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Here's another week of what I found in my blogging of interest to fans of middle grade sci fi and fantasy! Please let me know if I missed your link. (After last year's dominance by the letter "B", I'm surprised that there are no B titles at all this week. "T" is making a big push this week...but I don't think it has staying power. Do try to review mg sff books beginning with B, E, I, J, N, Q, X, Y, and Z this coming week. It would make me happy to have a full alphabet of reviews).
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Teach Mentor Texts
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian, by Eoin Colfer, at Fantastic Reads
Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Bunbury in the Stacks
Claws, by Mike and Rachel Grinit, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Clockwork Girl, by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna, at Good Comics for Kids
The Coming of the Dragon, by Rebecca Barnhouse, at Sharon the Librarian
The Crowfield Curse, by Pat Walsh, at Bibliophile Support Group
The Doll People, by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, at Julie DeGuia
The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials book 2) by N.D. Wilson, at Karissa's Reading Review
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Reads for Keeps and One Librarian's Book Reviews
Gods and Warriors, by Michelle Paver, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ghosts of the Titanic, by Julie Lawson, at Charlotte's Library
GRYMM, by Keith Austin, at The Book Zone
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael Rothman, at The O.
Welcome to another gathering of what I gathered in my blog reading this week that's of interest to us fans of middle grade sci fi/fantasy (or, I guess, of interest to people who masochistically like to pay attention to mg sff even though they hate it).
Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Aliens on a Rampage, by Clete Barrett Smith, at The Book Smugglers
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Marie Loves Books
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at The Secret Adventures of Writer Girl
Chronal Engine, by Greg Leitich Smith, at Cracking the Cover
Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at books4yourkids
Dust Girl, by Sarah Zettel, at Wandering Librarians
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielson, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Fly By Night, by Frances Hardinge, at The Book Smugglers
Fright Forest (Elf Girl and Raven Boy), by Marcus Sedgwick, at My Favorite Books
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Candace's Book Blog
Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke, at Hope is the Word and Mister K Reads
Girls' Games (Goddess Girls) by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at The Write Path (giveaway)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, at Babbleabout
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at Geo Librarian
The Kindling, by Braden Bell, at Ms. Yingling Reads and J Lloyd Morgan's Blog
The Magician's Apprentice, by Kate Banks, at Wandering Librarians
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Cracking the Cover
Raider's Ransom, by Emily Diamand, at
2 Comments on This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/15/2012), last added: 7/16/2012
Welcome to another week's engatherment of what I found in my blog reading pertaining to middle grade (ages 9-12) science fiction and fantasy. I myself haven't read much this week, as I am in the throes of dining room remodeling, so much so that my little one, who has been known to say, "I guess you love books more than you love your own little child," said "You have been working too hard. You should sit down and read." Truer words were never spoken.
But in any even, other people have been reading and reviewing. Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at A Backwards Story
Astronaut Academy, by Dave Roman, at Guys Lit Wire
Beswitched, by Kate Saunders, at Readatouille
The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander, at Book Nut
The Boy Who Howled, by Timothy Powers, at Readatouille
Castle of Shadows, by Ellen Renner, at Cracking the Cover
Dragon Castle, by Joseph Bruchac, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Dragonbreath--Lair of the Bat Monster, and Revenge of the Horned Bunnies, by Ursula Vernon, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at The O.W.L.
The Filth Licker, by Christy Burne, at BooksYALove
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at The Book Monsters
The Groosham Grange series, by Anthony Horowitz, at The Write Path
Half Upon a Time, by James Riley, at The Book Cellar
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at From Tots to Teens
Kat, Incorrigible, and its sequel, Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Jean Little Library
The Kindling, by Br
Here's what I found this week--enjoy! And of course let me know if I missed your post.
The Reviews:
Aliens on a Rampage, by Clete Barrett Smith, at The HappyNappyBookseller
The Bonehill Curse, by Jon Mayhew, at My Favorite Books
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at RoeSpot and Michelle Mason
Brigitta of the White Forest, by Danika Dinsmore, at Middle Grade Fiction Finder
Coraline, by Neil Gaiman, at Best Fantasy Books Blog
The Crowfield Demon, by Pat Walsh, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Deadweather and Sunrise (The Chronicles of Egg, Book 1), by Geoff Rodkey, at Charlotte's Library
Dust Girl, by Sarah Zettel, at Confessions of a Bibliovore
Elf Girl and Raven Boy, by Marcus Sedgwick, at Wondrous Reads
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy, at One Librarian's Book Reviews and Page In Training
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, at Library Chicken
Iron-Hearted Violet, by Kelly Barnhill, at Diary of a Book Addict
The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan, at Fyrefly's Book Blog
Midnight for Charlie Bone, by Jenny Nimmo (audiobook review), at Known to Read
Mind If I Read Your Mind? (Ghost Buddy #2) by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, at Ms. Yingling Reads
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, at Geo Librarian
My Very Unfairy Tale Live, by Anna Staniszewski, at The Book Cellar
Parsley Sage, Rosemary, and Time, by Jane Louise Curry, at Charlotte's Library
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, by Jonathan Auxier, at Adventures of a Book Wyrm
Scary School, by Derek the Ghost, at Small Review
The Shadows (Books of Elsewhere, 1) by Jacqueline West, at Book Nut
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I have been spending the last few days on vacation, mostly rotting my mind playing Civilization...but am now rested and refreshed (and very, very sick of Civilization). Back to blogging.
