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Book cover for Escape from Atlantis by Kate O'Hearn. Image shows two young kids on the bow of a sailboat amidst a stormy sea. In the water is a mermaid and giant sea snake. A teal circle in the top right corner reads OwlCrate Jr Book Club.

Fri, Feb 04, 2022

'Escape from Atlantis' Book Club: Day 3

Book Club Readalong Secret Cities

Wed, Feb 02, 2022

'Escape from Atlantis' Book Club: Day 2

Welcome back to day two of our book club read-along of Escape from Atlantis by Kate O’Hearn!

Book Recommendations

Text reads Year of the Tiger book recs. Book covers described in detail in post.

Tue, Feb 01, 2022

Year of the Tiger Book Recommendations

Middle grade books recommendations to ring in the Year of the Tiger!

Book Club Readalong Secret Cities

Image shows the book cover for Escape from Atlantis by Kate O'Hearn, surrounded by a light blue and yellow scarf, blue and yellow candles, a sticker depicting a keyhole, and a magazine show a child approaching an open, glowing archway.

Mon, Jan 31, 2022

'Escape from Atlantis' Book Club: Day 1

Welcome to day one of our book club read-along for OwlCrate Jr’s December 2021 featured book, Escape from Atlantis by Kate O’Hearn, the first in a thrilling new fantasy series!

Book Recommendations Whatcha Reading?

Text reads Whatcha Reading? Image shows various OwlCrate Jr boos from the past all piled on one another.

Fri, Jan 28, 2022

Whatcha Reading? January 2022

The OwlCrate Jr team shares middle grade book recommendations from January 2022.

Book Recommendations Finders Keepers

Text reads Finders Keepers Books Recs. Book covers described in detail in post.

Wed, Jan 26, 2022

Finders Keepers Book Recommendations

Recommendations for middle grade stories all about folklore, folk tales, and mythology, inspired by the OwlCrate Jr February 2022 theme: FINDERS KEEPERS!

Creativity Corner Dragons

Mon, Jan 24, 2022

Get Creative with Dragons!

Have a (fire) blast with these great creative activities featured in OwlCrate Jr's November 2021 box, 'DRAGONS'!

Book Club Readalong

The book The Nightsilver Promise by Annaliese Avery is centered on top of a wooden board with cotton buds, pinecones, a dragon sticker and papers surrounding. A teal circle graphic in the upper right corner reads OwlCrate Jr book club.

Fri, Jan 21, 2022

'The Nightsilver Promise' Book Club: Day 3 [End]

Hello again, dragon lovers, to the third and final day of our book club read-along of The Nightsilver Promise by Annaliese Avery, featured in the November 2021 OwlCrate Jr box, Dragons!

Book Club Readalong

The book The Nightsilver Promise by Annaliese Avery centered and lying on top of two papers with writing and a signed bookplate. The teal circle graphic in the bottom right corner reads OwlCrate Jr book club. A small dragon rests in the top left corner.

Wed, Jan 19, 2022

'The Nightsilver Promise' Book Club: Day 2

Welcome back to day 2 of our book club read-along of The Nightsilver Promise by Annaliese Avery, featured in the November 2021 OwlCrate Jr box, Dragons!

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