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this week's round-up of mg sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs

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

The Reviews

Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows, by Ryan Calejo, at Latinx in Kid Lit

Chronicles of ancient Darkness, by Michelle Paver (series review) at Fantasy Faction

The Curse of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #2) by Chris Rylander, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Dragon Captives (Unwanteds Quests #3), by Lisa McMann, at Say What?

The First, by Katherine Applegate, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)

The Girl Who Sailed the Stars, by Matilda Woods, at Always in the Middle and Two Points of Interest

Have Sword, Will Travel, by Garth Nix and Sean Williams, at Milliebot Reads and Tales from the Raven

The House with Chicken Legs, by Sophie Anderson, at Say What?

The Ice Garden, by Guy Jones, at Hidden in Pages

The Lost Tide Warriors, by Catherine Doyle, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books

Midsummer's Mayhem, by Rajani LaRocca, at alibrarymama

The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly, by Rebecca K.S. Ansari, at Ms. Yingling Reads

The Monster Catchers, by George Brewington, at Confessions of a Book Addict

Nooks and Crannies, by Jessica Lawson, at Completely Full Bookshelf

The Once and Future Geek (Camelot Code #1), by Mari Mancusi, at Charlotte's Library

Once Upon a Frog (Whatever After #8) by Sarah Mlynowski, at Jill's Book Blog

Over the Moon, by Natalie Lloyd, at Susan Uhlig

Return of the Evening Star, by Diane Rios, at Always in the Middle

Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races, by K.D. Halbrook, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Space Dragons, by Robin Bennett, at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers and A Garden of Books

The Storm Keeper's Island, by Catherine Doyle, at Susan Uhlig

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M. Bergen, at Book Dust Magic

The Tunnels Below, by Nadine Wild-Palmer, at Kids' Book Review

Wildspark, by Vashti Hardy, at BookCraic

Authors and Interviews

Kobe Bryant (The Wizenard Series: Training Camp, created by Bryant, written by Wesley King) at B. and N. Kids Blog
Tara Tyler (Windy Hollow-Beast World #3), at The Cynical Sailor and His Salty Sidekick and Writer's Alley

Other Good Stuff

I hosted the cover reveal for Rival Magic, by Deva Fagan

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