Here are the posts I found in this week's worth of blog reading that pertain to middle grade fantasy and science fiction...please let me know if I missed yours!
The Reviews:
Bansi O'Hara and the Bloodline Prophecy, by John Dougherty, at Charlotte's Library
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at Challenging the Bookworm
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbet, at The Write Path
Circle of Secrets, by Kimberley Griffiths Little, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Crowfield Curse and The Crowfield Demon, by Pat Walsh, at Cracking the Cover
Dark Life, by Kat Falls, at Mister K Reads
The Dark is Rising (series) by Susan Cooper, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Dead Gentleman, by Matthew Cody, at Michelle Mason
Dragonsong, by Anne McCaffrey, at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Earwig and the Witch, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Oops...Wrong Cookie
Fairest of All, by Sarah Myinowski, at Ms. Martin Teaches Media
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at library_mama
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Wondrous Reads
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at There's a Book, The Written World, Starting Fresh, and Dad of Divas
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy, at Geo Librarian and Small Review (audio)
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Squeaky Books (audio book)
Magyk, by Angie Sage, at Mister K Reads
Middleworld, by J. & P. Voelkel, at Mister K Reads
Museum of Thieves, by Lian Tanner, at
4 Comments on This week's middle grade fantasy and science ficiton blog posts, rounded-up for your reading pleasure, last added: 6/25/2012
Welcome to another week of what I found in my blog reading of interest to readers of middle grade fantasy and science fiction! Please let me know if I missed your link, and any publishers/publicists/authors out there who have seen reviews of their books that I missed, do feel free to send them my way! I'll take links at any time during the week--just email me at charlotteslibrary at gmail dot com.
The Reviews:
13 Hangmen, by Art Corriveau, at books4yourkids
Bad Island, by Doug TenNapel, at Books Beside My Bed
The Boneshaker, by Kate Milford, at The Book Smugglers
Broxo, by Zack Giallongo, at That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbet, at Books Beside My Bed
Children of Morrow, by H.M. Hoover, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Deadweather and Sunrise (The Chronicles of Egg, book 1) by Geoff Rodkey, at Imagination in Focus
Down a Dark Hall, by Lois Duncan, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
The Dragon of Trelian, by Michelle Knudsen, at Kid Lit Geek
Earwig and the Witch, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Stacked
The Game of Sunken Places, by M.T. Anderson, at Book Adventures
Giants Beware! by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre, at A Year of Reading
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Into the Land of Unicorns, by Bruce Coville, at Fantasy Literature
The Mapmaker and the Ghost, by Sarvenaz Tash, at Books Beside My Bed
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Sonderbooks
ParaNorman, by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, at The Book on the Hill
The Princess Curse, by Merrie Haskell, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Rock of Ivanore, by Laurisa White Reyes, at The HappyNappyBookseller and
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Welcome to this week's roundup of posts relating to middle grade fantasy and sci fi that I found in my blog reading; please send me your link, or leave it in the comments, if I missed it!
Sad news, first. Peter D. Sieruta, who wrote the incomparable blog, Collecting Children's Books, has died. This is just really a sad, huge loss for the world of children's books, and of course my heart goes out to his family, and real life friends. I myself never had the pleasure of meeting Peter, but knowing that he was in the world, able to share his vast knowledge of children's books at the drop of the hat, was a great thing. Jules of Seven Impossible Things has more.
