfortable to embrace.

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Check our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info.

I SPY … sweet!

Take a Look!

Can you find a Middle Grade book that features the word ‘sweet’ in the title? Add to our collection in the comments.

#MGCarousel – November 2023

Our month-long Middle Grade reading challenge is designed so you can choose your own books and set a comfortable pace. All you need to play along are books which match the month’s featured theme.

Our challenge this November is…

Flavor of the Month

Middle Grade books about Taste

Join us in reading Middle Grade books that explore our sense of taste during the month of November! We recommend rustling up books with savory treats on the front cover, finding titles with descriptive words for different flavors, and sampling stories about kids who love working with delicious ingredients.