Here's what I gathered this week; please let me know if I missed your post!
But first--apply to be a judge for the Cybils Awards! Spend your fall in a beautiful orgy of reading the children's/YA book genre of your choice, and discussing it frankly and lovingly with others! One especially fine category is Middle Grade Speculative Fiction, but there's also YA speculative fiction, which could use a few more applicants.....it might seem daunting to be given a list of 150 or so YA speculative fiction books to read in three months, but fear not! Not every panelist has to read every book (every book is read by a minimum of 2 people, and with a panel of 7 readers, this cuts down the reading load tremendously), and if it becomes clear to you that a book is not one you're falling in love with, you don't have to force yourself to read it till the bitter end! Plus if you're interested in the category, you've probably read a bunch of the books that will be nominated already.
The Reviews
Beggone the Raggedy Witches (Wild Magic 1), by Celine Kiernan, at Mom Read It
The Book of Boy, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, at Book Murmuration
The Boy, the Bird and the Coffin Maker, by Matilda Woods, at Magic Fiction
Since Potter
City of Ghosts, by Victoria Schawb, at Fansided, Avid Reader, NJ Family, and Hypable
City of Islands, by Kali Wallace, at Charlotte's Library
Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia C. Wrede, at Howl's Moving Library
Dogsbody, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Fantasy Literature
A Festival of Ghosts, by William Alexander, at Bookworm for Kids
Frostborn, by Lou Anders, at Say What?
The Girl in the Locked Room, by Mary Downing Hahn, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Missing (Shadow House 4), by Dan Pobleki, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Rose Legacy, by Jessica Day George, at Locus
The Scroll of Kings (The Lost Books 1), by Sarah Prineas, at Redeemed Reader
Sweep: the Story of a Girl and Her Monster, by Jonathan Auxier, at proseandkahn and Reading Rumpus
The Third Mushroom, by Jennifer L. Holm, at My Brain on Books
The Wild Robot, and The Wild Robot Escapes, by Peter Borwn, at The Whispering of Pages
The Wizard's Dog, by Eric Kahn Gale, at Susan Uhlig
Authors and Interviews
Rebekah Stelzer (The Queen and the Knights of Nor) at Chanticleer Book Reviews
Ginger Johnson (The Splintered Light) at Nerdy Book Club
A look at Joan Aiken's life and books at The New Yorker
Other Good Stuff
The latest news from Rick Riordan presents! Lots of new books announced; basically a series of squees.
How to design a trashy mg book cover at YouTube
Thanks for the link. The Book Of Boy would be fantastic for anyone who loves Penelope Lively. ☺️
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