this week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction (12/11/22)

Welcome to this weeks' round-up!  bloglovin didn't cooperate with me this week, so I probably missed things; let me know!

The Reviews

Along the Saltwise Sea, by "A. Deborah Baker", at  Puss Reboots

Artemis Sparke and the Sound Seekers Brigade, by Kimberly Behre Kenna, at Log Cabin Library

Empty Smiles, by Katherine Arden, at Puss Reboots 

The Enchanted Sonata, by Heather Dixon, at Faith Elizabeth Hough

Game Over, by M.C. Ross, at  Ms. Yingling Reads

Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure, by Megan Wagner Lloyd, at Redeemed Reader

Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five #1), by Lisa McMann, at Say What?

The Rat Queen, by Pete Hautman, at Say What?

Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting, by Roseanne A. Brown, narrated by Soneela Nankani, at  Sharon the Librarian (audiobook review)

The Sleeping Stones, by Beatrice Wallbank, at Valinora Troy

The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

Strangeville School Is Totally Normal, by Darcy Miller, at Twirling Book Princess

This Appearing House, by  Ally Malinenko, at Lit Addiction

Unseen Magic, by Emily Lloyd -Jones, at Puss Reboots 

Two at Charlotte's Library--Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion, by K. Tempest Bradford, and Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont, by Nick Brooke

Authors and Interviews

L.D. Lapinski (The Secrets of the Stormforest) at the Kirkus podcast

George Jreije (Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria) at The National News

Getting Storyshaped With M.G. Leonard | Storyshaped on Acast

Other Good Stuff

Kirkus presents its list of Best Middle Grade Fantasy

A list of MG fantasy favorites for an Australian bookseller (Readings) --some familiar ones, but always interesting to see books that aren't out here in the US!

And a best of 2022 from one of my favorite UK bloggers, Magic Fiction Since Potter