The Reviews
Amulet: The Last Council, by Kazu Kibuishi, at Book Nut
Bigger Than a Breadbox, by Laurel Snyder, at Library Mama
The Boggart, by Susan Cooper, at Book-a-Day Almanac
Deadly Pink, by Vivien Vande Velde, at Book Aunt
Giants Beware! by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre, at Library Mama and Wandering Librarians
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Slatebreakers
The Girl Who Owned a City, by O.T. Nelson, at Wandering Librarians
A Greyhound of a Girl, by Roddy Doyle, at Waking Brain Cells
Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin (The Last Apprentice), by Joseph Delaney, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker, by Adam-Troy Castro, at Shannon Messenger
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy, at books4yourkids and Random Musings of a Bibliphile
Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms, by Lissa Evans, at books4yourkids
Knight's Castle, by Edward Eager, at Hope is the Word
Lawn Mower Magic, by Lynne Jonell, at Secrets & Sharing Soda
The Mapmaker and the Ghost, by Sarvenaz Tash, at Bookworm1856
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny-Detectives Extraordinaire, by Polly Horvath, at Oops...Wrong Cookie
Once Upon a Toad, by Heather Vogel Frederick, at Book Aunt
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at
Hi everyone. Here's this weeks round-up of all the middle grade sci fi and fantasy posts etc. I found in my blog reading this week! Please let me know if I missed yours.
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Between Two Ends, by David Ward, at Lisa is Busy Nerding
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright (audio book review), at Abby the Librarian
The Devil's Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen, at The Children's War
Entwinned, by Heather Dixon, at Read in a Single Sitting
Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, Kazu Kibuishi, ed. at The HappyNappyBookseller
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Geo Librarian, The Book Smugglers, The Reading BookWyrm, Reading Between Classes, BooksYALove, Fantasy's Ink, and Charlotte's Library
Giants Beware! by Jorge Aguirre, at Waking Brain Cells
The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter, at Tor
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, at YA Sleuth
The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary, at Middle Grade Ninja
Neversink, by Barry Wolverton, at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia (giveaway) and
8 Comments on This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs, last added: 4/9/2012
Here's what I found in my blog reading of interest to us fans of middle grade (ages 9-12, give or take) fantasy and science fiction. Clearly the letter "c", which dominated the reviews the past few weeks, has become passe; the cool letter these days is "s."
Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews:
100 Cupboards, by N.D. Wilson, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Bad Apple, by T.R. Burns, at Shannon Messenger (giveaway)
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Good Books and Good Wine
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at literary_mama
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbet, at Books of Wonder and Wisdom
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at Charlotte's Library
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Emily's Reading Room, Karissa's Reading Review, Mudie Kids, and Small Review
The Haunting of Nathaniel Wolfe, by Brian Keaney, at Charlotte's Library
The Last Musketeer, by Stuart Gibbs, at Ms. Yingling Reads
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, at Book Nut
The Mysterious Howling, by Maryrose Wood (audio book review), at Good Books and Good Wine
The Shark King (a Toon book), by R. Kikuo Johnson, at Jean Little Library
Ship of Souls, by Zetta Elliott, at Finding Wonderland
Sidekicks, by Dan Santat, at Stacked
The Silver Crown, by Robert C. O'Brien, at e.c. myers
Snow in Summer, by Jane Yolen, at Books Beside My Bed
Spellbound, by Jacqueline West, at Library Chicken
A Stitch in Time, by Penelope Lively, at Charlotte's Library
The Unseen Guest, by Maryrose Wood, at Educating Alice and Good Books and Good Wine
Winterling, by Sarah
Happy Downfall of Sauron day, which subsequently was designated Tolkein Reading Day. In my own house, my younger son will find out tonight that Frodo, post-Shelob, is actually still alive...
And welcome to another round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs! Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews ("C" continues to be the letter of choice--a fine letter, if I say so who shouldn't):
Artemis the Loyal (Goddess Girls 7) by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at Small Review
Bless This Mouse, by Lois Lowry, at Becky's Book Reviews
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbit, at books4yourkids
Castle of Shadows, by Ellen Renner, at Bookworm1858 and Charlotte's Library
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at Waking Brain Cells
Chronal Engine, by Greg Leitch Smith, at Book Moot and I Read Banned Books (giveaway)
Cold Cereal, by Adam Rex, at Guys Lit Wire
Courtney Crumrin, Vol. 1: The Night Things, by Ted Naifeh, at Finding Wonderland
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact, by A.J. Hartley, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
Dragon Castle, by Joseph Bruchac, at Library Chicken
Drizzle, by Kathleen Van Cleve, at Pass the Chiclets
The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens (audio book review) at Cool Kids Read
The Eyeball Collector, by F.E. Higgins, at Becky's Book Reviews
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Fuse #8 and Roots in Myth
Flidderbugs, by Jonathan Gould, at Books are Magic (plus interview)
Fly By Night, and Fly Trap, by Frances Hardinge, at Musings from a Modern Bluestocking
Giants Beware! by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre, at Charlotte's Library (graphic novel)
How To Slay a Dragon, by Bill Allen, at Hopelessly Devoted Bibliophile
The Humming R
Happy Day Light Savings Time (I guess), and welcome to this week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction postings from around the blogs. Please let me know if I missed yours!
