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Welcome to this week's round-up of mg fantasy and sci fi!  Please let me know if I missed your post. The Reviews All the Impossible Things, by Lindsay Lackey, at Imaginary Friends Cryptozoology for Beginners, by Euphemia Whitmore and Matt Harry, at Kid Lit Reviews The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Horwitz, at Sonderbooks The Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee, at Sloth Reads Frostheart, by Jaime Littler, at Arkham Reviews The Hadley Academy for the Improbably Gifted, by Conor Greenan, at Say What? Interview with a Robot, by Lee Bacon, at Hidden In Pages (audiobook review) Midnight on Strange Street, by K.E. Ormsbee, at Eli to the nth , J.R.'s Book Reviews , and Ms. Yingling Reads (and many more--full list at Eli to the nth above) A Mixture of Mischief (Love Sugar Magic #3) at alibrarymama and Charlotte's Library (and many more--see either of the links above for the full blog tour) Monster Slayer, by Brian Patten and Chris Riddell, at Book Murmuration The Mulberry Tree,...

Here are the posts about mg fantasy and sci fi that I gleaned in my blog reading this week!  Please let me know if I missed yours. The Reviews Agent Weasel and the Abominable Dr Snow, by Nick East, at Library Girl and Book Boy Agent Weasel and the Fiendish Fox Gang, at Twirling Book Princess The Bootlace Magician, by Cassie Beasley, at Sloth Reads The Haunting, by Lindsey Duga, at Not Acting My Age and Cracking the Cover The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day, by Christopher Edge, at Charlotte's Library Nevertell, by Katherie Orton, at Booktrailers for Kids and YA Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez, at Sonderbooks Serafina and the Seven Stars, by Robert Beatty, at Good Reads With Rona A Sprinkle of Sorcery, by Michelle Harrison, at Book Craic The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady, by Gerald Morris, at Leaf's Reviews Urchin of the Riding Stars (The Mistmantle Chronicles, Book 1) by M.I. McAllister, at Semicolon Wild and Chance, by Allan Zadoff, at Ms. Yingling Reads...

Here's what I found this week; please let me know of anything I missed! The Reviews Alien Superstar, by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, at Good Reads with Rona Boy Band of the Apocalypse, by Tom Nicholl, at Always in the Middle Cog, by Greg van Eekhout, at Sonderbooks The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Horwitz, at Geo Librarian A Dash of Trouble (Sprinkle of Spirits #1), by Anna Meriano, at Leaf's Reviews The Girl who Stole and Elephant, by Nizrana Farook, at Lily and the Fae (I haven't read this myself yet, so not sure it counts as fantasy....) The Girl with the Dragon Heart, by Stephanie Burgis, at Book Criac Lampie and the Children of the Sea, by Annet Schaap, at Whispering Stories The Mystwick School of Musicraft, by Jessica Khoury, at Sharon the Librarian Race to the Sun, by Rebecca Roanhoures, at Ms. Yingling Reads , Book Page , and Bookshelf Fantasies The Red Winter (The Tapestry #5), by Henry H. Neff, at Say What? The Revenge of Magic, by James Riley, at Imagi...

welcome to another week of middle grade sci fi/fantasy goodness, gathered by me from around the blogs for your reading pleasure!  Please let me know of any posts I missed. The Reviews The Big Shrink (Upside-Down Magic #6), by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins, at Puss Reboots The Book of Secrets, and The Book of Answers (The Ateban Cipher books 1 and 2) by A.L. Tait, at Always in the Middle Brown, by Håkon Øvreås, at Charlotte's Library The Good Hawk, by Joseph Elliott, at Log Cabin Library Jinxed, by Amy McCulloch, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Waking Brain Cells Magical Mischief, by Anna Dale, at Leaf's Reviews The Mask of Aribella, by Anna Houghton, at Book Murmuration The Monster in the Lake, by Louie Stowell, at Book Craic The Obisdian Compass (Time Castaways #2), by Liesl Shurtliff, at Charlotte's Library Orion Lost, by Alastair Chisholm, at Book Craic and Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books Secondhand Wishes, by Anna Staniszweski, at Ms. Yingling Reads The S...

