This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (11/20/16)

Welcome to this week's round-up; please let me know if I missed your post.

The Reviews

A Boy Called Christmas, by Matt Haig, at Cover2CoverBlog

Circle of Magic, by Tamora Pierce, at Got My Book (audiobook review)

The Crimson Skew, by S.E. Grove, at BN Kids Blog

Cuckoo Song, by Framces Hardinge, at Finding Wonderland

Five Children on the Western Front, by Kate Saunders, at Becky's Book Reviews and Fuse #8

Foxheart, by Claire Legrand, at My Comfy Chair

Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi, at The O.W.L. (audiobook review)

The Gateway Series, by Cerberus Jones, at Charlotte's Library

The Inquisitor's Tale, by Adam Gidwitz, at Life's an Art

Lodestar, by Shannon Messenger, at Carstairs Considers

The Luck Uglies, by Paul Durham, at Leaf's Reviews

Max Helsing and the Beast of Bone Creek, by Curtis Jobling, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Skyborn, by Lou Anders, at This Kid Reviews Books

So You Want to be a Wizard, by Diane Duane, at Fantasy Faction

Thornghost, by Tone Almhjell, at BN Kids Blog

When the Sea Turned to Silver, by Grace Lin, at Redeemed Reader and Book Nut

The Wizard of Dark Street, by Shawn Thomas Odyssey, at Leaf's Reviews

Two audiobooks at alibrarymama--The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz, and Momotaro: Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters by Margaret Dilloway

Four at alibrarymama---Unidentified Suburban Object, by Mike Jung, Zahra the Windseeker, by Nnedi Okorafor, Baker's Magic, by Diane Zahler, Of Mice and Magic, by Ursula Vernon

Five at Random Musings of a Bibliophile- Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison, The Dragon's Return by Stan Lee, Stuart Moore, Andy Tong,  My Diary From the Edge of the World by Jodi Lynn Anderson, The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart, When the  Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin

Authors and Interviews

Kate Milford (The Left-Handed Fate) at BN Kids Blog

Lou Anders (Skyborn) at This Kid Reviews Books

Eleanor Glewwe (Wildlings) at The Children's Book Review

Other Good Stuff

Multicultural Children's Book Day is set for January 27, 2017; sign up to be part of the review storm of multicultural books!  You will be matched with a book that will be sent to you.

Jeff Smith's Bone series is becoming a movie, via Tor

Vintage matchbox style art of your favorite monsters, via Tor