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Talk With Us on TikTok!

Talk With Us on TikTok!

Check out just a few TikToks from the new OwlCrate Jr BookTok account!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Middle Grade
Everything You Need to Know About July 2021's 'Creativity Conquers All' Theme

Everything You Need to Know About July 2021's 'Creativity Conquers All' Theme

OwlCrate Jr's July 2021 theme is "CREATIVITY CONQUERS ALL"! Here is what you can expect to find inside...
— Sally White
Tagged: Middle Grade Monthly Theme Sneak Peek
Text reads "Guest Post Tracy Catherine Reads." Photo shows a family of five people, each wearing rainbow pride flags and face masks.

Guest Post: Pride Month Middle Grade Recommendations

OwlCrate Jr rep @tracycatherinereads gives us her middle grade book recommendations for Pride month!
— Guest Post
Tagged: Book Recommendations Guest Post Middle Grade
Everything You Need to Know About June 2021's 'Wondrous Worlds' Theme

Everything You Need to Know About June 2021's 'Wondrous Worlds' Theme

OwlCrate Jr's June 2021 theme is "WONDROUS WORLDS"! Here is what you can expect to find inside...
— Sally White
Tagged: Middle Grade Monthly Theme Sneak Peek
Two-tone purple graphic. Text reads Interview with Author Kaela Rivera. Woman with dark brown hair smiles at camera. Book cover reads Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, showing girl with short dark hair with desert sunset in background.

Interview with the Author: Kaela Rivera

Interview with the Kaela Rivera, author of Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls—featured book from the April 2021 'Legendary Courage' OwlCrate Jr box.
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Author Interview Legendary Courage Middle Grade Monthly Theme
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Everything You Need to Know About May 2021's 'Sagas & Swords' Theme

Our May 2021 "SAGAS & SWORDS" box is available now! Here is what you can expect to find inside.
— Sally White
Tagged: Middle Grade Monthly Theme Sneak Peek
Elephant Advocacy with Elephanatics

Elephant Advocacy with Elephanatics

In honor of our March 2021 "Elephants On Parade" box we spoke to Fran Duthie, President of Elephanatics, an elephant advocacy organization based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, all about the world's largest land animal!

— Kellie Diguangco
Tagged: Elephanatics Elephant Advocacy Elephants on Parade Middle Grade Monthly Theme year_2021
Unboxing photo showing 'The In-Between' book, notebook, enamel pin set, pack of vocabulary cards, drawstring backpack, and sticker sheet.

February 2021 'WRITE IT DOWN' Unboxing!

Take a look into our February 2021 'WRITE IT DOWN' OwlCrate Jr box, chock-full of goodies for all you budding writers!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Behind The Scenes Middle Grade Unboxing
Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 4: Tunnel of Bones, Chapters 15 - 29 [End]

Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 4: Tunnel of Bones, Chapters 15 - 29 [End]

Welcome to the fourth and final week of the OwlCrate Jr Cassidy Blake series read-along! This is a SPOILER discussion for the conclusion of Tunnel of Bones. 
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Middle Grade photo_by_babs.books Readalong Spooky Reads V.E. Schwab
Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 3: Tunnel of Bones, Chapters 1 - 14

Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 3: Tunnel of Bones, Chapters 1 - 14

Welcome to week 3 of our readalong! This is a SPOILER discussion for chapters 1 - 14 of Tunnel of Bones.
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Middle Grade Readalong Spooky Reads V.E. Schwab
Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 2: City Of Ghosts, Chapters 15 - 27 [End]

Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 2: City Of Ghosts, Chapters 15 - 27 [End]

Welcome back, ghost hunters, to week 2 of the OwlCrate Jr Cassidy Blake series read-along! This is a SPOILER discussion for the conclusion of City of Ghosts.
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Middle Grade photo_by_a.o.tales Readalong Spooky Reads V.E. Schwab
Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 1: City of Ghosts, Chapters 1 - 14

Cassidy Blake Read-Along, Week 1: City of Ghosts, Chapters 1 - 14

Welcome, ghost hunters, to week 1 of the OwlCrate Jr Cassidy Blake series read-along!
— Shanleigh Klassen
Tagged: Middle Grade Readalong Spooky Reads V.E. Schwab