Welcome to this week's compilation of what I found in the blog world of interest to fans of middle grade sci fi/fantasy! Sorry I didn't have a round-up last weekend-- I was in a hotel in Baltimore and the only free internet access was at a computer next to the front desk that you had to stand at, which had a wonky mouse, and my dedication only goes so far. Please let me know if I missed your post this week!
In any event, it is almost the middle of July, which means August is coming, which means that my mind is turning to thoughts of the Cybils. The Cybils are awards given by panels of bloggers in various childrens' and YA categories--and one of these panels is Middle Grade Sci Fi/Fantasy. And though the Cybils website is still quietly waiting for things to start-- the official call for panelists (any blogger can apply) probably won't go out till next month (it came on August 15 last year)-- I'm already thinking about it, and you can too!
If you're a first round panelist in mg sff, it means helping pick 7 books of great kid appeal plus great writing from a list of c. 150 (a lot of books, but you don't actually have to read every one of them, so do not be daunted by that!). The role of the second round panelists is to pick the winner from the shortlist (so you only have to read seven books). I have had the great honor of being involved with the Cybils for a number of years, and it is a great way to energize your reading, make new friends, and get really exited about books you love. Stay tuned for the official announcement....
The Reviews
The Atlantis Complex, by Eoin Colfer, at Fyrefly's Book Blog
The Circle, by Cindy Cipriano, at My Precious
Doll Bones, by Holly Black, at Reads for Keeps
Eight Days of Luke, by Diana Wynne Jones, reviewed by C.J. Busby at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun, by Liz Kessler, at A Backwards Story
The Exploits of Moominpappa, by Tove Janssen, a post by Catherine Butler at Seven Miles of Steel Thistles
The Glass Puzzle, by Christine Brodien-Jones, at The Book Monsters
Half Upon a Time, by James Riley, at Michelle I. Mason
Hokey Pokey, by Jerry Spinelli, at Granite Media
Hollow Earth, by John Barrowman and Carol Barrowman, at Le' Grande Codex and Juniper's Jungle
Interworld, by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves, at Book Nut
Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger, at A Reader's Adventure
Lost (The Magic Thief Book 2), by Sarah Prineas, at Book Interrupted
Magician in the Trunk (Time Spies 4) by Candice Ransom, at Time Travel Times Two
The Menagerie, by Tui T. Sutherland, at Annie and Aunt
The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail, by Richard Peck, at Waking Brain Cells
No Passengers Beyond This Point, by Gennifer Choldenko, at The Book Monsters
Professor Gargoyle, by Charles Gilman, at Maji Bookshelf
The Real Boy, by Anne Ursu, at For Those About to Mock
Rules for Ghosting, by A.J. Paquette, at Charlotte's Library
Rump, by Liesl Shurtliff, at For Those About to Mock
Scary Tales: Home Sweet Horror, by James Preller, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, at Dreaming in Books, Bibliophile's Corner, Rachel Reviews All, and The Paper Riot
The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood and Co.), by Jonathan Stroud, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at Bibliophilic Monologues
Skulduggery Pleasant, by Derek Landy, at The Broke and the Bookish
Small Change for Stuart Bibliophilic Monologues
Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan (audiobook review) at Karissa's Reading Review
Unlocking the Spell, by E.D. Baker, at Nayu's Reading Corner
The Unseen Guest, by Maryrose Wood, at Confessions of a Bibliovore
The Watcher in the Shadows, by Chris Moriarty, at Charlotte's Library
Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George, at Sonderbooks
Wishful Thinking, by Ali Sparkes, at Juniper's Jungle
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at Somewhere in the Middle
Authors and Interviews
Stephanie Burgis (Kat, Incorrigible et al.), at Inkygirls
A.J. Paquette (Rules for Ghosting) at The Enchanted Inkpot
John David Anderson (Sidekicked) at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia and at Ms. Yingling Reads
Christine Brodien-Jones (The Glass Puzzle) at Once Upon a Story , Sharpread, and Read Now Sleep Later
Erika Kathryn (Audie the Angel and the Angel Army) at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
Other Good Stuff:
A truly lovely list of twisted fairytales for middle grade readers at Somewhere in the Middle
The Hero's Journey, explained by puppets. at the SCBWI blog
You've probably seen this simultaneously appealing and horrifying infographic from Firstbook.org making the rounds, but in case you haven't, here it is:
Here are my two posts wrapping up the panel I was on at last weekend's Discworld convention--one on useful places to find books on line, and one covering the books we recommended. And here are Tanita's and Sheila's wrap-up posts.
And if you want to see fantastically beautiful/mind blowing horticultural art, go to Montreal this summer (or click here) (found at Light Reading)
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5/12/13
This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantsy (5/12/13)
Happy Mother's Day, and welcome to this week's round-up of middle grade sci fi/fantasy postings from around the blogs. If I missed your post, let me know!
The Reviews
The Ability, by M.M. Vaughan, at Charlotte's Library
An Army of Frogs, by Trevor Price and Joel Naftali, at Now Read This!
Astronaut Academy Re-Entry, by Dave Roman, at Charlotte's Library (I don't generally include graphic novels, but I love this one lots and its my own review. Also it is science fiction, which is thin on the mg ground)
Canary in a Coal Mine, by Madelyn Rosenberg, at Geo Librarian
Charlotte Sometimes, by Penelope Farmer, at The Book Smugglers
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, by Carmen Agra Deedy, at Bunbury in the Stacks (audiobook review)
Doll Bones, by Holly Black, at A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy, LibLaura5, Salima Korri Reviewing the Writing, The Book Cellar and YA Bibliophile (audiobook review)
The Game of Sunken Places, by M.T. Anderson, at Great Books for Kids and Teens
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, at Nerdy Book Club
Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault, by Adam-Troy Castro, at Log Cabin Library
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green, by Helen Phillips, at Book Nut
In a Glass Grimmly, by Adam Gidwitz, at There's a Book
Jinx, by Sage Blackwood, at io9 and Reading Rumpus
Loki's Wolves, by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr, at Ms. Yingling Reads, Great Imaginations, Charlotte's Library, and Alice, Marvels
The Menagerie, by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland, at Readers by Night
Museum of Thieves, and City of Lies, by Lian Tanner, at Kid Lit Geek
New Lands (The Chronicles of Egg, 2), by Geoff Rodkey, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
and thehopefulheroine
The Runaway King, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Bibliophilic Monologues
The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, at Kid Lit Geek and Scott Reads It
The Silver Bowl, by Diane Stanley, at Madigan Reads
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at That's Another Story
Stolen Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Waking Brain Cells
The Storm Bottle, by Nick Green, at Geo Librarian
Summer and Bird, by Catherine Catmull, at alibrarymama
Teacher's Pest, by Charles Gilman, at BookYAReview, and Tim's Book Reviews
The Time Cavern, by Todd Fonseca, at Time Travel Times Two
The Water Castle, by Megan Frazer Blakemore, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George, at Kid Lit Geek
Authors and Interviews:
(note to publicists--please feel free to send me blog tour lineups with links to the specific posts--I'd be happy to include them, but don't always have time to track them all down myself!)
