It’s March and that means it’s time for Middle-Grade March. This is definitely my favorite reading challenge of the year. The challenge is designed to bring awareness to the wonderful books written for middle-graders. This year I’ve chosen a book for each prompt, plus middle-grade books for the March into Spring challenge. I can’t wait to dive right in.

Middle-Grade March Challenge:

Read a book with a neurodiverse character – Forget Me Not
Read a book with Sky or Sea on the cover – The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Read a SciFi/Dystopian book – Seeking Safety
Read a recently published book – The Underground Book Readers
Read an award winner other than a Newberry – A Place to Hang the Moon

Group Read – A Rover’s Story

March Into Spring Challenge:

500 page book – ?
Random Color (bright pink) – Secret Garden
Fantasy or Horror – Savvy
Adventure or Historical Fiction – A Place to Hang the Moon
Mood Read – ?
Draw from a Hat – ?
Friend/Family Rec – ?
Recent Acquisition – Forget Me Not
Had over a year – Because of Winn-Dixie
Close your eyes and point – ?
Social Media Rec – ?
Second Chance – ?

Read Your Bookshelf Challenge

Next letter in the alphabet (February book – Amari) – Because of Winn-Dixie

Buzzword Challenge

Secret in the title – The Secret Garden

Staff Book Club Pick – Unsure as of this posting