This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (9/15/24)

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

The Reviews

Alex vs Axel: The Impossible Quests, by Sam Copeland, at Twirling Book Princess

Bridget Vanderpuff and the Monster Mountain Mystery, by Martin Stewart, at Scope for Imagination

Flyte, by Angie Sage, at Puss Reboots

The Ghost of Midnight Lake, by Lucy Strange, at Charlotte's Library

Greta, by J. S. Lemon, at The Story Sanctuary

The Haunting of Lake Lucy, by  Sandy Deutcher Green, at  Always in the Middle…  

Hercules: A Hero’s Journey (On A School Trip) by Tom Vaughan & David O’Connell, at Scope for Imagination

Jack Zulu and the Girl with the Golden Wings, by S. D. Smith, at Redeemed Reader

Kelcie Murphy and the Race for the Reaper's Key, by Erika Lewis, at Mark My Words

Mind Over Monsters, by Betsy Uhrig, at PBC's Book Reviews  

The Night War, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, at The Book Nut

Quantum Interstellar Sports League #1, by J. Scott Savage, illustrated by Brandon Dorman, at Log Cabin Library

 Rosa by Starlight, by Hilary McKay, at Book Craic

Splinter and Ash, by Marieke Nijkamp, at Mombian (scroll down)

 A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall, by Jasmine Warga, at Ms. Yingling Reads

 Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year Flood, by Robert Beatty, at Mark My Words

Tiffany’s Griffon, by Magnolia Porter Siddell & Maddi Gonzalez, at Pages Unbound 

The Witching Wind, by Natalie Lloyd, at Cracking the Cover

Two by Caryn Rivadeneira  illus. by Dani Jones for the younger side of MG at Ms. Yingling Reads-The Cupsnake Escape (FrankinSchool #2) and  Gone to the Dogs (FrankinSchool #3)

Authors and Interviews

Ciera Burch (Camp Twisted Pine) at Bookworm for Kids

Other Good Stuff

"The Spooky Season is Almost Here! (Let's get ready)"  a round-up of five novels at From The Mixed Up Files

"10 Things Percy Jackson Gets Right About Greek Mythology" at screenrant.com

and last but not least, the public nomination period for the Cybils Awards begins Monday the 16th and is open till the 30th!  Nominating is a great way to show your favorite kids and YA books love! I have a long list of mg sci fi/fantasy books I'd like to nominate; I hope lots of them get nominated by other folks quickly so I don't have to make an agonizing choice!