This Sunday's round up of fantasy and science fiction for kids!

It is a beautiful day here in southern New England, made all the more beautiful by the fact that I no longer have to worry about my son's birthday party (phew). He got $50 worth of bookstore gift certificates, and I am hoping he will see fit to buy his mama a book by way of a thank you...or at least cookie in the cafe.

But anyway. Here are the links to posts about "middle grade" fantasy and science fiction from yet another week of assiduous blog reading! Please let me know if I missed yours, please feel free to let your own blog readers know I do this every Sunday, and happy reading!

The Reviews:

Bad Island, by Doug TenNapel, at A Year of Reading

Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at The Brian Lair

Down the Mysterly River, by Bill Willingham, at Wandering Librarians

Dr. Proctor's Fart Powder, by Jo Nesbo, at My Favorite Books

Elliot and the Goblin War, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Manga Maniac Cafe

The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens, at A Chair, A Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy

Entwinned, by Heather Dixon, at Imagination in Focus

Escape from Zorbadak, by Brad Gallagher, at Book Journey

Fy Trap, by Frances Hardinge, at Book Aunt

Juniper Berry, by M. P. Kozlowsky, at Page in Training

Linnets and Valerians, by Elizabeth Goudge, at Tor (this is one of top ten favorite books, and Els, who wrote the review, was my housemate in college, so do go read this one!)

Peter Nimble and His Amazing Eyes, by Jonathan Auxier, at Fuse #8

Reckless, by Cornelia Funke, at Just Booking Around

The Roar, by Emma Clayton, at Bookyurt

Sidekicks, by Dan Santat, at Waking Brian Cells

Society of Dread, by Glenn Dakin, at Bookworming in the 21st Century (giveaway!)

The Spiderwick Chronicles, by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, at Wondrous Reads

Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh, by R.L. LaFevers, at Wicked Awesome Books

The Throne of Fire, by Rick Riordan, at Challenging the Bookworm

West of the Moon, by Katherine Langrish, at things mean a lot

The Wizard of Dark Street, by Shawn Thomas Odyssey at Charlotte's Library

Young Fredle, by Cynthia Voigt, at Geo Librarian

Zoramazoo, by Robert Paul Weston, at Pass the Chiclets

Authors and Interviews:

Glenn Dakin (the Candleman Series) at Bookworming in the 21st Century

Other Good Stuff:

Anastasia at Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog looks back on R.L. Stine

At Thick and Thin Things, you'll find a lovely long list of chapter books for doll lovers

Diana Wynne Jones' son, Colin Borrow, talks about his mother and her writing here on BBC Radio 3

and don't forget to swing by An Awfully Big Blog Adventure, where UK authors have organized an incredible extravaganza of an online festival!