The Reviews:
An Acceptable Time, by Madeline L'Engle, at Tor
Astercote, by Penelope Lively, at Charlotte's Library
The Crowfield Demon, by Pat Walsh, at Fantasy Literature
Dragonskin Slippers, by Jessica Day George, at Nayu's Reading Corner, followed by Dragon Flight here, and Dragon Spear here
The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens (audio book review), at Bunbury in the Stacks
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at Fantasy Matters
The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter, at Books of Wonder and Wisdom, Shannon Messenger (giveaway) and Waking Brain Cells
The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, at A Strong Belief in Wicker (I used to think this was YA, but after watching my sixth grader and his colleagues avidly consuming it, I guess it's middle grade too...)
Explorer: The Mystery Boxes, edited by Kazu Kibuishi, at 100 Scope Notes and books4yourkids.com
The Lens and the Looker, by Lory. S. Kaufman, at
8 Comments on This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs, last added: 3/12/2012
Welcome to another round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction posts from around the blogs! Every week I scour the web for posts, and this is what I found this time around.
Annother good round-up is Shannon Messenger's Marvelous Middle Grade Monday feature, where Shannon cheerleads an enthusiastic cabal of active contributors. I feel rather wistful that I haven't been able to generate the same excitement for my round-ups; out of all the links below, only one was sent directly too me, and because I look for posts written on any day of the week, I don't expect people to mention these round-ups when they review mf sff.
So anyway, feel free to send me links! You can even send me links to posts you didn't write! Authors--you are welcome to send me reviews from the past week! (I do, however, always reserve the right not to include reviews that are too brief or insubstantial to seem worth linking too, or which don't seem a good fit to me). My email address is charlotteslibrary at gmail dot com.
Feel free to review more new releases of mg sff! There are lots of books that get almost no blog coverage at all--I had time on my hands this morning, and looked for reviews of recent releases, and came up virtually empty.
Mentions of these round-ups are also appreciated--thanks all of you who've done so in the past!
The Reviews:
The 13th Horseman, by Barry Hutchison, at Mr. Ripleys Enchanted Books
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Tripping Over Books
The Apothacary, by Maile Meloy, at books4yourkids
Ash Mistry and the Savage Fortress, by Sarwat Chadda, at The Book Zone
The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell, at books4yourkids
Bad Island, by Doug TenNapel, at Finding Wonderland
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbit, at Karissa's Reading Review
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright, at Reads for Keeps
The Demon's Watch, by Conrad Mason, at Babbleabout (also an interview)
Enchantress from the Stars, by Sylvia Louise Engdahl (audio book review), at Sonderbooks
Entwinned, by Heather Dixon, at Jenny's Books
The Freedom Maze, by Delia Sherman, at The Book Smugglers
Henrietta Sharp and the Magic Lunchbox, by Jan Welborn-Nichols, at The Children's Book Review
The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter, at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia, The Hollo
Here are the middle grade fantasy and sci fi posts I found in my blog reading this week; please let me know if I missed yours!
The Reviews:
The 13th Horseman, by Barry Hutchison, at The Book Zone
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Library Chicken
Albrek's Tomb, by M.L. Forman, at Geo Librarian
Ash Mistry and the Savage Fortress, by Sarwat Chadda, at Fantastic Reads
Athena the Wise, and Aphrodite the Diva (Goddess Girls 5 nd 6), by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at Small Review
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at Postcards from La La Land and The View From My Mind
Cold Cereal, by Adam Rex, at Geo Librarian
Crater Lake: Battle for Wizard Island, by Steve Westover, at Book Lovers Paradise
< span="">Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact, by A.J. Hartley, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Don't Expect Magic, by Kathy McCullough, at My Favorite Books
Fangbone! Third Grade Barbarian, by Michael Rex, at The View From My Mind
Goose Chase, by Patrice Kindl, at Madigan Reads
Hades: Lord of the Dead, by George O'Connor, at Back to Books
How to Make a Golem and Terrify People, by Alette J. Willis, at Bunbury in the Stacks
The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter, at A Patchwork of Books, Random Musings of a Bibliophile, and books4yourkids
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, at One Librarian's Book Reviews
The Mystery Boxes, by Kazu Kibuishi, at Waking Brain Cells
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Bookends and
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Welcome to another week's worth of the middle grade sci fi/fantasy posts etc I found in my blog reading! If I missed your post, please let me know, especially if you reviewed a book starting with J, V, or X. It is a dream of mine to someday have the whole alphabet represented in one round-up, and although I searched diligently (and found several letters I needed), and cheated a bit by making Dragonbreath my D, I couldn't find those three. So if you reviewed, for instance, Jake Ransom, Janitors, or Juniper Berry this past week, please let me know! The only V I can think of is Villain School: Good Curses Evil, and I can't think of a single X.
