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Warded Off

"Monsters were crawling from the ruins of Bath, the whispers said, bone-thin fiends and giants as tall as the hills. On the nearby farms, people nailed herbs to their doorposts and tied their shutters closed with red ribbons." —THE PECULIAR by Stefan Bachmann

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Discover more pseudo-scientific Middle Grade books during the month of October! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.


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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 22, 2021October 5, 2021Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesLeave a comment on Warded Off

Bookstagram: It’s Alive!

Bookstagram photo features INKLING by Kenneth Oppel. Elza's hand holds the book in front of a bookshelf organized in rainbow order.

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Elza KindePosted on October 21, 2021October 13, 2021Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel BookstagramLeave a comment on Bookstagram: It’s Alive!

I SPY … lake creatures!

I SPY: Lake Creatures featuring the book covers of THE WATER HORSE by Dick King-Smith; LOCH by Paul Zindel; NESSIE QUEST by Melissa Savage; and MAX TILT: ENTER THE CORE by Peter Lerangis.

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Can you spot a book featuring lake creatures on the cover? Add to our collection in the comments.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 17, 2021September 30, 2021Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … lake creatures!

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Book Spotting: can you guess which Middle Grade cover this is taken from?

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 16, 2021June 7, 2021Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

Bigfoot Detectives Inc.

"On the desk are one green phone, some kind of tape recorder, a rusty lamp, and a carved wooden sign with shaky letters on it. BIGFOOT DETECTIVES INC. TOBIN SKY, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT." —LEMONS by Melissa Savage

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Discover more pseudo-scientific Middle Grade books during the month of October! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.


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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 15, 2021October 5, 2021Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesLeave a comment on Bigfoot Detectives Inc.

Bookstagram: Something in the Woods

Bookstagram photo features the books BEASTKEEPER by Cat Hellisen and POG by Padraig Kenny laying on a wooden surface.

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Elza KindePosted on October 14, 2021October 13, 2021Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel BookstagramLeave a comment on Bookstagram: Something in the Woods

I SPY … watery creatures!

I SPY: Watery Creatures featuring the book covers of THE GRYPHON'S LAIR by Kelley Armstrong; THE RAMBLING by Jimmy Cajoleas; THE GHOUL OF WINDYDOWN VALE by Jake Burt; and DARK WATERS by Katherine Arden.

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 10, 2021September 30, 2021Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … watery creatures!

Book Spotting!

Book Spotting: can you guess which Middle Grade cover this is taken from?

Book Spotting!

Do you recognize this Middle Grade book cover? Leave your guess in the comments!

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 9, 2021June 7, 2021Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

Sea Horse

"The front of the creature's body looks like a galloping horse, while the rear looks like the tail of a serpent. The mane and tail look like they are made of long flowing strands of seaweed, glistening and translucent in the shimmering green glow." —SONG OF THE DEEP by Brian Hastings

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Discover more pseudo-scientific Middle Grade books during the month of October! Recommend your favorites, snap a photo, or share a quote using the hashtag #MGCarousel.


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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 8, 2021October 5, 2021Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesLeave a comment on Sea Horse

I SPY … Bigfoot!

I SPY: Bigfoot featuring the book covers of THE SASQUATCH ESCAPE by Suzanne Selfors; LEMONS by Melissa Savage; THE BIGFOOT FILES by Lindsay Eagar; and THE CRYPTID CATCHER by Lija Fisher.

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Can you spot a book featuring Bigfoot on the cover? Add to our collection in the comments.

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on October 3, 2021September 30, 2021Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … Bigfoot!

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