Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. You’ll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
#amreading Evermore
The Minstrel in the Tower is a short story with a medieval setting. In You Go First, we follow the stories of two kids who only know each other because they play Scrabble together online. And Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy is the third installment in the Children of the Red King series.
#BookADayMay
It’s that time of year again. Our annual challenge. This is where I’ll be tracking my progress through middle grade books for the month of May. The goal: read a book a day. My strategy this year involves a mix of audio books, chapter books, and graphic novels. And something I’ve ALWAYS wanted to do: read a series straight through. (I’m looking at you, Junie B. Jones!)
Join in!
Old School
Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. You’ll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
#amreading Dangerously
Anya’s Ghost is a graphic novel about a ghost with a mischievous streak who’s more dangerous than she lets on. Moo is a contemporary story in which two city-bred kids who are transplanted to a small town are hired by a neighbor lady to take care of her temperamental cow. And the series continues with Charlie Bone and the Time Twister. Nimmo is good at layering on new complexities. A solid MG series.
Rooftop Escape
Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. You’ll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
#amreading Beginnings and Endings
In Kenny & the Dragon, a boy makes a friend, then struggles to protect him from his friends and neighbors, who want to drive out the dragon (or worse). There’s a sequel coming out in 2020! Midnight for Charlie Bone is the first book in the Children of the Red King series, which I finished last year. Expect more Charlie Bone books (there are seven) in the weeks to come. And The Buccaneers’ Code is the final book in Carlson’s pirate-themed trilogy.
Is that a beak?
Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. You’ll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
#amreading Excellence
The Legend of Holly Claus introduces us to Santa and Mrs. Claus’s only daughter, who is doing everything she can to save Christmas. This may be the best holiday lore adventure I’ve ever read. Excellent. Rereading the classics on my shelf led to revisiting Mr. Popper’s Penguins, which was a classroom read-aloud story back when I was in grade school. The Terror of the Southlands is the second book in The Very Nearly Honorable League of Pirates trilogy, in which an admiral’s daughter (and her trusty gargoyle companion) join up with a pirate crew. Love the tongue-in-cheek humor.
Is that a falcon?
Elza and I love games almost as much as we love reading middle grade books. You’ll find more of these over on Middle Grade Carousel and posting throughout the day on our Twitter account. Follow us and play along! ~CJ
C. J. Milbrandt 