This week's roundup of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs

So I didn't get a single review written this week (too hot to concentrate in my old non-airconditioned house), but happily many of you did!  Bloglovin was once again no help this week, snarl, so do let me now if I missed your post; I had to rely on googling this week....

The Reviews

All The Queen’s Sons, by Elizabeth Kipps, at Hailey Huntington

Amira and Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds, by Samira Ahmed, at AMB 

Cavern of Secrets (Wing and Claw #2), by Linda Sue Park, at Colorful Book Reviews

Etta Invincible, by Reese Eschmann, at Jenjenreviews and The Bookwyrm's Den

Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation, by Sylvia Liu, at Semicolon

J.R. Silver Writes Her World, by Melissa Dassori, at Bit About Books

Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone, by J.T. Michaels, at J.R.'s Book Reviews

The Journey Begins: Magic Hunters #1 by Jill and Brad Williamson, at Say What?

Last Gate of the Emperor, by Kwame Mbalia and Joel Makonnen, at The Bookwyrm's Den

Let the Monster Out, by Chad Lucas, at A Kids Book A Day

The Myriad Mysteries of Eartha Quicksmith (BK2), by Loris Owen, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books

Nightingale, by Deva Fagan, at A Blog of Books and Musicals

Nura and the Immortal Palace, by M.T. Kahn, at Ms. Yingling Reads

The Problem With Prophecies ((The Celia Cleary Series #1) by Scott Reintgen, at Say What?

Solimar: The sword of Monarchs, by Pam Muñoz Ryan, at Our Sunday Project

The Umbrella Mouse, by Anna Fargher, at Sifa Elizabeth Reads

Two at alibrarymama--It's the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit, by Justin A. Reynolds, and Valentina Salazar is NOT a Monster Hunter, by Zoraida Cordova

Authors and Interviews

M.T. Khan (Nura and the Immortal Palace) with agent Melanie Figueroa, at Literary Rambles

 Reese Eschmann (Etta Invincible) at Nine Bookish Lives

Frank L. Cole (The Die of Destiny), at Journey to Zenobia

Francesca May (Wild and Wicked Things), at Geeks Out

Gemma Fowler  (City of Rust) at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books

Other Good Stuff

"Fun, Feel-Good, & Empowering Middle Grade and YA Science Fiction and Fantasy" at bookriot

"The best creepy dollhouse books for middle grade readers" picked by Katheryn Reiss at Shepherd

and it's just a few weeks now till the call for judges for this year's Cybils Awards will go out!  Do consider appling to be a panelist this year, and spend your fall reading and chatting about whatever kids/YA book genre you like best (perhaps elementary/middle grade speculative fiction!)  Here are my thoughts on why being a Cybils judge is a wonderful thing. Anyone can nominate in September, and in the meantime there are idea boards over at the Cybils website. It takes a bit of focus to add a book to the idea boards, but it's a great way to show love to your favorite books/authors! Of course, I could add 100 emg spec fic books I think should be nominated off the top of my head, but that's not really the point....