This week's roundup of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (7/3/22)

 Good morning all!  Here's what I found this week; let me know if I missed your post!

Here's a reminder that being a Cybils judge is a wonderful thing with which to fill your idle hours this fall! Look for the call for panelists in mid August.

The Reviews

The Child of Fire and Earth, by Barry Ryers, at Books are 42

Dragon on Trial, by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland, at No Genre Left Behind

Epic Zero, by R. L. Ullman, at Valinora Troy

Forest of Wonders (Wing & Claw #1), by Linda Sue Park, at Colorful Book Reviews

Freckles: The Dark Wizard, by Jerry Harwood, at Fabulous and Brunette

 Gabe in the After, by Shannon Doleski, at Cracking the Cover

Lark and the Wild Hunt, by Jennifer Adam, at Say What?

The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera, at Leaf's Reviews

The Last Mapmaker, by Christina Soontornvat, at Children's Books Heal

The Lonely Ghost, by Mike Ford, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Mapmakers and the Lost Magic by Cameron Chittock & Amanda Castillo, at Pages Unbound 

The Marvellers, by Dhonielle Clayton, at alibrarymama

The Midnighters, by Hana Tooke, at Cracking the Cover

The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told by his brother) by David Levithan, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)

The Prince of Nowhere, by Rochelle Hassan, at Charlotte's Library

Ravenous Things, by Derrick Chow, at Say What?

Revenge of Queen Rose by Valinora Troy, at  Iseult Murphy

Secret of the Shadow Beasts, by Diane Magras, at The Bookwyrm's Den

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief, by A. F. Steadman, at Sifa Elizabeth Reads

Spineless, by Samantha San Miguel, at GeoLibrarian

Tamarind and the Star of Ishtar, by Jasbinder Bilan, at Ms. Yingling Reads

The Twin Stars (The Coseema Saga #1), by Bridgette Dutta Portman, at Bookworm for Kids

Willa of Dark Hollow, by Robert Beatty, at The Children's Book Review

Wretched Waterpark, by Kiersten White, at Always in the Middle 

Two at The Book Search -- Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting by Roseanne A. Brown, and Fenris and Mott, by Greg van Eekhout

Two at Ms. Yingling Reads -- The Dollhouse, by Charis Cotter, and The Clackity, by Lora Senf

Authors and Interviews

Shawn Peters (The Unforgettable Logan Foster and the Shadow of Doubt), at MG Book Village

Shirley Vernick (Ripped Away), at Mom Read It

Shivaun Plozza (A Reluctant Witch’s Guide to Magic) at Better Reading

Other Good Stuff

Ten Science Fiction Books for Elementary Kids, at  Nerdy Book Club