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Hooked on Books
Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okarafor, at A Rogue Librarian's Reading List
The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy, at BooksYALove
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at Book Nut
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburg et al., at Sonderbooks
The Crowfield Curse, by Pat Walsh, at Fantasy Literature
Dragonbreath 5--No Such Thing as Ghosts, by Ursula Vernon, at Back to Books
Escape from Planet Yastol, by Pamela Service, at Charlotte's Library
The Flint Heart, by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson, at Back to Books
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, at The Book Jotter
Hal Junior: The Secret Signal, by Simon Hayes, at Charlotte's Library
The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter, at Karissa's Reading Review
The Invisible Tower, by Nils Johnson-Shelton, at Natasha's Shelf
Kat, Incorrigible, by Stephanie Burgis, at Amused by Books
Lawn Mower Magic, by Lynne Jonell, at Geo Librarian
The Lost Children, by Carolyn Cohagan, at Mister K Reads
M is for Mama's Boy (Nerds, book 2), by Michael Buckley, at Mister K Reads
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, at Squeaky Books
Ninth Ward, by Jewell Parker Rhodes, at Book Love
On the Bright Side, by S.R. Johannes, at The O.W.L.
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Abby the Librarian and
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Here you go! Let me know if I missed anything. I always finding things I missed (like this January review of The Crowfield Demon, by Pat Walsh, at Sci Fi Chick), and it makes me Sad.
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at BookYurt (Bookyurt?), and Live to Read
Ancient, Strange, and Lovely, by Susan Fletcher, at Library Chicken
The Bloomswell Diaries, by Louis L. Buitendag, at BooksYALove
The Book of Wonders, by Jasmine Richards, at Wicked Awesome Books and Book Review Blog for Caroline Hooton
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbet, at My Brain on Books
The Clockwork Three, by Matthew Kirby, at Back to Books
Cold Cereal, by Adam Rex, at Book Aunt and More Than True
The Dragon of Cripple Creek, by Troy Howell, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Earwig and the Witch, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Book Aunt
The Flint Heart, by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson, at Karin's Book Nook
Flyte, by Angie Sage, at Challenging the Bookworm (audio book review)
The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter, at Journey of a Bookseller
The Inquisitor's Apprentice, by Chris Moriarty, at Confessions of a Bibliovore
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Books Beside My Bed
The Midnight Zoo, by Sonya Hartnett, at Back to Books
A Monser Calls, by Patrick Ness, at Squeaky Books
Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, by William Joyce, at Back to Books
On the Bright Side, by Shelli Johannes, at Project Mayhem
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Stephanie Burgis
Pandemonium, by Chis Wooding and Cassandra Diaz, at Book Aunt
The Puzzle Ring, by Kate Forsyth, at Read in a Single Sitting<
Hi. Here are the middle grade (ages 9-12) fantasy and science fiction focused posts that I found I found in my blog reading this past week. Please let me know if I missed yours, or anyone elses!
The Reviews:
The Book of Wonders, by Jasmine Richards, at Cracking the Cover
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at My Favorite Books
The Dragon's Tooth, by N.D. Wilson, at Karissa's Reading Review
Elliot and the Goblin War, by Jennifer A. Nielsen, at The Introverted Reader
Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep, by Liz Kessler, at Nye Louwon-My Spirit
Fairy Tale Detectives: The Sisters Grimm, by Michael Buckley, at Mister K Reads
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (a new, beautifully illustrated edition from Taschen) at Books of Wonder and Wisdom
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, at Bookie Woogie
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, at RoeSpot--More Coffee, Please... and Book 'em Benj
Jellaby, by Kean Soo, at Back to Books (graphic novel)
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Adventures of a Book Wyrm and Bunbury in the Stacks
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, at Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia and Something Different Every Day
My Very UnFairy Tale Life, by Anna Staniszewski, at Geo Librarian
Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, by D. Robert Pease, at Charlotte's Library
Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, at Fyrefly's Book Blog
Revenge of the Horned Bunnies (Dragonbreath book 6) by Ursula Vernon, at Charlotte's Library
Secrets at Sea, by Richard Peck, at Reads for Keeps
Stealing Magic: a Sixty Eight Rooms Adventure, by Malorie Malone, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George, at Good Books and Good Wine
Ms. Yingling looks at several fantasies in one post--Bigger Than a Breadb
Here's what I found in this week's blog reading! Enjoy, and let me know if I missed anything.
