Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe
Cover art by Shan Jiang
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Tag: lower middle grade
Quote of the Day – Regular Guy
The only normal thing about Robert Smith is his name. Everything else about the guy is off.
Regular Guy by Sarah Weeks
Quote of the Day – Odd and the Frost Giants
There was a boy called Odd, and there was nothing strange or unusual about that, not in that time or place. Odd meant the tip of a blade, and it was a lucky name.
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
Quote of the Day – The Fish in Room 11
Toby would have loved living in a hotel—had he been allowed to slide down the banisters, sleep in a different bed every night, and hang around in the kitchen waiting to lick out the cake bowl. But of course he wasn’t allowed to do any of those things.
The Fish in Room 11 by Heather Dyer
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Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
Cover art by Jennifer L. Holm
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The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver
Cover art by Iacopo Bruno
Quote of the Day – Keeper
Her fingers traced the knobby outlines of her kneecaps. She had studied her knees a million times. Mermaids did not have knees. Keeper did. Her knees were right there.
Keeper by Kathi Appelt
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Coo by Kaela Noel
Cover art by Celia Krampien
#BookADayMay 2021
It’s become something of a tradition for me and my mom, CJ, to host our very own #BookADayMay reading challenge via our book blog, Middle Grade Carousel. This is a fun way to get a jump on those year-long reading goals and get a little extra reading in before the summer heat hits!
Want to play? Learn more about #BookADayMay and download our handy graphics over at Middle Grade Carousel.
- Violet Mackerel’s Brilliant Plot by Anna Branford
- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
- Morning Girl by Michael Dorris
- Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
- The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng
- The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
- The Last Holiday Concert by Andrew Clements
- Yorick and Bones by Jeremy Tankard & Hermione Tankard
- A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman
- Ungifted by Gordon Korman
- When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep
- Click by Kayla Miller
- Masters of Disaster by Gary Paulsen
- Tune it Out by Jamie Sumner
- Space Boy: Vol. 1 by Stephen McCranie
- A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean
- Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye & Gregory Mone
- Yorick and Bones: Friends by Any Other Name by Jeremy Tankard & Hermione Tankard
- Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith
- The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
- The Sleeping Sword by Michael Morpurgo
- Space Boy: Vol. 2 by Stephen McCranie
- Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
- Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Swing it, Sunny by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
- No Talking by Andrew Clements
- The Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
- The Time Warp Trio: The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy by Jon Scieszka
- Catwings Return by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Camp by Kayla Miller
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Quote of the Day – The Key to Extraordinary
Keeping Susans are pale yellow flowers that only bloom in Blackbird Hollow.
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
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