This week's roundup of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (7/16/17)

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

The Reviews

Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor, at Great Imaginations

A Babysitters Guide to Monster Hunting, by Joe Ballarini, at Say What?

Bean Stalker and other Hilarious Scary Tales, by Kiersten White, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Defender of the Realm by Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler, at Book Murmuration

Gabby Duran books, by Elisa Allen and Daryle Conners, at Ms.Yingling Reads

The Gauntlet, by Karuna Riazi, at Fantasy Literature

Hamster Princes: Giant Trouble, by Ursula Vernon, at Jean Little Library

Jorie and the Gold Key by A.H. Richardson, at Log Cabin Library

Moon Princess, by Barbara Laban, at Charlotte's Library

Orphan Island, by Laurel Snyder, at Fuse #8

Skybreaker, by Kenneth Oppel, at Puss Reboots

Stolen Magic, by Gail Carson Levine, at Leaf's Reviews

The Thirteenth Princess, by Suzanne Zahler, at Tales from the Raven

Time Jump Coins, by Susan May Olson, at Children's Books Heal

The  Truest Heart (Fairy Tale Matchmaker #3), by E.D. Baker, at Pages Unbound

Two at the New York Times--The Song from Somewhere Else, by A.F. Harrold, and Apprentice Witch, by James Nicol

Other Good Stuff

Registration is now open for Kidlicton 2017 in Hershey, PA the first weekend in November!  If you are interesting in presenting, please contact me--charlotteslibrary at gmail.com  (I'm the program organizer).  I have a few nascent panels that could use more folks (authors, bloggers, librarians, teachers, etc.)--one discussing gender (the boys book/girl book issue), one discussing historical fiction, a STEM book panel, and a panel on reader age (what's the difference between middle grade/YA and YA/adult?).  Other ideas welcome too!

Writers of color--Lee and Low Books New Visions and New Voices awards are accepting submissions

If you like Narnia, here are suggestions for other books at Semicolon

At Once Upon a Blog, a look at the new animated movie from Japan, Mary and the Witch's flower, which is based on one of my most favorite childhood books, The Little Broomstick, by Mary Stewart.

and you've probably already seen the trailer for the new Wrinkle in Time trailer, but if not, you can here.