Jessica Day George (Wednesdays in the Tower) at Cracking the Cover
Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) at Cracking the Cover
Liesl Shurtliff (Rump) at Literary Rambles
A Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle character intros. at Ms. Yingling Reads, Kid Lit Frenzy, The Write Path, and The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief) at KidsEBookBestsellers
Kelley Armstrong and Melissa Marr (Loki's Wolves) at Entertainment Weekly And here are the stops from the Loki's Wolves blog tour:
Geoff Rodkey (New Lands--The Chronicles of Egg, book 2), joined by his agent and editor, at From the Mixed Up Files and all by himself at Book Dreaming
Ari Goelman (The Path of Names) at The Lucky 13s
Stuart Webb (Jenny at Chatsworth) at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Other Good Stuff:
I could have put this in the reviews section, but thought it would be happier down here--Kate Forsyth takes a loving look at an old favorite--The Stone Cage, by Nicholas Stuart Gray, at Seven Miles of Steel Thistles.
I made a short quiz of mother's shown on covers of recent mg sff books for Mother's Day. It's short cause there aren't many.
And finally, librarians on parade to celebrate spring and promote summer reading (found at 100 Scope Notes). I find it strangely moving (no pun intended).
The Reviews
The Ability, by M.M. Vaughan, at Charlotte's Library
An Army of Frogs, by Trevor Price and Joel Naftali, at Now Read This!
Astronaut Academy Re-Entry, by Dave Roman, at Charlotte's Library (I don't generally include graphic novels, but I love this one lots and its my own review. Also it is science fiction, which is thin on the mg ground)
Canary in a Coal Mine, by Madelyn Rosenberg, at Geo Librarian
Charlotte Sometimes, by Penelope Farmer, at The Book Smugglers
The Cheshire Cheese Cat, by Carmen Agra Deedy, at Bunbury in the Stacks (audiobook review)
Doll Bones, by Holly Black, at A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy, LibLaura5, Salima Korri Reviewing the Writing, The Book Cellar and YA Bibliophile (audiobook review)
The Game of Sunken Places, by M.T. Anderson, at Great Books for Kids and Teens
The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, at Nerdy Book Club
Gustav Gloom and the Nightmare Vault, by Adam-Troy Castro, at Log Cabin Library
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green, by Helen Phillips, at Book Nut
In a Glass Grimmly, by Adam Gidwitz, at There's a Book
Jinx, by Sage Blackwood, at io9 and Reading Rumpus
Loki's Wolves, by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr, at Ms. Yingling Reads, Great Imaginations, Charlotte's Library, and Alice, Marvels
The Menagerie, by Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland, at Readers by Night
Museum of Thieves, and City of Lies, by Lian Tanner, at Kid Lit Geek
New Lands (The Chronicles of Egg, 2), by Geoff Rodkey, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
and thehopefulheroine
The Runaway King, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Bibliophilic Monologues
The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, at Kid Lit Geek and Scott Reads It
The Silver Bowl, by Diane Stanley, at Madigan Reads
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at That's Another Story
Stolen Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Waking Brain Cells
The Storm Bottle, by Nick Green, at Geo Librarian
Summer and Bird, by Catherine Catmull, at alibrarymama
Teacher's Pest, by Charles Gilman, at BookYAReview, and Tim's Book Reviews
The Time Cavern, by Todd Fonseca, at Time Travel Times Two
The Water Castle, by Megan Frazer Blakemore, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George, at Kid Lit Geek
Authors and Interviews:
(note to publicists--please feel free to send me blog tour lineups with links to the specific posts--I'd be happy to include them, but don't always have time to track them all down myself!)
Jessica Day George (Wednesdays in the Tower) at Cracking the Cover
Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) at Cracking the Cover
Liesl Shurtliff (Rump) at Literary Rambles
A Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle character intros. at Ms. Yingling Reads, Kid Lit Frenzy, The Write Path, and The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia
Megan Whalen Turner (The Thief) at KidsEBookBestsellers
Kelley Armstrong and Melissa Marr (Loki's Wolves) at Entertainment Weekly And here are the stops from the Loki's Wolves blog tour:
Wednesday, May 8 – Mundie Kids featuring Odin
Thursday, May 9 – Novel Thoughts featuring Thor
Friday, May 10--Charlotte's Library featuring Freya and Frey
Saturday, May 11 – Bewitched Bookworms featuring Loki
Geoff Rodkey (New Lands--The Chronicles of Egg, book 2), joined by his agent and editor, at From the Mixed Up Files and all by himself at Book Dreaming
Ari Goelman (The Path of Names) at The Lucky 13s
Stuart Webb (Jenny at Chatsworth) at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Other Good Stuff:
I could have put this in the reviews section, but thought it would be happier down here--Kate Forsyth takes a loving look at an old favorite--The Stone Cage, by Nicholas Stuart Gray, at Seven Miles of Steel Thistles.
I made a short quiz of mother's shown on covers of recent mg sff books for Mother's Day. It's short cause there aren't many.
And finally, librarians on parade to celebrate spring and promote summer reading (found at 100 Scope Notes). I find it strangely moving (no pun intended).
