This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs (10/29/23)

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

The Reviews

Bite Risk, by S.J. Wills, at Valinora Troy

Coyote Queen, by Jessica Vitalis, at ReadWonder and Watch. Connect. Read.

Dogtown, by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko, illustrated by Wallace West, at Charlotte's Library

Ghost Rescue, by Jenny McLachlan, at Sifa Elizabeth Reads 

Grumbones, by Jenn Bennett, at Pages Unbound 

Hellaween, by Moss Lawton, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Hollowthorn, by Kalyn Josephson, at The Story Sanctuary and  It's All About the Book 

Just a Pinch of Magic, by Alechia Dow, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Kingdom of Dust by Lisa Stringfellow, at Watch. Connect. Read.

Mia and the Traitor of Nubis, by Janelle McCurdy, at Books Up North

The Midnight Switch, by Samuel J. Halpin, at Book Craic

Project F, by Jeanne DuPrau, at Ms. Yingling Reads

The Puppets of Spelhorst, by Kate DiCamillo, at Redeemed Reader

Shakti, by S. J. Sindu & Nabi H. Ali, at  Pages Unbound

Show Us Who You Are, by Elle McNicoll, at  Kiss the Book

Sixteen Souls, by Rosie Talbot, at Ms. Yingling Reads 

The Snow Girl, by Sophie Anderson, at Book Craic and My Book Corner

The Song of the Swan by Karah Sutton, at The Story Sanctuary and Charlotte's Library

The Spirit Snatcher, by Cat Gray, at Book Craic

The Witch-Stone Ghosts, by Emily Randall-Jones, at Magic Fiction Since Potter

Two dog stories at A Library Mama--Elf Dog and Owl Head, by M.T. Anderson, and The Eyes and the Impossible, by Dave Eggers

Two more at A Library Mama- Between Monsters and Marvels, by Alyssa Wishingrad, and Don’t Want to Be Your Monster, by Deke Moulton

Two at The Book Search--Creatures of the In Between, by Cindy Lin, and The Bellwoods Game, by Celia Krampien

Two at Ms. Yingling Reads -- Alex Wise vs. The End of the World Terry J. Benton-Walker, and Futureland: The Nightmare Hour (Futureland #2), by H.D. Hunter

Other Good Stuff

10 Enchanting Dungeons and Dragons Books for Kids (imaginationsoup.net)

Spooky Books for Halloween! - (mybookcorner.co.uk) and another great Halloween list at kellybyrd.com

Urusla Le Guin's absolutely charming Cat Wings series is being reissued!  via Cracking the Cover

The winners of the 2023 Ignyte Awards have been announced! Congratulations to Claribel Ortega!

Best in Middle Grade

for works intended for the middle grade audience

• Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion – K. Tempest Bradford (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers)
• The Last Mapmaker – Christina Soontornvat (Candlewick Press)
• The Marvellers – Dhonielle Clayton (Henry Holt & Company)
• WINNER: Witchlings – Claribel Ortega (Scholastic Press)
• You Only Live Once, David Bravo! – Mark Oshiro (HarperCollins)