This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (1/2/22)

Here's the first round-up of 2022--may we all have a great year ahead, in which all books are page turners and our library holds come in gradually and not ten or so all on the same day.

Nothing from me this week, but this will change; there are lots and lots of great books I've read but haven't reviewed yet. If I missed your post, please let me know!

The Reviews

The Beatryce Prophecy, by Kate DiCamillo, at Not Acting My Age

Jadie in Five Dimensions, by Dianne K. Salerni, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Honest June, by Tina Wells, at Cindy's Love of Books and Nine Bookish Lives

The Lost Amulet,  by Mary Farrugia, at Tinted Edges

Pony, by R. J. Palacio, at Sonderbooks (audiobook review)

A Wish in the Dark, by Christina Soontornvat, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)

two at A Library Mama--The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera, and The Monster Missions, by Laura Martin

Authors and Interviews

Sasha Thomas (The Slug Queen Chronicles) at Storyteller Station (podcast)

Other Good Stuff

The Nerdie Awards for MG fiction include some great sci fi/fantasy books

The finalists for the Cybils Awards have been announced; here's the elementary/middle grade speculative fiction list!  (and of course it wasn't possible to shortlist every great books...Here's panelist Valinora Troy on some others she loved)