This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (9/10/17)

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

First--the window for applying to be a Cybils Judge closes tomorrow.  If you don't already know, the Cybils are awards given by children's book reviewers in a variety of categories, one of which is Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction.  There are two rounds of judging.  The first round panelists spend the fall reading the nominated books (anyone can nominate) and select a shortlist of seven, which then go on to a second panel of judges.  Reading and talking about elementary/middle grade fantasy and sci is a lovey way to spend a bit of time (clearly if you are reading this you are interested in it) so do apply!  It's a great way to make friends with other bloggers. I'm the category organizer, and I'd love to welcome new folks to the fun.

The Reviews

The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons (And Why They Keep Biting Me) (The Adventurer’s Guide 2)m  by Albert White Wade, at Nerdophiles

The Apprentice Witch, by James Nicol, at Killin' Time Reading

Darkness of Dragons, by Tui T. Sutherland, at Kitty Cat at the Library

The Door in the Alley, by Adrienne Kress, at Pages Unbound Reviews

The Dragon with the Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis, at Pages Unbound

The Empty Grave, by Jonathan Stourd, at Playing by the Book

Guardians of the Gryphon's Claw, by Todd Calgi Gallicano, at Middle Grade Minded

The Glass Town Game, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Tor and Bibliosanctum

The Hollow Bettle, by Susannah Appelbaum, at Leaf's Reviews

Knife, by R.J. Anderson, at Rachel Neumeirer

The Last Ever After, by Soman Chainani, at A Reader of Fictions

Lucy and Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age, by Jeffrey Brown, at The Reading Nook Reviews

No Place for Magic, by E.D. Baker, at Puss Reboots

Orphan Island, by Laurel Snyder, at Book Nut

Prisoner of Ice and Snow, by Ruth Lauren, at Bart's Bookshelf

A Properly Unhaunted Place, by  William Alexander, at Charlotte's Library

The Raven God by Alane Adams, at Confessions of a Serial Reader

Realm Breaker, by Laurie McKay, at Boys Rule, Boys Read

Ring of Fire by P.D. Baccalario, at Say What?

The Shadow Cipher (York Book 1), by Laura Ruby, at Log Cabin Library

Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, at the NY Times

The Wonderling, by Mira Bartok, at Read Till Dawn and Millibot Reads

Two at Literary Hoots--Beyond the Doors, by David Neilsen and The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
Stephanie Burgis

Authors and Interviews

Alexandra Bracken (The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding) at B. and N. Kids Blog

Other Good Stuff

The Middle Grade Magic of Stranger Things, at Thinking Through Our Fingers

C.S. Lewis and Flags, at Mere Inkling