11/11/12
This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi (Nov. 11, 2012)
Welcome to this week's round up of what I found in my blog reading of interest to fans of middle grade sci fi/fantasy. Please let me know if I missed your post!
First--please enter my giveaway of Philip Pullman's retellings of Grimms Fairy Tales--it's a lovely book! (giveaway ends next Wednesday night)
The Reviews:
13 Hangmen, by Art Art Corriveau, at Charlotte's Library
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Semicolon
The Black Shard, by Victoria Simcox, at Geo Librarian
Caught, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at Semicolon
Constable and Toop, by Gareth P. Jones, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books and My Favorite Books
Dark Lord: The Early Years, by Jamie Thomson, at Good Books and Good Wine
Deadly Pink, by Vivian Vande Velde, at Book Nut
Demoneater, and Demoncity, by Royce Buckingham, at Awesome Indies
Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, by Mike Jung, at Books Beside My Bed
Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke, at Sonderbooks
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Fantasy Literature
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Charlotte's Library
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at Bookshelves of Doom
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker, by Adam-Troy Castro at Book Nut
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green, by Helen Phillips, at books4yourkids and Jean Little Library
Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms, by Lissa Evans, at Semicolon
In a Glass Grimmly, by Adam Gidwitz, at Reads For Keeps
Island of Silence, by Lisa McMann, at Semicolon
Joshua Dread, by Lee Bacon, at Random Acts of Reading
Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant Book 7), by Derek Landy, at SFCrowsnest
Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris, by Marissa Moss, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Necromancer, by Michael Scott, at Book Sake
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Book Nut
and One Librarian's Book Reviews
The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann, at bewitched bookworms
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at Literary Rambles (scroll down) (giveaway)
Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile and Nerdy Book Club
Secrets at Sea, by Richard Peck, at GreenBeanTeenQueen
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at Semicolon
The Six Crowns, by Allan Jones and Gary Chalk, at Ms. Yingling Reads (scroll down)
Snow in Summer, by Jane Yolen, at Charlotte's Library
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Book Nut
Summer and Bird, by Catherine Catmull, at Wandering Librarians
Twice Upon a Time, by James Riley, at Semicolon
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
and vikki vansickle
Winterling, by Sarah Prineas, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Four animal fantasies at Charlotte's Library
And five mg fantasy "quick picks" over at Book Aunt
Authors and Interviews
Helen Phillips (Here Where the Sunbeams are Green) at books4yourkids
A conversation with Philip Pulman at Mother Jones (via Educating Alice)
Adam Gidwitz (Through a Glass Grimmly) at The Detroit News
Other Good Stuff
Philip Pullman reads The Three Snake Leaves, one of the Grimm stories he retells in his new book, at the BBC (don't forget to enter my giveaway!)
T is for Troll, with Katherine Langrish, at Scribble City Central
The Graveyard Book is becoming a graphic novel
Who knew that Tenniel made an Alice chessboard? If you act quickly, you can buy a reproduction....
First--please enter my giveaway of Philip Pullman's retellings of Grimms Fairy Tales--it's a lovely book! (giveaway ends next Wednesday night)
The Reviews:
13 Hangmen, by Art Art Corriveau, at Charlotte's Library
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Semicolon
The Black Shard, by Victoria Simcox, at Geo Librarian
Caught, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at Semicolon
Constable and Toop, by Gareth P. Jones, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books and My Favorite Books
Dark Lord: The Early Years, by Jamie Thomson, at Good Books and Good Wine
Deadly Pink, by Vivian Vande Velde, at Book Nut
Demoneater, and Demoncity, by Royce Buckingham, at Awesome Indies
Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, by Mike Jung, at Books Beside My Bed
Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke, at Sonderbooks
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Fantasy Literature
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Charlotte's Library
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at Bookshelves of Doom
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker, by Adam-Troy Castro at Book Nut
Here Where the Sunbeams are Green, by Helen Phillips, at books4yourkids and Jean Little Library
Horten's Miraculous Mechanisms, by Lissa Evans, at Semicolon
In a Glass Grimmly, by Adam Gidwitz, at Reads For Keeps
Island of Silence, by Lisa McMann, at Semicolon
Joshua Dread, by Lee Bacon, at Random Acts of Reading
Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant Book 7), by Derek Landy, at SFCrowsnest
Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris, by Marissa Moss, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Necromancer, by Michael Scott, at Book Sake
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Book Nut
and One Librarian's Book Reviews
The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann, at bewitched bookworms
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at Literary Rambles (scroll down) (giveaway)
Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile and Nerdy Book Club
Secrets at Sea, by Richard Peck, at GreenBeanTeenQueen
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at Semicolon
The Six Crowns, by Allan Jones and Gary Chalk, at Ms. Yingling Reads (scroll down)
Snow in Summer, by Jane Yolen, at Charlotte's Library
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Book Nut
Summer and Bird, by Catherine Catmull, at Wandering Librarians
Twice Upon a Time, by James Riley, at Semicolon
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
and vikki vansickle
Winterling, by Sarah Prineas, at Nayu's Reading Corner
Four animal fantasies at Charlotte's Library
And five mg fantasy "quick picks" over at Book Aunt
Authors and Interviews
Helen Phillips (Here Where the Sunbeams are Green) at books4yourkids
A conversation with Philip Pulman at Mother Jones (via Educating Alice)
Adam Gidwitz (Through a Glass Grimmly) at The Detroit News
Other Good Stuff
Philip Pullman reads The Three Snake Leaves, one of the Grimm stories he retells in his new book, at the BBC (don't forget to enter my giveaway!)
T is for Troll, with Katherine Langrish, at Scribble City Central
The Graveyard Book is becoming a graphic novel
Who knew that Tenniel made an Alice chessboard? If you act quickly, you can buy a reproduction....
10/7/12
This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi/fantasy from around the blogs (10/7/12)
Good morning, and welcome to another week's worth of my middle grade sci fi/fantasy blog reading! If I missed your post, please let me know.
