We host month-long themed reading challenges designed so you can choose your own pace and reading selection! Our Middle Grade book blog will be updated with this theme in mind, so be sure to subscribe for updates if you want to stay in the loop. Subscribe Our challenge this May is… Cold-Blooded Creatures Middle Grade Books about Reptiles Join us in reading scaly Middle Grade books through the month of May! We recommend looking for reptilian-inspired sci-fi species, covers that feature crocodiles, chameleons, or cobra, and kids with a fascination with herpetology. Play Along! Create your ..read more

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April. Find more clashing content ..read more

Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are a few recommendations to help you read for a win! Month Word in the Title My Jasper June by Laurel Snyder Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty Middle Grade Book Bingo Our book bingo card contains 25 squares with prompts relating to things from Middle Grade books. Try and cover 5 squares in a line—up, down, or diagonally—or aim to fill the whole card if you’re a speedy reader. The current challenge runs from March 1 – April 30. Play Along ..read more

Middle Grade Carousel is proud to be partnered with Great Middle Grade Reads, a group for readers of Middle Grade fiction to enjoy group discussion, book recommendations, reading challenges, and more. Read a Rainbow! PINK BOOK COVERS Opportunity Knocks by Sara Farizan The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat Play Along! Join Great Middle Grade Reads and check the rules for their brand new Read a Rainbow challenge. Download the Read a Rainbow graphic template to track your progress. Recommend your favorites or share what you plan on reading to comple ..read more

Looking for books that fit our monthly reading challenge this April? Try one of the favorites from our home shelf! After being obsessed with flying his whole life, Abel is devastated when he fails his dragon rider’s exam. But when his sister appears with a stolen dragon, Abel is thrown into Drakopolis’s criminal underbelly with his new partner and a dangerous secret. add on Goodreads Check our #MGCarousel Challenges page for more info ..read more

(click to download the full-sized graphic) Book A Day May 2024 Our annual Book a Day May reading challenge kicks off the summer reading season and encourages your daily reading habit! Play Along! 1. Pick 31 books you’d like to read. We recommend choosing short stories, graphic novels, a chapter book series, or audiobooks. 2. Read one book every day starting May 1. If you’d like, use our calendar graphic to track and share your progress. 3. Be sure to use the hashtags #MGCarousel & #BookADayMay on social media so we can cheer you on! Follow Us! Follow @MGCarousel on Instagram Follow @Ki ..read more

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April. Find more clashing content ..read more

Book Spotting! Do you recognize this Middle Grade book cover? Leave your guess in the comments! VISIT @KINDELADIES FOR MORE FUN AND GAMES ..read more

Our themed Middle Grade reading challenge this month is SOME FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Find more magical Middle Grade books during the month of April. Find more clashing content ..read more

Looking for books that fit our current Book Bingo challenge? Here are a few recommendations to help you read for a win! Someone in the Profile on the Cover Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan Tangled in Time: The Portal by Kathryn Lasky Sparkle by Lakita Wilson Middle Grade Book Bingo Our book bingo card contains 25 squares with prompts relating to things from Middle Grade books. Try and cover 5 squares in a line—up, down, or diagonally—or aim to fill the whole card if you’re a speedy reader. The current challenge runs from March 1 – April 30. Play Along ..read more