This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/2/17)

Here's this week's gathering of the middle grade sci fi/fantasy posts I found in my blog reading this week; let me know if I missed yours!

The Reviews

A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, by Joe Ballarini, at Always in the Middle

Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! by Matthew McElligott and Larry Tuxbury, at Jean Little Library

The Candymakers and the Great Chocolate  Chase, by Wendy Mass, at Puss Reboots

The Children of the King, by Sonya Hartnett, at Puss Reboots

Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant 6), by Derek Landy, at Say What?

The Door Before, by N.D. Wilson, at Pages Unbound

The Door in the Alley (Explorers book 1) by Adrienne Kress, at This Kid Reviews Books

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, by Stephanie Burgis, at Reading Violet and Charlotte's Library

Emily and the Spellstone, by Michael Rubens, at Jen Robinson's Book Page

Felix Yz,  by Lisa Bunker, at Completely Full Bookshelf

Furthermore, by Tahereh Mafi, at On Starships and Dragonwings (audiobook)

Gregor and the Code of Claw, by Suzanne Collins, at Fyrefly's Book Blog

Henry and the Chalk Dragon, by Jennifer Trafton, at Redeemed Reader

Katana at Super Hero High, by Lisa Yee, at Word Spelunking 

Lord of Monsters, by John Claude Bemis, at A Backwards Story

The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre, Gail Carson Levine, at Redeemed Reader

Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson at Rachel Neumeier (audiobook review)

The Many Worlds of Albie Bright, by Christopher Edge, at The Reading Nook

Orphan Island, by Laurel Snyder, at happily ever elephants  and For Those About to Mock

The Path of Names, by Ari B. Goelman, at Pages Unbound

Prisoner of Ice and Snow, by Ruth Lauren, at Kitty Cat at the Library

Seeker (Noble Warriors Trilogy book 1), by William Nicholson, at Say What?

The Unicorn in the Barn, by Jacqueline Ogburn, at Mom Read It

Unidentified Suburban Object, by Mike Jung, at Finding Wonderland

Wizards at War, by Diane Duane, at Fantasy Faction

Other Good Stuff

Kelly Barnhill's Newbery Award accptence speech at The Horn Book