First: Nominations for the Cybils are open till October 15; if you haven't nominated your favorite eligible mg sff book (one published between Oct 16, 2011 and Oct 15, 2012 in the US or Canada) please do so! I say "middle grade," but this category also includes elementary--so it's anything above easy readers/short chapter books but below YA (so the Dragonbreath books, for instance, go into this category). YA sci fi/fantasy has c. 120 books so far; mg/elementary has only about 80, in large part, I think, because it relies more on gatekeepers to nominate its books.
To jog people's memories, I've put together two little lists of books published in the first half the nomination year--here, and here. Last year, for the record, this category had c. 150 books. (The nonfiction, poetry, and book apps. categories also need more love!)
And here's a Cybils related question for those of you who have read The One and Only Ivan to ponder--typically, talking/sentient animals go in the fantasy category (The Cheshire Cheese Cat, for instance, won last year). Is Ivan a real guerrilla, or a fantasy guerrilla?
The Reviews:
3 Below, by Patrick Carman, at Book Nut
The Bridge of Time, by Lewis Buzbee, at Time Travel Times Two
The Brixen Witch, by Stacy DeKeyser at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrope, at Quirky Bookworm
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, by Clairat Presenting Lenore
Cold Cereal, by Adam Rex, at Semicolon
Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at Maria's Melange
The Death of Yorik Mortwell, by Stephen Messer, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
The Demonkeeper Series, by Royce Buckingham, at Musings of a Book Addict (the last two, Demoncity and Demoneater, are Cybils eligible)
Down the Mysterly River, by Bill Willingham, at 300 Pages
Ever, by Gail Carson Levine, at Read In a Single Sitting
The Ghost of Graylock, by Dan Poblocki, at Fantasy Literature
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Good Books and Good Wine and The Book Smugglers
Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger--this one is on a blog tour with lots of stops; you can find a nice list of them here; other reviews at In Bed With Books, and Carina's Books
The Key (Magnificent 12), by Michael Grant, at Book Dreaming
Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris, by Marissa Moss, at Good Books and Good Wine and The Write Path
Monsters on the March (Scary School), by Derek the Ghost, at Imaginary Reads
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath, at Semicolon
Operation Bunny, by Sally Gardner, at Nayu's Reading Corner and Fantastic Reads (more elementary than middle grade)
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Semicolon
Professor Gargoyle, by Charles Gilman, at Jen Robinson's Book Page and Now is Gone
Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Semicolon
The Seven Tales of Trinket, by Shelley Moore Thomas, at My Brain on Books
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at Presenting Lenore
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at My Precious and My Favorite Books
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Semicolon
Unlocking the Spell, by E.D. Baker, at Cracking the Cover
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMan, at Back to Books
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons, by Barbara Mariconda, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Wednesdays, at Puss Reboots
The Wikkeling, by Steven Arnston, at Novels, News, and Notes
Authors and Interviews
Philip Pullman (Grimm Tales) at The Telegraph
Lois Lowry (The Giver, and now Son) at Story Snoops
Catherynne M. Valente on "Looking Glass Girls" at Good Books and Good Wine and on "Childhood and Growing Up" at The Book Smugglers (giveaway) and as "the Big Idea" at Whatever
Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities) at Bookyurt
Lisa McMann (Unwanteds: Island of Silence) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Grace Lin (Starry River of the Sky) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Jama's Alphabet Soup , Pragmatic Mom, and Charlotte's Library
Stephanie Burgis (Renegade Magic) at Templar Publishing--the third, and final, book in her trilogy is coming out this month in the UK
Margaret Peterson Haddix at A Thousand Wrongs (giveaway)
Morgan Keyes (Darkbeast) at Avery Flynn
Jenn Reese (Above World) at The Writing Nut
Other Good Stuff
100 YA books with characters of color, at Pinterest. I might have to try doing this for mg, although I think it would be hard to come up with 100. However, check out this paperback cover for Claws, by Mike and Rachel Grinti (my review)--I just saw it at my son's Scholastic Book Fair. You can also note how the "cut off face trend" extends to the cat.
A director's cut of the Harry Potter books??? at BBC News
A new fairy tale reimagining, revisiting, retelling blog/literary journal--Unsettling Wonder
It's always fun to buy a sci fi/fantasy book for a needy library serving kids who needs books badly--so here's your chance, at the Guys Lit Wire book fair for Ballou Sr High School in D.C.
Ray Bradbury's final, beautifully inspiring, essay, at LitStack
So this newly discovered worm is supposed to look like Yoda?
I don't see it. However, I am glad to know what is being shown on the cover of this book (A Love Episode, by Zola Aemile), or perhaps it's something else...but what? This is just one of the many mind-shakingly awful book covers from Tutis Digital Publishing, whose ability to create incomprehensibly horrible covers is unmatched (thanks to the Guardian, for bringing this to my attention. Seriously, if you have five minutes, check these covers out).
First: Nominations for the Cybils are open till October 15; if you haven't nominated your favorite eligible mg sff book (one published between Oct 16, 2011 and Oct 15, 2012 in the US or Canada) please do so! I say "middle grade," but this category also includes elementary--so it's anything above easy readers/short chapter books but below YA (so the Dragonbreath books, for instance, go into this category). YA sci fi/fantasy has c. 120 books so far; mg/elementary has only about 80, in large part, I think, because it relies more on gatekeepers to nominate its books.
To jog people's memories, I've put together two little lists of books published in the first half the nomination year--here, and here. Last year, for the record, this category had c. 150 books. (The nonfiction, poetry, and book apps. categories also need more love!)
And here's a Cybils related question for those of you who have read The One and Only Ivan to ponder--typically, talking/sentient animals go in the fantasy category (The Cheshire Cheese Cat, for instance, won last year). Is Ivan a real guerrilla, or a fantasy guerrilla?
