this week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (9/16/18)

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

The Reviews

The Afterwards, by A.F. Harold, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books

Akata Witch, and Akata Warrior, by Nnedi Okorafor, at The Children's Book Review

Argos: The Story of Odysseus as Told by His Loyal Dog, by Ralph Hardy, at Middle Grade Mafioso

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin, at Waking Brian Cells

Begone the Raggedy Witches, by Celine Kiernan, at Word Spelunking and Charlotte's Library

City of Ghosts, by Victoria Schwab, at Browsing for Books

Dactyl Hill Squad, by Daniel Jose Older, at Great Kid Books

Escape to the Above, by Adam Jay Epstein, at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Ghost Boys, by Jewell Parker Rhodes, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile

The Inventors at No.8, by A.M. Morgan, at  Semicolon

The Wells Bequest (Grimm Legacy 2), by Polly Shulman, at Say What?

The Last of the Lost Boys (Outlaws of Time 3), by N.D. Wilson, at Semicolon

The Legend of Greg, by Chris Rylander, at Always in the Middle

The Phantom Tower, by Keir Graff, at Say What?

The Poe Estate (Grimm Legacy #3), by Polly Shulman, at Say What?

A Rat's Tale: The Adventures of Wilhelm, by Maria Ritter, at The Children's Book Review

The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, at Say What?

Skulduggery Pleasant (1), by Derek Landy, at Jen Robinson's Book Page

Spindrift and the Orchid, by Emma Trevayne, at Semicolon

The Storm Runner, by Jennifer Cervantes, at Fantasy Literature and Take Me Away

Swallow's Dance, by Wendy Orr, at Log Cabin Library

The Third Mushroom, by Jennifer Holm, at The O.W.L.

Voyage of the Dogs, by Greg van Eekhout, at Fantasy Literature

Two at Ms. Yingling Reads--The Golden Tower, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, and The Lost Continent, by Tui T. Sutherland

Another two at Ms. Yingling Reads--Otherwood, by Pete Hautman, and  The Red Fox Clan (Royal Ranger 2), by John Flanagan

Authors and Interviews

Zetta Elliott (Dragons in a Bag) at The Horn Book

Krista Van Dolzer (Earth to Dad) at Michelle I. Mason
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Other Good Stuff

The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin is bearing the middle grade fantasy torch on the National Book Award longlist for young people's literature

"25 Adventurous Books Like Percy Jackson" at Book Riot

"To mark three decades since Roald Dahl’s heroine first appeared, her illustrator, Quentin Blake, has imagined her life now" at The Guardian

I always enjoy Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books' looks at what's new in the UK; here's today's post