This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs, and a few other places (5/22/22)

As ever, let me know if I missed your post!

The Reviews

Bella Santini in the Land of Everlasting Change, by Angela Legh, at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers and J.R.'s Book Reviews

Cave in the Rock (Folktellers Excerpts from an Unknown Guidebook #2), by Josef Bastian, at Say What?

Cuckoo Song, by Frances Hardinge, at Pages Unbound

Dread Wood, by Jennifer Killick, at Bellis Does Books

Drifters, by Kevin Emerson, at Teachers Who Read

Furthermoor, by Darren Simpson, at fanna for books

The Grave Thief, by Dee Hahn, at Say What?

Hedgewitch, by Skye McKenna, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

The House with Chicken Legs, by Sophie Anderson, at Kiss the Book

The Last Mapmaker, by Christina Soontornvat, at Redeemed Reader and Fuse #8

Lia Park and the Missing Jewel, by Jenna Yoon, at Cracking the Cover

Let the Monster Out, by Chad Lucas at Teen Librarian Toolbox

The Marvellers, by Dhonielle Clayton, at The Washington Post

The Nightsilver Promise, by Annaliese Avery, at Page Unbound

The Patron Thief of Bread, by Linday Eager, at Cracking the Cover and Charlotte's Library

The Pennymores & the Curse of the Invisible Quill, by Eric Koester, at The Book Review Crew

Rebel Skies, by Ann Sei Lin, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

The Serpent Slayer and the Scroll of Riddles, by Champ Thornton and Andrew Naselli, at Redeemed Reader

The Shadow Prince (Shadow Prince #1), by David Anthony, at Say What?

The Shattered Castle, by Jennifer A. Nielsen, at Of Maria Antonia

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, by Annabel Steadman, at Bellis Does Books and Crafty Moms Share

The Unfinished Corner, by Dani Colman, at Bookishly Jewish

A Wilder Magic, by Juliana Brandt, at Valinora Troy

Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch #1), by Marti Dumas, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Two by Vashti Hardy--The Griffin Gate and The Puffin Portal, at  Sifa Elizabeth Reads 

Authors and Interviews

Dhonielle Clayton (The Marvellers) at Locus

Xiran Jay Zhao (Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor), at From the Mixed Up Files and Middle Grade Ninja

Sunayna Prasad (The New Enchantress) at Lisa Haselton

Donna Galanti (Unicorn Island: Secret Beneath the Sand), at Literary Rambles

Other Good Stuff

"Five Life Lessons From Ella Enchanted on the Novel’s 25th Anniversary," at Tor

A nice roundup of dragon books at Mama Bookworm