Happy New Year!  Here's what I found this week in my blog reading; please let me know if I missed your post. The Reviews Cog, by Greg van Eekhout, at Raise Them Righteous The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Horwitz, at Raise Them Righteous The Darkdeep, by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, at Twirling Book Princess The Door to the Lost, by Jaleigh Johnson, at Feed Your Fiction Addiction Esme's Wish, by Elizabeth Foster, at Book Craic and Hasanthi's Book Blog The Forgotten Girl, by India Hill Brown, at Charlotte's Library The Healing Star, by A. Kidd, at Always in the Middle The Key of Lost Things (Hotel Between #2), by Sean Easley, at Say What? Jinxed, by Amy McCulloch, at Sharon the Librarian Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities #8), by Shannon Messenger, at Carstairs Considers Over the Moon, by Natalie Lloyd, at Raise Them Righteous The Root of Magic, by Kathleen Benner Duble, at Not Acting My Age Stoop Sale Treasure, by Corey Ann Haydu, at Ms. Yingling Reads The T...

Not surprisingly, I didn't find many reviews from this past week (there was nothing from me, for instance, because I was too busy playing reindeer games and eating cookies....).  But since I'm back home, and ready to commit to blogging more regularly, I didn't want this Sunday to pass without a round-up...As ever, let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews The 12th Candle, by Kim Tomsic, at Ms. Yingling Reads The Casket of Time, by Andri Snaer Magnason, at Bookworm for Kids The Forbidden Expediction (Polar Bear Explorers Club #2), by Alex Bell, at Pages Unbound The Girl Who Speaks Bear, by Sophie Anderson, at The Anxious Bookworm If We Were Giants, by Dave Matthews, at Say What? Minecraft: the End, by Catherynne M. Valente, at SFF Book Reviews Scary Stories for Young Foxes, by Christian McKay Heidicker, at Jean Little Library The Storm Keeper's Island, by Catherine Doyle, at A Kids Book a Day Tunnel of Bones, by Victoria Schwab, at Bookishly Brittknee (audiobook ...

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 F...

Back with middle grad sci/fi fantasy round-uping; please let me know if I missed your post from this past week!  Thanks. The Reviews The Box of Delights, by John Masefield, at Semicolon Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows, by Ryan Calejo, at Savings in Seconds (with giveaway), and books 1 and 2 of the series at Middle Grade Minded (with giveaway of both books) The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Horwitz, at Imaginary Friends Deeplight, by Frances Hardinge, at Magic Fiction Since Potter The Diamond of Aether, by Scott L. Collins, at BigAl's Books and Pals The Fear Zone, by K.R. Alexander, at Ms. Yingling Reads The Fiend and the Forge (The Tapestry #3), by Henry H. Neff, at Say What? Geeks and the Holy Grail (The Camelot Code #2), by Mari Mancusi, at Say What? Hilda and the Hidden People, by Luke Pearson, at Twirling Book Princess Legacy, by Shannon Messenger, at Pages Unbound Legends of the Sky: Dragon Daughter, by Liz Flannagan, at Say What? Malamander, by Thomas ...

Welcome to this week's round-up, and please let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews City of Ghosts, by Victoria Schwab, at Hidden in Pages The Darkdeep, by Ally Condy and Brendan Reichs, at Hidden in Pages A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic #1), by Anna Meriano, at Imaginary Friends The Dragon Warrior, by Katy Zhao, at Ms. Yingling Reads The Edge of the World (Mightier than the Sword #2), by Drew Callander and Alana Harrison, at Feed Your Fiction Addiction , A Garden of Books , and Always in the Middle The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone, by Jaclyn Moriarty, at alibrarymama The Forgotten Girl, by India Hill Brown, at Ms. Yingling Reads Frostheart, by Jamie Littler, at Book Craic The Griffins of Castle Cary, by Heather Shumaker, at Geo Librarian Grimworld, by Avery Moray, at Becca Leighanne The Hound of Rowan, by Henry Neff, at Say What? The Lifters, by Dave Eggers, at The Comfort Table ), The Other Side of the Wall (Castle in the Mist #3) by Amy Eph...

