This week's round-up of science fiction and fantasy from around the blogs is up (5/8/16)

Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post!

The Reviews

The Calling, by Philip Caveney, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books

Criminal Destiny (Masterminds, #2) by Gordon Korman, at Buxton's Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels

Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia Wrede, at Semicolon

Everland, by Wendy Spinale, at Becky's Book Reviews

The Firefly Code by Megan Frazer Blakemore, at On Starships and Dragonwings and BN Kids Blog

Fridays with the Wizards, by Jessica Day George, at Fantasy Literature

The Girl in the Tower, by Lisa Schroeder, at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia

The Harp and the Ravenvine, by Ted Sanders, at This Kid Reviews Books

Key Hunters--The Mysterious Moonstone and The Spy's Secret, by Eric Luper, at Charlotte's Library

Magic Marks the Spot, by Caroline Carlson, at Pages Unbound

The Map to Everywhere, by Carrie Ryan & John Parke Davis (audiobook review), at Got My Book

The Mysterious Abductions (The Nocturnals, #1) by Tracey Hecht, at Kid Lit Reviews, and Always in the Middle

The Nest, by Kenneth Oppel, at books4yourkids.com

Once Was a Time, by Leila Sales, at Charlotte's Library

Project Alpha  (Voyagers #1) by D.J. MacHale, at Buxton's Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels

Secrets of the Dragon Tomb, by Patrick Samphire, at Boys Rule Boys Read!

Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard, by Jonathan Auxier, at Great Kid Books

The Trials of Apollo, by Rick Riordan, at BN Kids Blog

Unidentified Suburban Object, by Mike Jung, at Charlotte's Library

The Wild Robot, by Peter Brown, at Jen Robinson's Book Page

Two at Ms. Yingling Reads--Wishing Day, by Lauren Myracle, and Once Upon a Frog, by Sarah Mlynowski

Authors and Interviews

Kathryn Tanquary (The Night Parade) at Cynsations

Lauren Oliver, H.C. Chester, and Chubby (The Screaming Statue) at The Reading Nook Reviews


Other Good Stuff

The Guardian picks the top ten dragons in fiction

The registration information and call for proposals for Kidlitcon 2016 is up!  KidLitCon 2016 will be held October 14th and 15th in Wichita, KS. This year’s theme is Gatekeepers and Keymasters: Connecting bloggers, librarians, teachers, authors, and parents to promote literacy.