Charlotte's Library

Here's what I found this week; as always, let me know if I missed your post!

But first--As will be the case until the application period for being a Cybils Awards judge closes at the end of August, I want to encourage anybody reading this, who writes or talks about mg fantasy and sci fi somewhere on line, to consider applying to be a panelist for the upcoming Cybils Awards-here's my post on why you might want to take the plunge. I'm the category organizer for the Elementary/Middle Grade speculative fiction, and I love welcoming new folks! (seeing old friends is nice too, but new folks is even better! I'll be announcing when the application period opens in mid-August.

The Reviews

The Bookwanderers (Pages and Co.),  by Anna James, at Silver Button Books

The Callers, by Kiah Thomas, at Buzz Words Books

The Circus at the End of the Sea, by Lori R. Snyder, at Bookworm for Kids

A Dragon in the Library, by Louie Stowell, at Valinora Troy

A Flash of Fireflies, by Aisha Bushby, at Scope for Imagination

Kiki Kallira Conquers a Curse, by Sangu Mandanna, at Book Craic

The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera, at Sonderbooks

The Last Fallen Moon, by Graci Kim, at The Bookwyrm's Den 

The Lost Girl King, by Catherine Doyle, at Scope for Imagination

Lucia’s Fantasy World, by Donan Berg, at Literary Titan

Molly and the Machine, by Erik Jon Slangerup,  at Ms. Yingling Reads

Noah’s Gold, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, at Bellis Does Books

Nora and the Sacred Stones, by Laura Hatch Rupper, at Say What?

Nura and the Immortal Palace, by M.T. Khan, at Islamic School Librarian

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun, by Tọlá Okogwu , at Sifa Elizabeth Reads 

The Patron Thief of Bread, by Lindsay Eagar, at The Children's Book Review

Pizazz, by Sophy Henn, at Say What?

The Raven Heir, by Stephanie Burgis, at Pages Unbound

The Sea of Always (Thirteen Witches #2), by Jodi Lynn Anderson, at Charlotte's Library

Secret of the Shadow Beasts, by Diane Magras, at The Story Sanctuary

Shadowghast (Eerie-on-Sea #3), by Thomas Taylor, at Puss Reboots

The Sisters of Luna Island, by Stacy Hackney, at Always in the Middle

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, by A. F. Steadman, at booktrailers4kidsandYA 

The Whisperer’s Warning (Secrets of Oscuros #2), by Danielle Y. C. McClean, at Crossroads of Imagination

Witchlings, by Claribel Ortega, at alibrarymama

Wretched Waterpark (The Sinister Summer Series #1), by Kiersten White, at Cracking the Cover and Meg's Book Rack

Zo and the Forest of Secrets, by Alake Pilgrim, at Library Girl and Book Boy

Authors and Interviews

Dhonielle Clayton (The Marvellers) at Kansas Public Radio  

Julie Abe (Alliana, Girl of Dragons) at Her Campus

Sylvia Liu (Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation) at Kidlit411

Other Good Stuff

"Netflix’s School for Good and Evil Opens Its Doors With a First Teaser" at Tor