Welcome to this week's round-up; please let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews The Thousand Year Old Boy, by Ross Welford, at Ms. Yingling Reads The Black Cauldron, by Lloyd Alexander, at Say What? The Book of Story Beginnings by Kristin Kladstrup, at Say What? Dead Voices, by Katherine Arden, at Abby the Librarian Doll Bones, by Holly Black, at A Garden of Books (audiobook review) The Double Helix (Explorer Academy #3), by Trudy Truit, at Always in the Middle The Dragon Thief, by Zetta Elliott, at Middle Grade Book Village and Charlotte's Library The Dragon Warrior, by Katie Zhao, at Hit or Miss Books Dragons in a Bag, by Zetta Elliott, at Middle Grade Book Village The Fire Keeper, by J.C. Cervantes, at Feed Your Fiction Additiction The Ghouls of Howlfair, by Nick Tomlinson, at Book Craic Grimworld, by Avery Moray, at Jazzy Book Reviews The Hippo at the End of the Hall, by Helen Cooper, at Mom Read It The Impossible Boy, by Ben Brooks, at Book Craic Music Boxes, b...

Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post (or a post about your book....) The Reviews The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander, at Say What? The Bookwanderers, by Anna James, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Book Nut Dead Voices, by Katherine Arden, at Geo Librarian and Books4YourKids The Dragon Warrior, by Katie Zhao, at Read Love Ember and the Ice Dragons, by Heather Fawcett, at Ms. Yingling Reads Iggy and Oz: the Plastic Dinos of Doom, by J.J. Johnson, at Reading, Writing, and Stitch Metric Knock Three Times (Wizards of Once #3), by Cressida Cowell, at Twirling Book Princess Lalani of the Distant Sea, by Erin Entrada Kelly, at Puss Reboots Lintang and the Pirate Queen, by Tamara Moss, at Read Love The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at Not Acting My Age Malamander, by Thomas Taylor, at Milliebot Reads The Poison Jungle, by Tui T. Sutherland, at Hidden in Pages Rise of the Dragons, by Angie Sage, at Say What? The Rubicus Prophecy, by Alane Adams, at Always in the ...

Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post! (I changed my post title from "around the blogs" to "around the web" but do cool kids these days actually say "the web"?  Would "on-line" be more au currant ?) Book Reviews Archimancy, by J.A. White, at Puss Reboots The Battle, by Karuna Riazi, at Randomly Reading The Beast (Darkdeep #2), by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, at Ms. Yingling Reads The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Horwitz, at Cracking the Cover and A Garden of Books The Dragon Warrior, by Katie Zhao, at Endless Chapters , For Ever and Everly , and The Quiet Pond Dual at Araluen (Royal Ranger #3), by John Flanagan, at Say What? The Evil Wizard Smallbone, by Delia Sherman, at Kid Lit Geek The Fire Keeper, by J.C. Cervantes, at Pamela Kramer Guardians of Magic, by Chris Riddell, at Book Craic The Jumbie God's Revenge, by Tracey Baptiste, at Sally's Bookshelf The Key of Lost Things (Hotel Bet...

Here's what I found in my blog reading this week; please let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews The Bootlace Magician (Cicus Mirandus #2), by Cassie Beasley, at Randomly Reading The Boy Who Was Fire, by Marcus Kahle McCann, at The Children's Book Review City of Bones, by Victoria Schwab, at Pages Unbound The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Howitz, at Sally's Bookshelf Dead Voices, by Katherine Arden, at Charlotte's Library Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee, at Imaginary Friends The Dragon Warrior, by Katie Zhao, at Log Cabin Library , Forever and Everly , and Lost In Storyland Ember: the Secret Book, by Jamie Smart, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books The Hippo at the End of the Hall, by Helen Cooper, at Charlotte's Library Homerooms and Hall Passes, by Tom O'Donnell, at Ms. Yingling Reads The International Yeti Collective, by Paul Mason, at Book Craic The Little Broomstick, by Mary Stewart, at Fantasy Literature Mightier than the Sword, by Drew Callander and ...

