This week's round up of middle grade sci fi/fantasy from around the blogs (4/14/19)

Here's what I found this week; as ever, please let me know if I missed your post!

The Reviews

Bone Hollow, by Kim Ventrella, at Charlotte's Library

The Book of Boy, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, at Challenging the Bookworm

Cauldron's Bubble, by Amber Elby, at A Cat, a Book, and a Cup of Tea

The Door at the End of the World, by Caroline Carlson, at Charlotte's Library

Dragonfell, by Sarah Prineas, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile

Eventown, by Corey Ann Haydn, at Redeemed Reader and Kid Lit Geek

Gaurdians of the Wild Unicorns, by Lindsay Littleson, at Books and Wonders

Goblins in the Castle, by Bruce Coville, at Say What?

The Golden Tower, by Holly Black and Cassadra Clare (Magisterium #5), at Say What?

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, by Bruce Coville, at Say What?

The Last Last-Day-of Summer, by Lamar Giles, at My Brain on Books and The Book's the Thing

The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at Redeemed Reader and Rosi Hollinbeck

The Portal (Tangled in Time), by Kathryn Lasky, at Log Cabin Library

Riverland, by Fran Wilde, at Marzie's Reads

Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hemandez, Book Smuggler review at Kirkus

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M.Bergen, at Throne of Books

A Witch Come True, by James Nichol, at Hidden In Pages

Authors and Interviews

Lamar Giles (The Last Last-Day-of Summer) at The Write Path and SteaMG

Fran Wilde (Riverland) at The Book Smugglers

Caroline Carlson (The Door at the End of the World) at YAYOMG

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The Secret Deep, by Lindsay Galvin

The Secret Deep , by Lindsay Galvin (Scholastic, Feb 4 2020), is a sci-fi mystery/adventure that's difficult to review, because it's best read without spoilers, but hard to talk about without them. So conclusion first--this is a fun adventure with science pushed to fantastical limits, with lots of ocean adventure, and a thought-provoking consideration of the ethics of medical consent. It's upper middle grade (classic "tween")-- 11-14 year olds. There's some nascent romance, but it's not a plot point. It wasn't really a book that hit all the right notes for me, but if you look at Goodreads you'll find lots of readers who loved it. It begins with two sisters, Aster and Poppy, flying to New Zealand to live with their aunt after their mother dies from cancer. Aunt Iona is an oncologist, but she wasn't around to help her sister; instead, she was travelling frenetically around the world, helping various disadvantaged communities, seemingly unawa...

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The Moon Over Crete, by Jyotsna Sreenivasan, for Timeslip Tuesday

The Moon Over Crete , by Jyotsna Sreenivasan (1996, Smooth Stone Press), is a slightly older children's time travel story, interesting for several reasons. It's the story of a modern girl, 11-year-old Lily, whose mom is Indian American, and whose dad is European American. Lily is finding it difficult being a girl--her best friend is interested in dressing to impress boys, a boy in her class is sexually harassing her and no one is doing anything about it, her mother isn't letting her do things (like go exploring off in the woods) that she'd be allowed to do if she were a boy. Lily's flute teacher, Mrs. Zinn, is the only one who seems to understand Lily's growing resentment. And happily for Lily, Mrs. Zinn is a time-traveler, fond of visiting ancient Crete, where (in this fictional world) there is almost utopian gender equality. Mrs. Zinn offers Lily the chance to go to ancient Crete with her for a few weeks, and Lily accepts. Having an experienced adult guid...

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When the Stars Go Blue

By Caridad Ferrer Once, Soledad thought that the best thing in the world was the percussion encouraging to move faster, jump higher, reach the skies. But things change. She gets into a relationship with Jonathan, a horn player from a corps, and he invites her to dance with the group. First impressions were good, a not so usual fairy dancer, Soledad, but one with actual substance. But then, it got really cliche. She falls for the guy, obsesses over him, then, is faced with a problem that might bring her apart from him. And it kept going. She falls for another guy, Taz, a spanish soccer player, then has to choose between Jonathan and the hot soccer player. It goes the whole jealous boyfriend cycle as well. Then a twist almost brought it back from the dead for me, but it somewhat disturbed me. It reminded me of Pink's music video for Don't Leave Me (which I don't recommend watching). Then, guess what! It got cliche a And she even end...

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