This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs etc. (9/1/24)

 City of Wishes (Lostus Island), by Christina Soontornvat, at Children's Books Heal  

Happy September to all who celebrate.....Happy crunch time on exterior old house renovation time to those of us "celebrating" that opportunity....

Here's what I found this week; let me know if I missed your post!

The Reviews

Darkness and Demon Song (Marius Grey #2), by M.R. Fournet, at  Log Cabin Library: 

The Final Boss (Player vs. Player 3), by M.K. England, at Mark My Words 

The Girl in the Walls, by Meg Eden Kuyatt, at Watch. Connect. Read 

Griswold & Christophe, by Christian Bjone, at Boys' Mom Reads!  

The Haunted Carousel, by K L Small, at Cheryl Burman

Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell, at It's All About the Book 

 Jaden Powers and the Inheritance Magic, by Jamar J. Perry, at YA Books Central and Bookelicious 

The Magic Paintbrush, by Kat Zhang with Eric Darnell, Ill,. by Phoebe Zong, at Pages Unbound  

Night of the Living Head, by Hanna Alkaf, at Ms. Yingling Reads

Savaryn, Lorelei. The Night Train. at Ms. Yingling Reads 

The Pale Queen, by Ethan M. Aldridge, at Pages Unbound  

The Phoenix and the Firebird, by Alexis Kossiakoff and Scott Forbes Crawford, at Dear Author 

Phoenix and the Frost Palace, by Aisling Fowler, at Sifa Elizabeth Reads 

A Twist in Time, by Jean Ure, at Charlotte's Library

Wildwood Chronicles Trilogy, by Colin Meloy, at Opinions of a Wolf

Two at Amsterdam News--Charmed Life, by Marti Dumas, and Kingdom of Dust, by Lisa Stringfellow

Two at The Book Search- Impossible Creatures, by Katherine Rundell, and the Chronicles of Victor Valentine, by Z Brewer

Authors and Interviews

B.B. Alston (Amari and the Despicable Wonders) at SLJ

Christine Virnig (A Bite Above the Rest) at From The Mixed Up Files

Craig Kofi Farmer (Kwame Crashes the Underworld) at SLJ

Other Good Stuff

It's the last week to apply to be a Cybils judge this fall (1st round) or early winter (2nd round).  Elementary/middle grade specultative fiction needs you!  Or if like me you are looking for something different, how about High School Non fiction, where I am this years category chair?