Bloglovin utterly failed me this week, so I doubtless missed many posts.  So let me know if I missed yours, and I'll add it! The Reviews Cog, by Greg Van Eekhout, at Charlotte's Library Creep, by Eireann Corrigan, at Not Acting My Age The Double Helix (Explorer Academy #3), by Trudi Truit, at Mom Read It The Fairfield Curse, by Kaleb Nation, at Say What? The Last Dragon (The Revenge of Magic #2), by James Riley, at The Write Path Lexi Magill and the Teleportation Tournament, by Kim Long, at A Garden of Books The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages, by Trenton Lee Stewart, at Puss Reboots A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, by Kelley Armstrong, at Geo Librarian Scourge: A Grim Doyle Adeventure, by David H. Burton, at Say What? Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden, at A Dance with Books The Storm Runner, by J. C. Cervantes, at A Backwards Story A Tale of Magic, by Chris Colfer, at Ms. Yingling Reads A Time Traveller's Theory of Relativity, by Nicole Valentine, at C...

Welcome to this week's round-up of mg sci fi and fantasy blog postings!  Please let me know if I missed anything (anyone is welcome to send me posts during the week for the following Sunday's round-up, including authors and publiscists etc.). The Reviews Anya and the Dragon, by Sofiya Pasternack, at Read Love The Battle, by Karuna Riazi, at Charlotte's Library City of Ghosts, by Victoria Schwab, at Fantasy Literature and Treestand Book Reviews The Dark Lord Clementine, by Sarah Jean Horwitz, at Log Cabin Library Dragonfell, by Sarah Prineas, at Puss Reboots The Green Children of Woolpit, by J. Anderson Coats, at Charlotte's Library The Library of Ever, by Zeno Alexander, at Cover2CoverBlog The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at Imaginary Friends Malamander, by Thomas Taylor, at Ms. Yingling Reads Marigold Star, by Elise Primavera, at Nayu's Reading Corner The Red Rover: Origins, by C.E. Whitaker III, at The Write Path Sal and Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez...

Welcome to this week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs! Please let me know if I missed your post. The Reviews The 12th Candle, by Kim Tomsic, at Always in the Middle All the Impossible Things, by Lindsay Lackey, at Charlotte's Library City of Ghosts, by Victoria Schwab, at The Zen Leaf The Curse of Greg, by Chris Rylander, at Say What? The Disaster Days, by Rebecca Behrens, at Bibliobrit Frostfire, by Jamie Smith, at Fantasy Literature Guardians of Magic (The Cloud Horse Chronicles #1), by Chris Riddell, at Books for Topics The Girl Who Speaks Bear, by Sophie Anderson, at A little but a lot The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade, by Max Brallier, at J.R.'s Book Reviews Malamander, by Thomas Taylor, at A Garden of Books (audiobook review) Nico Bravo and the Hound of Hades by Mike Cavallaro, at Jean Little Library Outlaws (Royal Academy Rebels) by Jen Calonita, at Sharon the Librarian The Remarkables, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, a...

Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post! The Reviews The Age of Akra, by Vacen Taylor, at Jazzy Book Reviews Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor, at Hidden in Pages (audiobook review) Anya and the Dragon, by Sofiya Pasternack, at Ms. Yingling Reads Charlie Hernández and the League of Shadows, by Ryan Calejo, at Nerdophiles and Nicole's Novel Reads The Fire Keeper, by J. C. Cervantes, at B. and N. Kids Blog The Frozen Sea, by Piers Torday, at Book Craic The Girl Who Speaks Bear, by Sophie Anderson, at Book Craic The Green Children of Woolpit, by J. Anderson Coats, at Hidden in Pages Guest: A Changling Tale, by Mary Downing Hahn, at BooksForKidsBlog The Jumbie God's Revenge, by Tracey Baptiste, at Kid Lit Reviews Lalani of the Distant Sea, by Erin Entrada Kelly, at Some the Wiser The Little Grey Girl, by Celine Kiernan, at Cover2Cover Blog M alamander, by Thomas Taylor, at Always in the Middle , BooksYALove , Twirling Book Princess , and Charlott...