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Wandering Librarians
The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell, at Literate Lives
Bigger Than a Breadbox, by Laurel Snyder, at Good Books and Good Wine and at Jean Little Library.
The Book of Wonders, by Jasmine Richards, at TheHappyNappyBookseller, Mundie Kids, Rex Robot Reviews, and Charlotte's Library
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at Readatouille
Casper Candlewacks in the Claws of Crime, by Ivan Brett, at The Book Zone
The Cabinet of Earths, by Anne Nesbet, at Charlotte's Library, Read Like Good Readers Do, Kindle-aholic's Book Pile, and twenty by jenny
Dragon Castle, by Joseph Bruchac, at Page In Training
The Fathomless Fire, by Thomas Wharton, at Back to Books
The Fire King (Invisible Order book 2), by Paul Crilley, at Beyond Books
Forbidden Sea, by Sheila A. Neilson, at Geo Librarian
The Girl Who Cicumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne Valente, at Adventures of a Book Wyrm
Ivy's Ever After, by Dawn Lairamore, at Library_Mama
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Musings of a Book Addict
The Mysterious Howling, by Maryrose Wood, at Madigan Reads
Princess of the Wild Swans, by Diane Zahler, at Rebecca's Book Blog
Snow in Summer, by Jane Yolen, at Jean Little Library
Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George, at
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Here's what I found in my blog reading this week, rounded up for your middle grade sci fi/fantasy reading pleasure! Let me know if I missed your post.
The Reviews:
The Bad Beginning, by Lemony Snicket (audio book review) at Good Books and Good Wine
Bigger Than a Breadbox, by Laurel Snyder, at Book-a-day Almanac
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Plot, by A.J. Hartley, at Charlotte's Library
The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens, at Classroom Talk
The Flint Heart, by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson, at Flunking Sainthood
Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins, at Library_Mama
The Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Inquisitor's Apprentice, by Chris Moriarty, at Guys Lit Wire
Monster Hunters, by Dean Lorey, at Project Mayhem
The Moon Coin, by Richard Due, at whnbstihwsoft
Nicholas St. North, by William Joyce and Laura Geringer, at Great Books for Kids and Teens
Noah Zarc--Mammoth Trouble, by D. Robert Pease, at Book Addict
Poor Tom's Ghost, by Jane Louise Curry, at Charlotte's Library
The Princess Curse, by Merrie Haskell, at Charlotte's Library
The Son of Nepture, by Rick Riordan, at Jason's Bookstack
Thresholds, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, at Books & Other Thoughts
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, at Writings, Workouts, and Were-Jaguars
Vampirates: Empire of Night, by Justin Somper, at Reading Tween
Winterling, by Sarah Prineas, at My Brain on Books
Zinnia's Zaniness, by Lauren Baratz-Logsted, at Charlotte's Library
A collection of dinosaur fantasies for the young at Words and Pictures
And finally,
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Hi, and welcome to this compilation of what I found in my blog read of interest to fellow fans of middle grade sci fi/fantasy. Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews:
Aliens on Vacation, by Clete Barrett Smith, at Good Books and Good Wine
The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell, at King County Library System Book Talk
Blackbringer, by Laini Taylor, at Misfit Salon
The Boy at the End of the World, by Greg van Eekhout, at Intergalactic Academy
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Slatebreakers
The Cheerleaders of Doom, by Michael Buckley, at Charlotte's Library
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsburger et al., at The Compulsive Reader
Dark Eden, by Patrick Carmen, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Dragon's Tooth, by N.D. Wilson, at Shannon Whitney Messenger
The End of Time, by P.W. Catanese, at Diary of a Text Addict
The Fiend and the Forge, by Henry Neff, at J. Keller Ford
Liesl & Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Book Nut and My Books. My Life. (audio book review)
The Mostly True Story of Jack, by Kelly Barnhill, at Good Books and Good Wine
The Ogre of Oglefort, by Eva Ibbotson, at Cracking the Cover
Princess of Glass, by Jessica Day George, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Princess of the Midnight Ball, by Jessica Day George, at Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog
The Quest for the Scorpion's Jewel and its sequel, Escape from Riddler's Pass, by Amy Green, at
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Welcome to another Sunday round-up of all the blog posts I managed to find of interest to us fans of middle grade fantasy and science fiction! Please do let me know if I missed your post.
