Welcome to another week of the posts I gathered from around the blogs of interest to fans of middle grade fantasy and science fiction. Please let me know if I missed yours, and feel free to send me links at any time!
It can't be helped. Onward.
The Reviews:
Cold Cereal, by Adam Rex, at Alexia's Books & Such and Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Coming of the Dragon, by Rebecca Barnhouse, at library_mama
Ebenezer's Locker, by Anne E. Johnson, at Readatouille
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at The Book Smugglers (with bonus Code Name Verity before you get to it....)
Fever Crumb, by Philip Reeve, at Fantasy Book Review
Fever Crumb, by Philip Reeve, at Fantasy Book Review
The Lunatic's Curse, by F.E. Higgins, at Karissa's Reading Review
The Odyssey, by Gareth Hinds, at Children's Book-a-Day Almanac
Out of Time, by John Marsden, at HumbleIndigo
The Outcasts, by John Flannagan, at Fantasy Book Review
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Nortan Juster, at Book Nut
Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale, at Challenging the Bookworm
Revenge of the Horned Bunnies, by Ursula Vernon, at AmoXcalli
The Stones of Ravenglass, by Jenny Nimmo, at Charlotte's Library
Stonewords, by Pam Conrad, at Charlotte's Library
The Odyssey, by Gareth Hinds, at Children's Book-a-Day Almanac
Out of Time, by John Marsden, at HumbleIndigo
The Outcasts, by John Flannagan, at Fantasy Book Review
The Phantom Tollbooth, by Nortan Juster, at Book Nut
Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale, at Challenging the Bookworm
Revenge of the Horned Bunnies, by Ursula Vernon, at AmoXcalli
The Stones of Ravenglass, by Jenny Nimmo, at Charlotte's Library
Stonewords, by Pam Conrad, at Charlotte's Library
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz, at Sharon the Librarian and at Wicked Awesome Books
Authors and interviews
Geoff Rodkey (Deadweather and Sunrise), at Educating Alice
Pete Johnson (The Vampire Fighters) at Babbleabout Children's Books and Nayu's Reading Corner
Robin LaFevers (Theodosia series, as well as the YA Grave Mercy) at Finding Wonderland
Susan Cooper (The Dark is Rising et al.) at School Library Journal
Ellen Booraem (Small Persons With Wings) at Roots in Myth
Amanda Ashby (talking about the covers of Sophie's Mixed-up Magic series) at Melissa Walker
Other Good Stuff:
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Jim Kay, wins both the Carnegie (for writing) and Kate Greenway (for illustration) awards in one fell swoop!
And the winner of the Locus Award for Young Adult book is The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente
Here's an amusing list of 20 things characters in fantasy books should do more often, from Lev Grossman at Lytherus.
A list of middle grade beach reads with lots of sci fi/fantasy at Readatouille
A selection of sci fi picture books at io9 (and here's my own sci fi picture book post from awhile back)
And finally, happy Father's Day! From Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffry Brown (found at Gizmodo, where you can see more)
Authors and interviews
Geoff Rodkey (Deadweather and Sunrise), at Educating Alice
Pete Johnson (The Vampire Fighters) at Babbleabout Children's Books and Nayu's Reading Corner
Robin LaFevers (Theodosia series, as well as the YA Grave Mercy) at Finding Wonderland
Susan Cooper (The Dark is Rising et al.) at School Library Journal
Ellen Booraem (Small Persons With Wings) at Roots in Myth
Amanda Ashby (talking about the covers of Sophie's Mixed-up Magic series) at Melissa Walker
Other Good Stuff:
A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness, illustrated by Jim Kay, wins both the Carnegie (for writing) and Kate Greenway (for illustration) awards in one fell swoop!
And the winner of the Locus Award for Young Adult book is The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente
Here's an amusing list of 20 things characters in fantasy books should do more often, from Lev Grossman at Lytherus.
A list of middle grade beach reads with lots of sci fi/fantasy at Readatouille
A selection of sci fi picture books at io9 (and here's my own sci fi picture book post from awhile back)
And finally, happy Father's Day! From Darth Vader and Son, by Jeffry Brown (found at Gizmodo, where you can see more)
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Thanks for sharing this round-up (as always... and I don't mind the same introduction at all!).
ReplyDeleteThank you for including us in your roundup. Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteGina Ruiz - AmoXcalli