The Reviews:
3 Below, by Patrick Carman, at Book Nut
The Bridge of Time, by Lewis Buzbee, at Time Travel Times Two
The Brixen Witch, by Stacy DeKeyser at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrope, at Quirky Bookworm
The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls, by Clairat Presenting Lenore
Cold Cereal, by Adam Rex, at Semicolon
Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at Maria's Melange
The Death of Yorik Mortwell, by Stephen Messer, at Akossiwa Ketoglo
The Demonkeeper Series, by Royce Buckingham, at Musings of a Book Addict (the last two, Demoncity and Demoneater, are Cybils eligible)
Down the Mysterly River, by Bill Willingham, at 300 Pages
Ever, by Gail Carson Levine, at Read In a Single Sitting
The Ghost of Graylock, by Dan Poblocki, at Fantasy Literature
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Good Books and Good Wine and The Book Smugglers
Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger--this one is on a blog tour with lots of stops; you can find a nice list of them here; other reviews at In Bed With Books, and Carina's Books
The Key (Magnificent 12), by Michael Grant, at Book Dreaming
Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris, by Marissa Moss, at Good Books and Good Wine and The Write Path
Monsters on the March (Scary School), by Derek the Ghost, at Imaginary Reads
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath, at Semicolon
Operation Bunny, by Sally Gardner, at Nayu's Reading Corner and Fantastic Reads (more elementary than middle grade)
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Semicolon
Professor Gargoyle, by Charles Gilman, at Jen Robinson's Book Page and Now is Gone
Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Semicolon
The Seven Tales of Trinket, by Shelley Moore Thomas, at My Brain on Books
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at Presenting Lenore
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at My Precious and My Favorite Books
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Semicolon
Unlocking the Spell, by E.D. Baker, at Cracking the Cover
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMan, at Back to Books
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons, by Barbara Mariconda, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Wednesdays, at Puss Reboots
The Wikkeling, by Steven Arnston, at Novels, News, and Notes
Authors and Interviews
Philip Pullman (Grimm Tales) at The Telegraph
Lois Lowry (The Giver, and now Son) at Story Snoops
Catherynne M. Valente on "Looking Glass Girls" at Good Books and Good Wine and on "Childhood and Growing Up" at The Book Smugglers (giveaway) and as "the Big Idea" at Whatever
Shannon Messenger (Keeper of the Lost Cities) at Bookyurt
Lisa McMann (Unwanteds: Island of Silence) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Grace Lin (Starry River of the Sky) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Jama's Alphabet Soup , Pragmatic Mom, and Charlotte's Library
Stephanie Burgis (Renegade Magic) at Templar Publishing--the third, and final, book in her trilogy is coming out this month in the UK
Margaret Peterson Haddix at A Thousand Wrongs (giveaway)
Morgan Keyes (Darkbeast) at Avery Flynn
Jenn Reese (Above World) at The Writing Nut
Other Good Stuff
100 YA books with characters of color, at Pinterest. I might have to try doing this for mg, although I think it would be hard to come up with 100. However, check out this paperback cover for Claws, by Mike and Rachel Grinti (my review)--I just saw it at my son's Scholastic Book Fair. You can also note how the "cut off face trend" extends to the cat.
A director's cut of the Harry Potter books??? at BBC News
A new fairy tale reimagining, revisiting, retelling blog/literary journal--Unsettling Wonder
It's always fun to buy a sci fi/fantasy book for a needy library serving kids who needs books badly--so here's your chance, at the Guys Lit Wire book fair for Ballou Sr High School in D.C.
Ray Bradbury's final, beautifully inspiring, essay, at LitStack
So this newly discovered worm is supposed to look like Yoda?
I don't see it. However, I am glad to know what is being shown on the cover of this book (A Love Episode, by Zola Aemile), or perhaps it's something else...but what? This is just one of the many mind-shakingly awful book covers from Tutis Digital Publishing, whose ability to create incomprehensibly horrible covers is unmatched (thanks to the Guardian, for bringing this to my attention. Seriously, if you have five minutes, check these covers out).
8/12/12
This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (8/12/2012)
So just in case you are visiting one of these round-ups for the first time--a few years ago I was wishing that it was easier to find reviews of middle grade sci fi and fantasy books--there are lots of blogs where you can reliably find the YA side of things, but not so much for the younger books. So I started doing it myself.
I exercise some discretion in what I include--a post that's too short, or too purly promotional, probably won't make my personal cut. I'm happy to take links to posts at any time during the week (of posts from that week only, of course--not old reviews). My email is charlotteslibrary at gmail dot com. Thanks!
The Reviews
13 Treasures, by Michelle Harrison, at Read in a Single Sitting
The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, 7), by Eoin Colfer, at Fantasy's Ink
The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To, by D.C. Pierson, at Original Content
Earthling! by Mark Fearing, at Stacked
The Ghost of Graylock, by Dan Pobloki, at Charlotte's Library
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at Black Gate
Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins, at Story Carnivores
The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley, at Stella Matutina
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at The Accidental Novelist and at Cardigans, Coffee, and Bookmarks
Merits of Mischief: The Bad Apple, by T.R. Burns, at Angelhorn
Monster Matsuri (Takeshita Demons 3), by Cristy Burne, at Charlotte's Library
Oddfellows Orphanage, by Emily Winfield Martin, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Palace of Stone, by Shannon Hale, at One Librarian's Book Reviews and Emily's Reading Room
The Serpent's Shadow, by Rick Riordan, at Boys Rule Boys Read!
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at YA reads
The Six Crowns series, by Allan Jones and Gary Chalk, at books4yourkids
The Star Shard, by Frederick S. Durbin, at Fantasy Literature
Stig of the Dump, by Clive King, at Charlotte's Library
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brockett, by John Boyne, at Babbleabout children's books
Tools of Prophecy, by Michael E. Rothman, at Books Are Magic
Troubletwisters, by Garth Nix and Sean Williams, at Bibliophile Support Group
Unearthly Asylum, by PJ Bracegirdle, at Read in a Single Sitting
Authors and Interviews
Suzanne Williams (Heros in Training) at Cynsations
Braden Bell (The Kindling) at A Thousand Wrongs
Derek the Ghost (Scary School) at Nawanda Files
"How we made A Monser Calls" by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay, at The Guardian
Other Good Stuff
K is for Kelpie, by Holly Black, at Scribble City Central
I can't help but feel a tad sorry for McKayla, but still I chuckled--here she is not being impressed with sci fi at Tor.
