This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs (6/20/21)

Good morning, and I hope you enjoy what I gathered this week!  Please let me know if I missed your posts.  Nothing from me this week--other obligations interfered (for instance, I had company for dinner for the first time since 2019...which meant a "certain amount" of deep cleaning had to be done...)

The Reviews

The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore #1), by Amanda Foody, at The Story Spectator

Amari and the Night Brothers, by B.B. Alston, at Pages Unbound

The Anti-Book by Raphael Simon, at A Kids Book A Day

Hollow Chest by Brita Sandstrom, at alibrarymama

Jinxed, by Amy McCulloch, at Say What?

The Last Shadow Warrior, by Sam Subity, at Kid Lit Craft

The Monster Who Wasn't, by T. C. Shelley, at Dead Houseplants

The Mostly Invisible Boy (Casey Grimes #1), by AJ Vanderhorst, at Readerandom and Eli Mae Blogs

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny—Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvarth, at Jenni Enzor

The New Enchantress (Alyssa McCarthy’s Magical Missions, Book 3) by Sunayna Prasad, at Rajiv's Reviews

Predator Vs. Prey (Going Wild #2), by Lisa McMann, at Say What?

Race to the Sun, by Rebecca Roanhorse, at Fantasy Literature

Rea and the Blood of the Nectar, by Payal Doshi, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Fanna for Books

The Sisters of Straygarden Place, by Hayley Chewins, at Leaf's Reviews 

Skyborn, by Sinéad O'Hart, at Book Craic

Two at Ms. Yingling Reads-- Carter, Aimee. The Curse of the PhoenixMancusi, Mari. Dragon Ops: Dragons vs. Robots (#2)

Authors and Interviews
 

Sarah Beth Durst (Odd and Even) at Ms. Yingling Reads

Rina Heisel (Journey Beyond the Burrow) at From the Mixed Up Files

Samantha Clark (Arrow), at MG Book Village

Other Good Stuff

"The boy who lived and lived and lived"  a look at the enduring cultural presence of Harry Potter, at The Bookseller

"How Kiki’s Delivery Service Mixes the Magical and the Mundane" at Tor

13 Magical Middle Grade Mermaid Books, at Book Riot