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This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (12/15/19)

Welcome to another gathering of the middle grade fantasy and sci fi postings I found online!  Please let me know if I missed yours!

The Reviews

All the Colors of Magic, by Valija Zinck, at Charlotte's Library

Cog, by Greg van Eekhout, at Ms. Yingling Reads

The Fowl Twins, by Eoin Colfer, at Redeemed Reader

The Hotel Between, by Sean Easley, at Say What?

Lalani of the Distant Sea, by Erin Entrada Kelly, at A Kids Book a Day

Lintang and the Pirate Queen, by Tamara Moss, at Hidden in Pages

The Maelstrom (The Tapestry #4), by Henry H. Neff, at Say What?

Master of the Phantom Isle (Dragonwatch #3), by Brandon Mull, at The Obsessive Bookseller

The Miraculous, by Jess Redman, at Always in the Middle

The Missing Barbegazi, by H.S. Norup, at BiteIntoBooks

Nevermore: the Trials of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend, at Meg Bradley

Over the Moon, by Natalie Lloyd, at Imaginary Friends

The Princess Who Flew with Dragons, by Stephanie Burgis, at Charlotte's Library

Secrets of the Black Forest (Prince Dustin and Clara #2), by Daniel Lee Nicholson, at Bookworm for Kids

Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, at The Secret Files of Fairday Morrow

Two at The Book Search--Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, by Kwame Mbalia, and Sal and Gabi Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez

Another two at The Book Search--The Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity, by Nicole Valentine, and The Last Human, by Lee Bacon


Authors and Interviews

Kim Long (Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament) at Literary Rambles

Amy Ephron (The Other Side of the Wall) at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books


Other Good Stuff

"What's the deal with all of these middle grade adaptations?" at Book Riot

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