Monica at Educating Alice caught a Guardian article I'd missed--Jacqueline Wilson is writing a modern-day sequel to Five Children and It, called Four Children and It. Since it will obviously be impossible to preserve the flavour of the Edwardian original (it was published in 1902), I'm thinking I'll try to take it on its own merits as a contemporary fantasy...like I did for The Humming Room.
And finally--The Cybils are coming to life once more. Things aren't going to really get going till next month, but it's still exciting to see the 2012 logo!
For those of you who don't know what the Cybils are--these are awards are given each year by bloggers for the year's best children's and young adult titles in a variety of categories, including middle grade sci fi and fantasy! The shortlists generated each year, by the way, are an awesome resource.
All bloggers can put their name forward to be on one of the panels--and so I am mentioning this now because all of you whose posts show up here on a regular basis would make swell panelists in MG Sci Fi/Fantasy, and I'd urge you to start thinking about it. I've been a first round panelist several times, and loved it. Do feel free to email me if you have any questions about what it's like...
I exercise some discretion in what I include--a post that's too short, or too purly promotional, probably won't make my personal cut. I'm happy to take links to posts at any time during the week (of posts from that week only, of course--not old reviews). My email is charlotteslibrary at gmail dot com. Thanks!
The Reviews
13 Treasures, by Michelle Harrison, at Read in a Single Sitting
The Atlantis Complex (Artemis Fowl, 7), by Eoin Colfer, at Fantasy's Ink
The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To, by D.C. Pierson, at Original Content
Earthling! by Mark Fearing, at Stacked
The Ghost of Graylock, by Dan Pobloki, at Charlotte's Library
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at Black Gate
Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins, at Story Carnivores
The Hero and the Crown, by Robin McKinley, at Stella Matutina
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at The Accidental Novelist and at Cardigans, Coffee, and Bookmarks
Merits of Mischief: The Bad Apple, by T.R. Burns, at Angelhorn
Monster Matsuri (Takeshita Demons 3), by Cristy Burne, at Charlotte's Library
Oddfellows Orphanage, by Emily Winfield Martin, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Palace of Stone, by Shannon Hale, at One Librarian's Book Reviews and Emily's Reading Room
The Serpent's Shadow, by Rick Riordan, at Boys Rule Boys Read!
The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy, by Nikki Loftin, at YA reads
The Six Crowns series, by Allan Jones and Gary Chalk, at books4yourkids
The Star Shard, by Frederick S. Durbin, at Fantasy Literature
Stig of the Dump, by Clive King, at Charlotte's Library
The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brockett, by John Boyne, at Babbleabout children's books
Tools of Prophecy, by Michael E. Rothman, at Books Are Magic
Troubletwisters, by Garth Nix and Sean Williams, at Bibliophile Support Group
Unearthly Asylum, by PJ Bracegirdle, at Read in a Single Sitting
Authors and Interviews
Suzanne Williams (Heros in Training) at Cynsations
Braden Bell (The Kindling) at A Thousand Wrongs
Derek the Ghost (Scary School) at Nawanda Files
"How we made A Monser Calls" by Patrick Ness and Jim Kay, at The Guardian
Other Good Stuff
K is for Kelpie, by Holly Black, at Scribble City Central
I can't help but feel a tad sorry for McKayla, but still I chuckled--here she is not being impressed with sci fi at Tor.
Monica at Educating Alice caught a Guardian article I'd missed--Jacqueline Wilson is writing a modern-day sequel to Five Children and It, called Four Children and It. Since it will obviously be impossible to preserve the flavour of the Edwardian original (it was published in 1902), I'm thinking I'll try to take it on its own merits as a contemporary fantasy...like I did for The Humming Room.
Publish Post
And finally--The Cybils are coming to life once more. Things aren't going to really get going till next month, but it's still exciting to see the 2012 logo!
For those of you who don't know what the Cybils are--these are awards are given each year by bloggers for the year's best children's and young adult titles in a variety of categories, including middle grade sci fi and fantasy! The shortlists generated each year, by the way, are an awesome resource.
All bloggers can put their name forward to be on one of the panels--and so I am mentioning this now because all of you whose posts show up here on a regular basis would make swell panelists in MG Sci Fi/Fantasy, and I'd urge you to start thinking about it. I've been a first round panelist several times, and loved it. Do feel free to email me if you have any questions about what it's like...
7/22/12
This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/23/2012)
Here's another week of what I found in my blogging of interest to fans of middle grade sci fi and fantasy! Please let me know if I missed your link. (After last year's dominance by the letter "B", I'm surprised that there are no B titles at all this week. "T" is making a big push this week...but I don't think it has staying power. Do try to review mg sff books beginning with B, E, I, J, N, Q, X, Y, and Z this coming week. It would make me happy to have a full alphabet of reviews).
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Teach Mentor Texts
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian, by Eoin Colfer, at Fantastic Reads
Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Bunbury in the Stacks
Claws, by Mike and Rachel Grinit, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Clockwork Girl, by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna, at Good Comics for Kids
The Coming of the Dragon, by Rebecca Barnhouse, at Sharon the Librarian
The Crowfield Curse, by Pat Walsh, at Bibliophile Support Group
The Doll People, by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, at Julie DeGuia
The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials book 2) by N.D. Wilson, at Karissa's Reading Review
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Reads for Keeps and One Librarian's Book Reviews
Gods and Warriors, by Michelle Paver, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ghosts of the Titanic, by Julie Lawson, at Charlotte's Library
GRYMM, by Keith Austin, at The Book Zone
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael Rothman, at The O.W.L.
The Kindling, by Braden Bell, at Emily's Reading Room
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at how I see it
The Magic Meadow, by Alexander Key, at Library Chicken
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Ordinary Magic, by Kaitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Marie Loves Books
The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann, at Intergalactic Academy
Radiance, by Alyson Noel, at The Book Cellar
The Second Spy (Books of Elsewhere 3) by Jacqueline West, at Book Nut
The Sixty-eight Rooms, by at time travel times two
A Tale of Time City, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, by Jeremy Holmes, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket, by John Boyne, at The Book Zone
Time Snatchers, by Richard Unger, at Book Nut
Twighlight Robbery (Fly Trap in the US), by Frances Hardinge, at The Book Smugglers
Verdigris Deep (Well Wished in the US), by Frances Hardinge, at Read in a Single Sitting
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at Wandering Librarins
The Wolves of Willougby Chase, by Joan Aiken, at The Enchanted Inkpot (maybe not a fantasy book, exactly, but the series does end up going in that direction...)
