This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (5/7/17)

Welcome to this week's round-up; as always, let me know if I missed your post!

The Reviews

Cavern of Secrets (Wing and Claw book 2), by Linda Sue Park, at Say What?

Defender of the Realm, by Mark Huckery and Nick Ostler, at Say What?

Dragonwatch, by Brandon Mull, at The Write Path and Reading Violet

The Fallen Star (Nocturnals book 3) by Tracey Hecht, at Mom Read It and Always in the Middle

Furthermore, by Tahereh Mafi, at Good Books and Good Wine (audiobook review)

The Girl of Ink and Stars, by Kiran Millwood Hargrave, at Fantasy Literature

Gnome-a-geddon, by K.A. Holt, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded, by Sage Blackwood, at Log Cabin Library

Moondial, by Helen Cresswell, at Charlotte's Library

Path of Beasts, by Lian Tanner, at Say What?

The Shadow Cipher (York book 1), by Laura Ruby, at Next Best Book, Charlotte's Library (with giveaways)

Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom, by Joan Hulub and Suzanne Williams, at Jean Little Library

Authors and Interviews

Gwenda Bond and Christopher Rowe (The Supernormal Sleuthing Service) at Whatever

Tracey Hecht (The Nocturnal) at Middle Grade Ninja


Other Good Stuff

When the Lyrebird Calls, by Kim Kane has won the 2016  Aurealis Award for best children's fiction

"The Lessons for All Writers Woven into Charlotte's Web" at Kill Zone

I have a post at B. and N. Kids Blog on recent middle grade books adults will love, with several sci fi/fantasy books

This is a delight--Earthsea sketches from Charles Vess (illustrator of the one volume Earthsea book coming next year), in conversation with Ursula Le Guin, at Book View Cafe