The Reviews:
The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell, at Charlotte's Library
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at pipedreaming
The Evil Elves, by Bruce Coville, at Fantasy Literature
The Freedom Maze, by Delia Sherman, at Watercolor Moods
Guys Read: Thriller, by Jon Scieszka et al., at Project Mayhem (plus giveaway ending tomorrow)
The Hollow Beetle (Poisons of Caux), by Susannah Appelbaum, at Okbo Lover
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow, by James Rollins, at Fiction Addict
The Last Dragonslayer, by Jasper FForde, at The Written World
The Lost Farm, by Jane Louise Curry, at Oz and Ends
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, at books4yourkids and Great Kid Books
The Orphan of Awkward Falls, by Keith Graves, at Once Upon a Bookshelf
The Quest of the Warrior Sheep, by Christine and Christopher Russell, at Reads For Keeps
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz, at Good Books and Good Wine
The Time Travellers, by Linda Buckley-Archer, at Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog
The Time-Traveling Cat and the Great Victorian Stink by Julia Jarmon, plus Time Cat, by Lloyd Alexander, at T
Some of us (ie, me) have been distracted this week by all the necessary tasks that must be accomplished ere winter arrives to stay (windows with glass in them make a house so much more cozy). Happily, others have been busily posting away, and here are the middle grade sci fi/fantasy posts that I found in my blog reading this week! Please let me know if I missed yours; please feel free to let me know during the week when you've posted something!
The Reviews:
The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell, at Good Books and Good Wine
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at Libri Dilectio
Celia's Robot, by Margaret Chang, at Library Chicken
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, by Chris Van Allsberg et al., at 100 Scope Notes
The Death of Yorik Mortwell, by Stephen Messer, at Project Mayhem (also a giveaway)
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost, by Cornelia Funke, at Just Deb
Goliath, by Scott Westerfeld, at Fantasy Literature
Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka, at Literary Asylum
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, at BC Book Talk
Keeper, by Kathi Appelt, at Library Chicken
The Last Dragon, by Jane Yolen, at Wandering Librarians
The Last Dragonslayer, by Jasper Fforde, at Beyond Books
Here are all the middle grade fantasy and science fiction related blog posts etc. I found this week; please let me know if I missed your!
The Reviews:
The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy, at Eva's Book Addiction
The Bassumtyte Treasure, by Jane Louise Curry, at Charlotte's Library
Beasts (The Mystic Phyles) by Stephanie Brockway and Ralph Masiello, at Charlotte's Library
Blue Fire, by Janice Hardy (Healing Wars book 2) at books4yourkids
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, at Books of Wonder and Wisdom
The Crowfield Curse, by Pat Walsh, at Bookish
Darkfall, by Janice Hardy (Healing Wars book 3) at books4yourkids
Dragon Castle, by Joseph Bruchac, at Fuse #8
Elliot and the Pixie Plot, by Jennifer A. Nielsen, at Boys and Literacy
Galaxy Games, by Greg Fishbone, at TheHappyNappyBookseller
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland...., by Catherynne M. Valente, at Reads for Keeps
Ghostopolis, by Doug Tennapel, at Karissa's Reading Review
Goliath, by Scott Westerfeld, at Karissa's Reading Review and Biblio File
Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx, by James Rollins, at Becky's Book Reviews
Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow, by James Rollins, at Becky's Book Reviews
Kevin's Point of View, by Del Shannon, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Lair of the Bat Monster (Dragonbreath) by Ursula Vernon, at Good Books and Good Wine and Jean Little Library
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Ex Libris
The Magic City, by E. Nesbit, at Tor
Masterwork of a Painting Elephant, by Michelle Cuevas, at Book Dragon
Monstrum House: Locked In,
Every week, I scour the blogs (at least, those that are in my reader, a list that is getting longer and longer) to extract posts of interest to fans of middle grade fantasy and science fiction. Here's what I found this week (please let me know if I missed your post, or the posts of your friends and family! Send me links at any time during the week!)
But first. Nominations for the Cybils close on the fifteenth of October. Many fine books have been put forward in middle grade sci fi/fantasy, but I've pulled together a list of books that haven't been nominated, just to remind people who might love them passionately that they aren't on the list yet.