Authors and Interviews:
Jordan Hamessley London (mg and chapter book sci fi, fantasy, and horror editor at Grosset and Dunlap) on "Working with the Design Team", with specific reference to Adam-Troy Castro’s Gustav Gloom and the People Taker, at Pub(lishing) Crawl.
Lindsey Leavitt (Princess for Hire and its sequels) at Cracking the Cover
Joanne Levy (Small Medium at Large) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Michael Rothman (Heirs of Prophecy) at The O.W.L. and A Book and a Latte
Lorin Barber (The Secret Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow) at A Thousand Wrongs
Other Good Stuff:
Just because I don't, you know, have enough to read, I've started at the beginning of the Discworld Series and plan to read straight through (I'd only read a couple (after that, I'll read Game of Thrones etc.). But enough about me. True fans of Discworld might want to go to the St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery in Lymington, Hampshire, next month to see "Discworld and Beyond: a Retrospective Exhibition."
The Reviews:
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at Teach Mentor Texts
Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian, by Eoin Colfer, at Fantastic Reads
Castle in the Air, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Bunbury in the Stacks
Claws, by Mike and Rachel Grinit, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Clockwork Girl, by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna, at Good Comics for Kids
The Coming of the Dragon, by Rebecca Barnhouse, at Sharon the Librarian
The Crowfield Curse, by Pat Walsh, at Bibliophile Support Group
The Doll People, by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, at Julie DeGuia
The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials book 2) by N.D. Wilson, at Karissa's Reading Review
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Reads for Keeps and One Librarian's Book Reviews
Gods and Warriors, by Michelle Paver, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ghosts of the Titanic, by Julie Lawson, at Charlotte's Library
GRYMM, by Keith Austin, at The Book Zone
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael Rothman, at The O.W.L.
The Kindling, by Braden Bell, at Emily's Reading Room
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at how I see it
The Magic Meadow, by Alexander Key, at Library Chicken
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate
Ordinary Magic, by Kaitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Marie Loves Books
The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann, at Intergalactic Academy
Radiance, by Alyson Noel, at The Book Cellar
The Second Spy (Books of Elsewhere 3) by Jacqueline West, at Book Nut
The Sixty-eight Rooms, by at time travel times two
A Tale of Time City, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, by Jeremy Holmes, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket, by John Boyne, at The Book Zone
Time Snatchers, by Richard Unger, at Book Nut
Twighlight Robbery (Fly Trap in the US), by Frances Hardinge, at The Book Smugglers
Verdigris Deep (Well Wished in the US), by Frances Hardinge, at Read in a Single Sitting
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at Wandering Librarins
The Wolves of Willougby Chase, by Joan Aiken, at The Enchanted Inkpot (maybe not a fantasy book, exactly, but the series does end up going in that direction...)
Authors and Interviews:
Jordan Hamessley London (mg and chapter book sci fi, fantasy, and horror editor at Grosset and Dunlap) on "Working with the Design Team", with specific reference to Adam-Troy Castro’s Gustav Gloom and the People Taker, at Pub(lishing) Crawl.
Lindsey Leavitt (Princess for Hire and its sequels) at Cracking the Cover
Joanne Levy (Small Medium at Large) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Michael Rothman (Heirs of Prophecy) at The O.W.L. and A Book and a Latte
Lorin Barber (The Secret Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow) at A Thousand Wrongs
Other Good Stuff:
Just because I don't, you know, have enough to read, I've started at the beginning of the Discworld Series and plan to read straight through (I'd only read a couple (after that, I'll read Game of Thrones etc.). But enough about me. True fans of Discworld might want to go to the St. Barbe Museum & Art Gallery in Lymington, Hampshire, next month to see "Discworld and Beyond: a Retrospective Exhibition."
7/15/12
This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/15/2012)
Welcome to another gathering of what I gathered in my blog reading this week that's of interest to us fans of middle grade sci fi/fantasy (or, I guess, of interest to people who masochistically like to pay attention to mg sff even though they hate it).
Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Aliens on a Rampage, by Clete Barrett Smith, at The Book Smugglers
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Marie Loves Books
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at The Secret Adventures of Writer Girl
Chronal Engine, by Greg Leitich Smith, at Cracking the Cover
Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at books4yourkids
Dust Girl, by Sarah Zettel, at Wandering Librarians
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielson, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Fly By Night, by Frances Hardinge, at The Book Smugglers
Fright Forest (Elf Girl and Raven Boy), by Marcus Sedgwick, at My Favorite Books
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Candace's Book Blog
Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke, at Hope is the Word and Mister K Reads
Girls' Games (Goddess Girls) by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at The Write Path (giveaway)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, at Babbleabout
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at Geo Librarian
The Kindling, by Braden Bell, at Ms. Yingling Reads and J Lloyd Morgan's Blog
The Magician's Apprentice, by Kate Banks, at Wandering Librarians
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Cracking the Cover
Raider's Ransom, by Emily Diamand, at Becky's Book Review
Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Beyond Books
Small Medium at Large, by Joanne Levy, at The Flyleaf Review
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at Wandering Librarians
Stickman Odyssey: an Epic Doodle, by Christopher Ford, at Book Nut
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz, at The Book Cellar
The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket, by John Boyne, at The Book Zone
The Thirteenth Princess, by Diane Zahler, at Kristen Evey
Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce, at books4yourkids
Treasure of Green Knowe, by L.M. Boston, at Library Chicken
Whatever After, by Sarah Mlynowski, at There's a Book
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at BooksYALove and the NY Times
A sci fi two for one at Ms. Yingling Reads: Invasion of the Dog Nappers, by Patrick Jennings, and The Visitors (Clone Codes 3) by Patricia, Frederick and Pat McKissack
And a non-fiction one of interest--Reflection on the Magic of Writing, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Book Aunt
Authors and Interviews
Laura White Reyes (The Rock of Ivanore) at Literary Rambles (giveaway)
Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy) at A Thousand Wrongs (giveaway)
Deva Fagan (Circus Galacticus) at I Read to Relax (missed this last week)
Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) at So Many Books, So Little Time
Other Good Stuff
About this time of year, I start thinking about the Cybils--I'll have more to say when the call for judges goes out later this summer! But in the meantime, you can print out this handy flyer of the 2011 finalists!
