This week's round up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs (12/4/16)

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

The Reviews

A Boy Called Christmas, by Matt Haig, at The Reading Nook Reviews

The Creeping Shadow, by Jonathan Stroud, at Bibliobrit

The Edge of Extiction: the Ark Plan, by Laura Martin, at Semicolon

Fairies of Dreamdark, by Laini Taylor (series review) at A Reader of Fictions

Fires of Invention, by Scott Savage, at Redeemed Reader

Fuzzy, by Tom Angleberger, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile

Gears of Revolution, by Scott Savage, at Redeemed Reader

Greenglass House, by Kate Milford, at Completely Full Bookshelf

The Floating Islands, by Rachel Neumeier, at Hidden in Pages

The Littlest Bigfoot, by Jennifer Weiner, at books4yourkids

The Lost Compass, by Joel  N. Ross, at Puss Reboots

Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded, by Sage Blackwood, at  Online Eccentric Librarian

Museum of Theives, by Lian Tanner, at Leaf's Reviews

Phoenix, by S.F. Said, at Charlotte's Library

Princess Between Worlds, by E.D. Baker, at Leaf's Reviews

The Secrets of Hexbridge Castle, by Gabrielle Kent, at Jen Robinson's Book Page

The Seventh Wish, by Kate Messner, at The Reading Nook Reviews

The Shrunken Head, by Lauren Oliver and H.C. Chester, at Hidden In Pages (audiobook review)

Sophie Quire and the Last Storygaurd, by Jonathan Auxier, at Becky's Book Reviews

Upside-Down Magic, by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins, at Middle Grade Mafioso

Young Scrouge, by R.L. Stine, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Two at  Ms. Yingling Reads--The Secrets of Hexbridge Hall, by Gabrielle Kent, and The Inquisitor's Tale, by Adam Gidwitz

Two at Good Books and Good Wine--Saving Lucas Briggs, by David Teague and Marisa de los Santos, and The Thickety, by J.A. White

Authors and Interviews

Grace Lin (in graphic novel form) at A Fuse #8 Production

Ross Welford (Time Traveling with a Hamster) at Time Travel Times Two

Other Good Stuff

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has announced Jane Yolen as the 33rd Damon Knight Grand Master (read more at Tor)