Sunspots and Solar Flares

"Nick thought about how the sun felt at midsummer when the air was hot and close and the light on the water shone blindingly bright. He thought about sunspots and solar flares, about the magma that was melted rock." —THE EVIL WIZARD SMALLBONE by Delia Sherman

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Setting Sun

The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

Lead-colored clouds hung low while the setting sun oozed molten light between them; the Gothic towers of the city stood festive yet foreboding against that glowering sky, like candles on the Devil’s birthday cake.
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel June 2023: You Are My Sunshine features the book THE SUN WILL COME OUT by Joanne Levy.

Summer at Camp Shalom doesn’t go the way twelve-year-old Bea Gelman had hoped. Mean girls, boy trouble, hives, and being abandoned by her bestie are almost enough to drive anxious Bea to the infirmary for the rest of the season. Until she meets a boy who has a way of seeing the bright side of any situation.

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I SPY … sunset!

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In Orbit

"Being in the solar system reminded me of the day when our family had gone to visit a big old cathedral. Inside the enormous yellow cathedral was one of the oldest clocks in teh world. The earth was painted in the middle of the clock, and the ancient sun circled around the ousdie on the long hand." —A DOG CALLED HOMELESS by Sarah Lean

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Seventh Grade

Of all the kids in the seventh grade at Camillo Junior High, there was one kid that Mrs. Baker hated with heat whiter than the sun. Me.
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

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Book spotlight for Middle Grade Carousel May 2023: You Are My Sunshine features the book WAYS TO MAKE SUNSHINE by Renée Watson

Ryan Hart is a girl who knows how to make sunshine out of setbacks. Because Ryan is all about trying to see the best. Even when things aren’t all she would wish for and the unexpected occurs—she can find a way forward!

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I SPY … Sunny!

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#MGCarousel – June 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 June is…

You Are My Sunshine

Middle Grade books featuring The Sun

Join us in reading Middle Grade books that feature the sun during the month of June! We recommend finding fiction set in hot climates, characters with a sunny outlook on life, adventures through the solar system, and deities who are associated with daylight.