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Infinite Constellations

"Infinite stars mean infinite constellations, Olive." he'd say. "They can show you any picture, tell any story that you want to see. They're all made up, and they're all real." -Olive and the Backstage Ghost by Michelle Schusterman

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 26, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Michelle SchustermanLeave a comment on Infinite Constellations

I SPY … stars!

Book covers for Rules for Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu; A Galaxy of Sea Stars by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo; The Star Shepherd by Dan Haring and MarcyKate Connolly; Game of Stars by Sayantani Dasgupta; The Problim Children: Island in teh Stars by Natalie Lloyd; and Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass.

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 25, 2019December 19, 2019Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … stars!

Studying the Sky

"I had been outside studying the sky from our cassava patch, had watched the stars drown one by one, and had felt the pull of the storm's tow myself" - Morning Girl by Michael Dorris

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 23, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Michael DorrisLeave a comment on Studying the Sky

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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 December 21, 2019August 16, 2019Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

Fascinated by the Stars

"Ben became fascinated by the stars and outer space, so his mom brought him to the library where she worked and showed him all the books about the night sky." -Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 20, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Brian SelznickLeave a comment on Fascinated by the Stars

I SPY … constellations!

Book covers for The Incredible Magic of Being by Kathryn Erskine; What Stars are Made Of by Sarah Allen; and The Many Worlds of Albie Bright by Christopher Edge

Can you spot a book featuring a constellation on your shelf? Add to our collection in the comments!

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … constellations!

Made of Stars

"Her words, thought Nashville, sounded exactly like something made of stars." -Beyond the Laughing Sky by Michelle Cuevas

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 16, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Michelle CuevasLeave a comment on Made of Stars

Book Spotting!

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

 

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 14, 2019August 16, 2019Format ImageCategories Book Spotting!Tags #BookSpottingLeave a comment on Book Spotting!

I SPY … starry sky!

Book covers for This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews; See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng; The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore; Drum Roll, Please by Lisa Jenn Bigelow; When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed; and Earth to Dad by Krista Van Dolzer.

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Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 10, 2019December 19, 2019Format ImageCategories I SPYTags I SPYLeave a comment on I SPY … starry sky!

To the Sky

"As the drake looked up, Kenny followed his gaze to the sky, which was so bright from the Milky Way that he could not tell where the fireflies ended and the stars began." -Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerrlizzi

Unknown's avatarAuthor Middle Grade CarouselPosted on December 9, 2019December 7, 2019Format ImageCategories #MGCarousel Book QuotesTags Author: Tony DiTerrlizziLeave a comment on To the Sky

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