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51. This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/23/2012)

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.

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52. This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/15/2012)

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

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53. This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/8/2012)

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

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54. This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/1/2012)

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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55. This week's middle grade fantasy and science ficiton blog posts, rounded-up for your reading pleasure

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

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56. This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs

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 0 Comments on This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs as of 1/1/1900

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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

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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

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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

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By: Charlotte, on 3/25/2012
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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

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By: Charlotte, on 3/11/2012
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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

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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

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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

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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 6 Comments on This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs, last added: 2/13/2012

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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<

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By: Charlotte, on 1/29/2012
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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

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By: Charlotte, on 1/22/2012
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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 12 Comments on Middle grade fantasy and science fiction--this week's round-up, last added: 1/23/2012

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By: Charlotte, on 12/18/2011
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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

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By: Charlotte, on 12/10/2011
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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 3 Comments on This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs, last added: 12/14/2011

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By: Charlotte, on 12/4/2011
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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

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By: Charlotte, on 11/6/2011
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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

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By: Charlotte, on 10/30/2011
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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,

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By: Charlotte, on 10/8/2011
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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

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By: Charlotte, on 10/2/2011
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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

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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, 2 Comments on This Sunday's Middle Grade Fantasy and Science Fiction Round-up!, last added: 9/26/2011

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