This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi/fantasy from around the blogs etc (10/9/2022)

Welcome to this week's round-up!  Please let me know if I missed your post.

First, a reminder that everyone from around the world can nominate books for the Cybils Awards--it's  a great way to show love for a favorite book or favorite author, and a great way to bring attention to books that are sliding under the radar.  The public nomination period ends at midnight on October 15, and there are so many books that are still awaiting their chance, including some of the best middle grade speculative fiction of the year!  I'm the category chair, and I've gathered some here at the EMG Spec Fic Cybils Idea Board. and a * next to  a book in the round-up means it hasn't been nominated yet.  Here's the nomination form.  (eligible books are those published in the US or Canada between Oct 16 2021 and October 15 2022). Thanks for making me, the books, the authors, happy!

The Reviews

Abigail and the Great Gang Trap (Little Wade and Watch Tower #1) by Sean March, at J.R.'s Book Reviews

Alliana, Girl of Dragons, by Julie Abe, at  Jean Little Library

The Book of Wondrous Possibilities, by Deborah Abela, at The Book Muse

*Children of Stardust, by Edudzi Adodo, at YA Books Central

Empty Smiles (Small Spaces Quartet, Book 4) by Katherine Arden, at Hidden in Pages

*Ghostcloud, by Michael Mann, at YA Books Central

*Ghostlight, by Kenneth Oppel, at Pages Unbound

*How to Heal a Gryphon (Giada the Healer Novel, 1), by Meg Cannistra, at Cracking the Cover

Ida in the Middle, by Nora Lester Murad, at Islamic School Librarian

The Last Cuentista, by Donna Barba Higuera, at Susan Uhlig

*The Last Fallen Moon, by Graci Kim, at Children's Books Heal

Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities), by Shannon Messenger, at Silver Button Books

*The Lords of Night, by J.C. Cervantes, at The Laughing Place

*Map of Flames, by Lisa McMann, at Geolibrarian

Marikit and the Ocean of Stars, by Caris Avendaño Cruz, at Your Tita Kate

*Monster Club, by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel, at Always in the Middle

*New Dragon City, by Mari Mancusi, at Ms. Yingling Reads, The Bookwyrm's Den, and Boys' Mom Reads

*Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont. by Nick Brooks, at Always in the Middle

Odder, by Katherine Applegate, at Mom Read It

*A Rover's Story, by Jasmine Warga, at Cracking the Cover.com

*Shelterlings, by Sarah Beth Durst, at YA Book Nerd

The Tale of Truthwater Lake, by Emma Carroll, at Book Craic

*This Appearing House, by Ally Malinenko, at Charlotte's Library

Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions, by Anthony Gate and Anthony Rapino, at Say What?

The Twig Man, by Sana Rasoul, at Book Craic

*The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor by Amanda Panitch, at Jean Little Library

*The Vanquishers, by Kalynn Bayron, at The Story Sanctuary

Which Way to Anywhere, by Cressida Cowell, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

Witchstorm, by Tim Tilley, at Book Craic

The Worst Villain Ever, by Amy Bearce, at Say What?

Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup, by Andy Sagar, at Twirling Book Princess

Two at alibrarymama -- *The Prince of Nowhere, by Rochelle Hassan, and *The Lock-Eater, by Zack Loran Clark

Two by Kris Humphrey at Log Cabin Library  Leo's Map of Monsters-- *The Armored Goretusk & *The Spit Fang Lizard 

Authors and Interviews

Kalynn Bayron (*The Vanquishers) at  Paola M Guerrero (YouTube)

Jasmine Warga, (*A Rover’s Story) at WNDB and YAYOMG

Sangu Mandanna (*Kiki Kallira Conquers a Curse) at Cynsations

Max Brallier (The Last Kids On Earth) at Middle Grade Ninja

Jessica Vitalis (The Rabbit's Gift) at Teen Librarian Toolbox

Michelle A. Barry (Moongarden) at Teen Librarian Toolbox

Alyssa Colman (The Tarnished Garden) at Withywindle

Ally Malinenko (*This Appearing House) at Bent Biblios Podcast  and  w-enternews

Emi Watanabe Cohen (*The Lost Ryu). at MG Book Village

Fleur Bradley (*Daybreak on Raven Island) at MG Book Village

Other Good Stuff

New Children's Book Picks October 2022 - UK Post, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books

Watch the trailer for My Father's Dragon at SLJ