9/29/24

the week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (9/29/24)

Welcome to this week's round-up!

(the stared books are eligible for this year's Cybils Awards, and haven't been nominated yet.  Tomorrow's the last day to show love to your favorite books by giving them a chance at the Cybils!  Here's where you go to nominate.

The Reviews

*The Graveyard Gift, by Fern Forgettable, at Mark My Words and Sharon the Librarian

The Haunting of Lake Lucy, by Sandy Deutscher Green, at Rosi Hollinbeck

Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell, at  PBC's Book Reviews  

*Jasmine Is Haunted, by Mark Oshiro, at Righter of Words

Mallory Vayle & the Curse of Maggoty Skull, by Martin Howard, at Valinora Troy

Ministry of Mischief, by Alex Foulkes, at Scope for Imagination and BookMurmuration

*The Necromancer's Apprentice, by Beverly Twomey, at Bookworm for Kids

Splinter and Ash, by Marieke Nijkamp, at Jen Rothmeyer (instagram)

*Stage Fright, by Wendy Parris, at Ms. Yingling Reads 

*The Twisted Tower of Endless Torment (The Horrible Bag Series 2), by Rob Renzetti, at Mark My Words

*Valor Wings, by Sam Subity, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Two at The Book Search--Westfallen, by Ann and Ben Brashares, and *Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic, by Jamar J. Perry.

Three at A Kids Book A Day-- *The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong, *Give Me Something Good to Eat by D. W. Gillespie, and *Once They See You: 13 Stories to Shiver and Shock, by Josh Allen

Five at Ms. Yingling Reads -- Kwame Crashes the Underworld, by Craig Kofi Farmer, *Daggers of Ire, by J.S. Cervantes, *The Chainbreakers, by Julian Randall, *Rougarou Magic, by Rachel M. Marsh, and *The Serpent Rider, by Yxavel Magno Diño


Authors and Interviews

Erika Lewis (the Kelcie Murphy series) at The Children's Book Review


Other Good Stuff

Katy at alibrarymama has lots of Elementary/Middle grade books still waiting for their nomination!

and I have created perhaps the most comprehensive list going of 20th century time travel books published in the UK....

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