This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (8/28/18)

Here's this week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs; please let me know if I missed your post.

BUT FIRST--the call for 2018 Cybils Awards panelists is up!  Being a Cybils panelists is a really excellent way to explore a specific genre in depth, in the company of other readers who are ready to think hard, talk hard, and have a good time together! Middle Grade Speculative fiction is only one of the categories....and all of you who appear these round-ups on a regular basis should think about applying!

The Reviews

Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire, by John August, at Say What?

Bob, by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, at proseandkahn

Burning Magic, by Joshua Kahn, at Say What?

The Cat and Mrs. Cary, by Doris Gates, at Charlotte's Library 

City of Ghosts, by Victoria Schwab, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Dactyl Hill Squad, by Daniel Jose Older, at Pages Unbound

Dragon Daughter, by Liz Flannagan, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books

The House in Poplar Wood, by K.E. Ormsbee, at Waking Brain Cells

Joshua Dredd, by Lee Bacon, at Say What?

The Language of Spells, by Garett Wyer, at Kid Lit Geek

The Long-Lost Home (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, #6) by Maryrose Wood, at Stray Thoughts

Ms. Mulligan and the Enchanted Ice Cream, by Tiffany Blaine, at Not in Jersey

Nevermore, by Jessica Townsend, at Real Life Reading

The Phantom Tower, by Keir Gratt, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Cover2Cover

The Scroll of Kings (Lost Books #1), by Sarah Prineas, at Elizabeth Fais

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster, by Jonathan Auxier, at Hidden In Pages

Wishtree, by Katherine Applegate, at Geo Librarian

You Wish: The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff, by Jason Lethcoe, at Tales from the Raven

Authors and Interviews

Gregory Funaro (Watch Hollow) at Literary Dust

Jonathan Rosen (From Sunset to Sunrise) at From the Mixed Up Files

A look at Alan Garner's new autobiography, Where Shall We Run To, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

Other Good Stuff

A birthday tribute for Percy Jackson, featuring the jewelry of the gods, at Elizabeth Van Tassel