Fall is my favorite season for many reasons — not the least of which is #MGBooktober! Hosted by from Annaliese Avery and Kathie MacIsaac of the MG Book Village, this social media round up is such a fun way to connect with fellow MG book lovers. I love the wide variety of prompts and finding out about great middle grade books I may have missed!
Here’s what I shared this year on social media. I managed to post most days!
1.Shelfie: ChupaCarter by George Lopez with Ryan Calejo & Santy Guitierrez
2. 2021 Fall Throwback: Garlic and the Vampire by Bree Paulson
3. Book with a Setting You Want to Visit: Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen
4. Favorite Middle Grade Friendship: The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat
- Honorable Mention: The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
- Honorable Mention: Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
5. Debut Author Shout Out: Freddy vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua
6. SKIPPED
7. Last MG Book that Made Me Cry: The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby
8. Magical MG Creature I’d Like to Meet: Byx from The Endling series by Katherine Applegate
- Honorable Mention: Bob from Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
- Honorable Mention: Edgar Allen Toad from Witchlings by Claribel Ortega
9. MG Book that Taught Me Something New: Packing for Mars for Kids by Mary Roach
10. Food from a MG Book I’d Most Like to Eat: Leo’s Lucky Pigs from the Love Sugar Magic series by Anna Meriano
11. MG Character Most Like Me: the small-town crew from Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly
12. MG Book Set During Autumn/Fall: Séance Tea Party by Reimena Yee
13. Favorite MG Book Covers of All Time: Covers with Faces!
- The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
- Tumble by Celia C Perez
- Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte
14. MG Books Set in a School that Isn’t Hogwarts:
- A Taste of Magic by J Elle
- Amari and the Night Brothers by BB Alston
- The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
- Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen
- Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy by Anne Ursu
- Not Recommended: Spell Sweeper by Lee Edward Fodi
15. Book with Excellent Rep: Air by Monica Roe
16. SKIPPED
17. Best 2022 Read So Far: Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller
18. MG Book I Want to Read by the End of the Year: A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
19. MG Book to Make Me LOL: ChupaCarter by George Lopez with Ryan Calejo & Santy Guitierrez
20. Shout Out to Someone Whose Book Recs I Love: My teammates Tanya and Mary!
- Honorable Mention: the incredible Betsy Bird
21. MG Book Everyone Should Read: Answers in the Pages by David Levithan
22. MG Book that Deserves More Love: Coo by Kaela Noel
23. Favorite Comfort Read: Middle Grade Fantasy
24. If I Could Read Only One MG Book Forever…: The Wizard of Earthsea Quartet Edition by Ursula K. Le Guin
25. Modern MG Book Younger Me Would Have Loved: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
26. Future Classic: We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
27. MG Book with Great Themes: The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill
28. Shout Out to My Favorite Writers/Illustrators
29. TBR Pile: Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun by Aidalro
30. Favorite MG Baddie: the dybbyk from The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor by Amanda Panitch
31. Favorite Character from a Scary MG Book: Rebecca from Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel
What’s your favorite thing about fall?
Storytime in the Stacks 
Oh, some newer books of authors I love here – I need to update my tbr list! What a fun set or prompts!
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