Here's another week of my gleanings, from around the blogs, of posts about middle grade (readers 9-12, ish) fantasy and science fiction! Please let me know if I missed your post, or the posts of your loved ones.
The Reviews:
Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld, at Book Nut
Dragons of the Valley, by Donita K. Paul, at Christian Fantasy Review (where you can find a full list of other stops on this book's blog tour).
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by Barry Deutsch, at Lucy Was Robbed
Keeper, by Kathi Applet, at Book Nut
Zita the Space Girl, by Ben Hatke, at Penny Candy and Shady Characters (this is a graphic novel, and I don't always include them, but sometimes I do when I feel like it. Today I felt like it because this sounds like a cool book and it is a long time since I had a mg sff title that started with z).
The Reviews:
Behemoth, by Scott Westerfeld, at Book Nut
Dragons of the Valley, by Donita K. Paul, at Christian Fantasy Review (where you can find a full list of other stops on this book's blog tour).
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, by Barry Deutsch, at Lucy Was Robbed
Keeper, by Kathi Applet, at Book Nut
My Sparkling Misfortune, by Laura Lond, at Brizmus Blogs Books
Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings, by Héléne Boudreau, at Bookworm Readers
Runaways, by Joe Layburn, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Savvy, by Ingrid Law, at Alison's Bookmarks
Scumble, by Ingrid Law, at Alison's Bookmarks (I find it rather pleasing that the series is thus far in alphabetical order)
Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings, by Héléne Boudreau, at Bookworm Readers
Runaways, by Joe Layburn, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Savvy, by Ingrid Law, at Alison's Bookmarks
Scumble, by Ingrid Law, at Alison's Bookmarks (I find it rather pleasing that the series is thus far in alphabetical order)
Starcrossed, by Elizabeth Bunce, at Charlotte's Library (another of those books marketed as YA, but just fine for a 12 year old....)
The Thirteenth Princess, by Diane Zahler, at Library Chicken
A True Princess, by Diane Zahler, at Bookscopes (the alphabetical thing is happening here too)
Zita the Space Girl, by Ben Hatke, at Penny Candy and Shady Characters (this is a graphic novel, and I don't always include them, but sometimes I do when I feel like it. Today I felt like it because this sounds like a cool book and it is a long time since I had a mg sff title that started with z).
Michelle Harrison (13 Treasure et seq.) has a guest post up at The Book Smugglers.
Just for fun, I made a list of favorite fantasy foxes.
Someday I will get my cat list up...it's a work in progress. One of the books on it is The Tygrine Cat, whose author, Inbali Iserles, is the Fairytale Reflections guest at Seven Miles of Steel Thistles.
* AS EASY AS FALLING OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH by Lynn Rae Perkins
* THE CARDTURNER by Louis Sachar
* A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS by Megan Whalen Turner
* COUNTDOWN by Deborah Wiles
* THE DREAMER by Pam Munoz Ryan
* THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BARBIE by Tanya Lee Stone
* HEREVILLE: HOW MIRKA GOT HER SWORD by Barry Deutsch
* KEEPER by Kathi Appelt
* THE ODYSSEY by Gareth Hinds
* ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Williams-Garcia
* THE RING OF SOLOMON by Jonathan Stroud
* SUGAR CHANGED THE WORLD by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
* A TALE DARK AND GRIMM by Adam Gidwitz
* THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE K.K.K. by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
* TRASH by Andy Mulligan
* WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green and David Levithan
The middle grade sff books (Dark and Grimm, Mirka, and Keeper) are all fine books, but I'm going to root for The Ring of Solomon. Go, Bartimaeus!
* THE CARDTURNER by Louis Sachar
* A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS by Megan Whalen Turner
* COUNTDOWN by Deborah Wiles
* THE DREAMER by Pam Munoz Ryan
* THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BARBIE by Tanya Lee Stone
* HEREVILLE: HOW MIRKA GOT HER SWORD by Barry Deutsch
* KEEPER by Kathi Appelt
* THE ODYSSEY by Gareth Hinds
* ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Williams-Garcia
* THE RING OF SOLOMON by Jonathan Stroud
* SUGAR CHANGED THE WORLD by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
* A TALE DARK AND GRIMM by Adam Gidwitz
* THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE K.K.K. by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
* TRASH by Andy Mulligan
* WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by John Green and David Levithan
The middle grade sff books (Dark and Grimm, Mirka, and Keeper) are all fine books, but I'm going to root for The Ring of Solomon. Go, Bartimaeus!
Button styles
I'm hoping it's A Conspiracy of Kings in the YA category.
ReplyDeleteHi Charlotte!
ReplyDeleteWonderful blog (and a great topic too). Thank you for linking to my blog, and my review of the "Zita the Spacegirl" graphic novel. I would like to add that the book is not mine, but that Ben's blog can be found here:
http://letflythecannons.blogspot.com/
keep up the great work!
I am actually embarrassed by how few of the books on that Battle of the Books list I've actually read. A Tale Dark and Grimm is next in my TBR pile so I'll be knocking that one out soon.
ReplyDeleteI have to re-read C of K, Natalie--I gobbled down the ARC, and then passed it on to eager hands, and haven't had a chance to actually Read it Thoughtfully. But I really should. My problem is that King of Attolia is my favorite book ever, and so any other book in the series has a lot of baggage to compete with....
ReplyDeleteThe pleasure is mine, kingcoyote! Thanks for stopping by, and for the link to Ben's blog.
I just read A Tale Dark and Grimm, but didn't review it because I didn't feel mentally strong enough to try to formulate just why it didn't quite work for me (it almost did, but just not quite). I'll be curious to see what you think!