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This week's round up of middle grade fantasy and sci from around the blogs (6/9/19)

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

The Reviews

Aru Sha and the Song of Death, by Roshani Chokshi, at Nica Fictional Fandoms

Below the Root, by Zilpha Keatly Snyder, at Say What?

Call me Alistair, by Cory Leonardo, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande, by Adam Gidwitz and David Bowles, at Geo Librarian and Liv the Book Nerd

Game of Stars, by Sayantani Dasgupta, at Say What?

House of Many Ways, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Puss Reboots

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer,by Lamar Giles, at Redeemed Reader

The Light Jar, by Lisa Thompson, at Always in the Middle

Midsummer's Mayhem, by Rajani LaRocca, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Charlotte's Library

Nevermore: the Trials of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend, at Book Nest

The Order of the Majestic, by Matt Myklusch, at Mom Read It

The Revenge of Magic, by James Riley, at Geo Librarian

Spark, by Sarah Beth Durst, at BookCraic

The Story Web, by Megan Frazer Blakemore, at Charlotte's Library

Time Sight, by Lynn  Jonell, at Redeemed Reader

The Time Travel Team: The Great Historic Mystery, by Jordyn Hadden, at Foreward Reviews

The Vengkeep Prophecies, by Brian Farrey, at Tales From the Raven

Wings of Olympus, by Kallie George, at Say What?

Authors and Interviews

Kurt Kirchmeier (The Absence of Sparrows) at From the Mixed Up Files

Other Good Stuff

What's new in the Uk, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books

The finalists for the Mythopoeic awards have been announced, here are the Children's Literature Finalists:

  • Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado, The Chronicles of Claudette series: Giants Beware!; Dragons Beware!; Monsters Beware! (First Second) 
  • Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster (Harry N. Abrams) 
  • Sarah Beth Durst, The Stone Girl’s Story (Clarion Books) 
  • Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, Bob (Feiwel and Friends) 
  • Emily Tetri, Tiger vs. Nightmare (First Second) 



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