The Reviews:
Airborn, by Kenneth Oppel, at The Secret Adventures of Writer Girl
The Apothecary, by Malie Meloy, at Karissa's Reading Review, Shall Write, and Boomerang Books
A Beautiful Friendship, by David Weber, at Book Aunt (Kate, aka Book Aunt, wrote to tell me that this is a good one for middle grade readers, even though it's listed as YA, so here it is)
Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld, at YA Bibliophile
The Blue Umbrella, by Mike Mason, at Back to Books
Bigger than a Breadbox, by Laurel Snyder, at Stacked
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at A Backwards Story, The Book Rat, Galley Smith, and The Book Smugglers
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright, at My Reading Frenzy, Random Musings of a Bibliophile, and There's a Book
The Crimson Shard, by Teresa Flavin, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Darwen Arkwright and the Peregrine Pact, by A.J. Hartley, at Lucy Was Robbed
Diamonds and Doom (The Raven Mysteries) by Marcus Sedgwick, at Wondrous Reads
Down the Mysterly River, by Bill Willingham, at The King of Elfland's Second Cousin
Flood and Fire, by Emily Diamond, at Charlotte's Library
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby (it might not
Good morning, and welcome to this week's round-up of all the blog posts I could find of interest to us mg sff fans! (Please let me know if I missed your post!)
First--nominations for the Cybils are up and running, and the list of mg sff books is growing. If you haven't nominated yet, and would like your memory refreshed regarding the mg sff books that were released in the past year, do check out my new releases posts. I started compiling these lists with Cybils in mind--it's hard to remember all the books that came out last fall, and urgent (well, in my mind at least) that the books that were just released get a chance to be nominated! Here's the list from the second half of October, 2010 (where I am reminded, for instance, that The Coming of the Dragon is eligible....) and here's the most recent list, covering the first half of October, 2011 (a much much longer one of epic proportions!) Do keep in mind, though, that not every book on these lists is eligible--the book has to have been published in the US or Canada.
So go nominate a nice book. Better yet, go nominate a book that will knock the socks of a young reader, and leave them stunned (from a parent's point of view, stunned for a long time is rather peaceful....)
The Reviews
13 Curses, by Michelle Harrison, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy, at Beyond Books and Ms. Yingling Reads
The Black Cauldron, by Lloyd Alexander, at Bookie Woogie
Blackbringer, by Laini Taylor, at My Favorite Books
The Blackhope Enigma, by Teresa Flavin, at books4yourkids.com
Bigger than a Breadbox, by Laurel Snyder, at A Patchwork of Books and Sonderbooks
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at The Reading Zone, Jen Robinson's Book Page, Great Kid Books, Charlotte's Library, and Alison's Book Marks
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright,at Charlotte's Library
The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau, at Musings of a Restless Mind
Dark Life, by Kat Falls, at Karen's Book Nook
Darkfall, by Janice Hardy, at Book Yurt
The Dragon's Tooth, by N.D. Wilson, at
Hi, and welcome to the first sff mg round-up of fall! This time next week, Cybils nominations will have opened, and (whether or not I am a panelist), I will be obsessively checking the list of what is getting nominated for mg sff! I myself don't know what I want to nominate in most of the categories--I like to hold back, and see if any books that I love still need putting forward. My one exception is Zita the Space Girl, which I am going to try to get in right at the beginning in the graphics novel category, refreshing my screen over and over as I wait for nominations to open... (Life is more fun if you make as much out of small happenings as you can).
But at any event, I'm sure that the big names of mg sff published this last October to October year will be up there--The Emerald Atlas, The Unwanteds,
Breadcrumbs, The Dragon's Tooth, Kat, Incorrigible, etc. The Cybils, though, is a wonderful place for a lesser known books to find love and attention, so I'm hoping that the list of nominations will include books I've never heard of that I fall in love with!
And now, the Reviews:
The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy, at Candace's Book Blog
Astronaut Academy, by Dave Roman, at Wandering Librarians
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at A Patchwork of Books, Fantasy Literature, Read Now Sleep Later, and books4yourkids
The Dark City, by Catherine Fisher, at Reading Vacation
Dragon's Tooth, by N.D. Wilson, at Eva's Book Addiction
Frogspell, by C.J. Busby, at Wondrous Reads and Tor
Goliath, by Scott Westerfeld, at The Intergalactic Academy (a new sci fi ya blog in town!) and at Libri Dilectio
The Inside Story (Sisters Grimm), by Michael Buckley, at Biblio File
Jennifer Murdley's Toad, by Bruce Coville, at Postcards from La-La Land.
Juniper Berry, by M.P. Kozlowsky, at Middle Grade Ninja
Kittatinny: A Tale of Magic, by Joanna Russ, at Tor
The Last Council (Amulet Book 4) by Kazu Kibuishi, at Green Bean Teen Queen There's a Book (who are both giving away copies, as am I,
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Wow, the whole Discworld series, that is a major undertaking but oh, such a good one. I hope you enjoy it. I am sure by now you wil have downloaded the proper reading order, but if not you can find them all over the net.