First: I have two giveaways going on right now, and it would make me happy if more people entered. First, Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris, and second, an awesome prize pack of middle grade goodness from Penguin. Please enter.
The Reviews:
Be My Enemy (Planesrunner), by Ian McDonald, at The Intergalactic Academy
The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander, at alibrarymama
The Book of Wonders, by Jasmine Richards, at Semicolon
The Cloak Society, by Jeramey Kraatz, at Charlotte's Library and Ms. Yingling Reads and also at Book Aunt (scroll down)
Deadweather and Sunrise (The Chronicles of Egg, book 1), by Geoff Rodkey, at Book Nut
The Diary of B.B. Bright, Possible Princess, by Alice Randall and Caroline Randall Williams, at Parenthetical
Earwig and the Witch, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Semicolon
The Fairies of Nutfolk Wood, by Barb Ullman, at Jean Little Library
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown
Freakling, by Lana Krumwiede, at My Precious
Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry, at Becky's Book Reviews
Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, by Mike Jung, at Book Aunt (scroll down)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, at Becky's Book Reviews
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at janicu's book blog, Book Harbinger, and Chachic's Book Nook
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, by Catherynne Valente, at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat, by Ursula Moray Williams, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy
The Golden Door, by Emily Rodda, at Sharon the Librarian
The High Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate, by Scott Nash, at books4yourkids
House of Many Ways, by Diana Wynne Jones, at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Iron Hearted Violet, by Kelly Barnhill, at BooksYALove and Charlotte's Library
The Iron Ring, by Lloyd Alexander, at Quirky Bookworm
Kat, Incorrigible, by Stephanie Burgis, at Fantasy Literature
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan, at Book Nut and Kid Lit Geek
Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris, by Marissa Moss, at Charlotte's Library (giveaway)
The Ninnies, by Paul Magrs, at Strange and Random Happenstance
Once Upon a Toad, by Heather Vogel Frederick, at Charlotte's Library
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Sonderbooks
Peaceweaver, by Rebecca Barnhouse, at Semicolon
The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachman, at One Librarian's Book Reviews
Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Book Nut
The Rock of Ivanore, by Laurisa White Reyes, at Semicolon
The Secret Prophecy, by Herbie Brennan, at Book Aunt (scroll down)
Small Change for Stuart (aka Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms), by Lissa Evans, at The Book Smugglers
Snow in Summer, by Jane Yolen, at Semicolon and Becky's Book Reviews
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at Book Nut
The Storm Makers, by Jennifer E. Smith, at alibrarymama
Stout Hearts and Whizzing Biscuits, by Daniel McInerny, at Middle Grad Mafioso
Summer and Bird, by Katherine Catmull, at Great Imaginations
The Supernaturalist, by Eoin Colfer, at Maria's Melange
The Tilting House, by Tom Llewellyn, at By Singing Light
Time Twister: Journal #3 of a Cardboard Box, by Frank Asch, at Time Travel Times Two
The Undertakers-- Rise of the Corpses, and Queen of the Dead, by Ty Drago, at The Book Smugglers
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons, by Barbara Marionda, at Book Nut
The Whispering House, by Rebecca Wade, at Good Books and Good Wine
Authors and Interviews
Morgan Keyes (Darkbeast) at The Enchanted Inkpot
William Alexander (Goblin Secrets) at Nerdy Book Club
Katherine Catmull (Summer and Bird) at Adventures in YA & Children's Publishing
Jeannie Mobley (Katerina's Wish) at The Children's Book Review (I think this might well be historical fiction with a fantasy-esque side story nestled inside it, but it's still of interest
Ty Drago (The Undertakers) at The Book Smugglers
Shelby Bach (Of Giants and Ice) at Literary Rambles (giveaway)
Jacqueline Kelly (of Calpurnia Tate fame) on her new book, Return to the Willows (as in, Wind in the...), at the NY Times
Anne Ursu (Breadcrumbs) at the New York Public Library Blog
Other Good Stuff
Click-Clack the Rattlebag, a short story written and performed by Neil Gaiman, free at Audible until October 31.
Harry Potter and The Quiet Book--a cute as all get out interactive felt version from Julie's Blog (thanks to Finding Wonderland for the link)
S is for Satyr, with Philip Womack, at Scribble City Central
Cool author chat today:
In Conversation with Rachel Hartman,
Stefan Bachmann, and Christopher Paolini
10/28/12 2PM - 3PM 2012
Tor has a piece on horror stories for children, and also offers this comparison of Dwarves then and now (I love that original Dutch cover to pieces):
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That Dutch cover is awesome. I would buy a copy of that.
ReplyDeleteI love his little wave so much, and the expressions of the dwarves...
DeleteI also reviewed The Mark of Athena at Kid Lit Geek:
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Thanks!
I reviewed The Supernaturalist (by Eoin Colfer) :)
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Great links. Thanks for compiling them and including mine for Of Giants and Ice even though I forgot to e-mail you about it.
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DeleteThanks Mistia and Maria--you are added!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this compilation, Charlotte!
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome!
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