"H is for Hob", with Pat Walsh at Scribble City Central
A slew of Cinderella retellings at Read in a Single Sitting
At Squeetus, Shannon Hale is hosting a Summer Book Club staring Princess Academy
The Prometheus Award for best novel (given by the Literary Futurist Society) iis a tie between The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman and Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. This award honors "outstanding science fiction and fantasy that explores the possibilities of a free future, champions human rights (including personal and economic liberty), dramatizes the perennial conflict between individuals and coercive governments, or critiques the tragic consequences of abuse of power--especially by the State."
Merida becomes a doll (in both senses of the word) in the hands of Mattel...(and someday I really will go see Brave!)
I don't shop at Macy's myself, but if you do, remember that if you give $3 to RIF at the Macy’s register, and you get a coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more.
And just because I think it's funny:
(found via Bookshelves of Doom)
Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Aliens on a Rampage, by Clete Barrett Smith, at The Book Smugglers
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Marie Loves Books
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at The Secret Adventures of Writer Girl
Chronal Engine, by Greg Leitich Smith, at Cracking the Cover
Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at books4yourkids
Dust Girl, by Sarah Zettel, at Wandering Librarians
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielson, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Fly By Night, by Frances Hardinge, at The Book Smugglers
Fright Forest (Elf Girl and Raven Boy), by Marcus Sedgwick, at My Favorite Books
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Candace's Book Blog
Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke, at Hope is the Word and Mister K Reads
Girls' Games (Goddess Girls) by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at The Write Path (giveaway)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, at Babbleabout
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at Geo Librarian
The Kindling, by Braden Bell, at Ms. Yingling Reads and J Lloyd Morgan's Blog
The Magician's Apprentice, by Kate Banks, at Wandering Librarians
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Cracking the Cover
Raider's Ransom, by Emily Diamand, at Becky's Book Review
Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Beyond Books
Small Medium at Large, by Joanne Levy, at The Flyleaf Review
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at Wandering Librarians
Stickman Odyssey: an Epic Doodle, by Christopher Ford, at Book Nut
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz, at The Book Cellar
The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket, by John Boyne, at The Book Zone
The Thirteenth Princess, by Diane Zahler, at Kristen Evey
Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce, at books4yourkids
Treasure of Green Knowe, by L.M. Boston, at Library Chicken
Whatever After, by Sarah Mlynowski, at There's a Book
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at BooksYALove and the NY Times
A sci fi two for one at Ms. Yingling Reads: Invasion of the Dog Nappers, by Patrick Jennings, and The Visitors (Clone Codes 3) by Patricia, Frederick and Pat McKissack
And a non-fiction one of interest--Reflection on the Magic of Writing, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Book Aunt
Authors and Interviews
Laura White Reyes (The Rock of Ivanore) at Literary Rambles (giveaway)
Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy) at A Thousand Wrongs (giveaway)
Deva Fagan (Circus Galacticus) at I Read to Relax (missed this last week)
Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) at So Many Books, So Little Time
Other Good Stuff
About this time of year, I start thinking about the Cybils--I'll have more to say when the call for judges goes out later this summer! But in the meantime, you can print out this handy flyer of the 2011 finalists!
"H is for Hob", with Pat Walsh at Scribble City Central
A slew of Cinderella retellings at Read in a Single Sitting
At Squeetus, Shannon Hale is hosting a Summer Book Club staring Princess Academy
The Prometheus Award for best novel (given by the Literary Futurist Society) iis a tie between The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman and Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. This award honors "outstanding science fiction and fantasy that explores the possibilities of a free future, champions human rights (including personal and economic liberty), dramatizes the perennial conflict between individuals and coercive governments, or critiques the tragic consequences of abuse of power--especially by the State."
Merida becomes a doll (in both senses of the word) in the hands of Mattel...(and someday I really will go see Brave!)
I don't shop at Macy's myself, but if you do, remember that if you give $3 to RIF at the Macy’s register, and you get a coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more.
And just because I think it's funny:
(found via Bookshelves of Doom)
7/8/12
This Sunday's round-up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (7/8/2012)
Welcome to another week's engatherment of what I found in my blog reading pertaining to middle grade (ages 9-12) science fiction and fantasy. I myself haven't read much this week, as I am in the throes of dining room remodeling, so much so that my little one, who has been known to say, "I guess you love books more than you love your own little child," said "You have been working too hard. You should sit down and read." Truer words were never spoken.
But in any even, other people have been reading and reviewing. Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at A Backwards Story
Astronaut Academy, by Dave Roman, at Guys Lit Wire
Beswitched, by Kate Saunders, at Readatouille
The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander, at Book Nut
The Boy Who Howled, by Timothy Powers, at Readatouille
Castle of Shadows, by Ellen Renner, at Cracking the Cover
Dragon Castle, by Joseph Bruchac, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Dragonbreath--Lair of the Bat Monster, and Revenge of the Horned Bunnies, by Ursula Vernon, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at The O.W.L.
The Filth Licker, by Christy Burne, at BooksYALove
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at The Book Monsters
The Groosham Grange series, by Anthony Horowitz, at The Write Path
Half Upon a Time, by James Riley, at The Book Cellar
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at From Tots to Teens
Kat, Incorrigible, and its sequel, Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Jean Little Library
The Kindling, by Brandon Bell, at A Casual Read and Geo Librarian
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at Gossamer Obsessions
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at The Dancing Reader
The Magic Tunnel, by Caroling D. Emerson, at Charlotte's Library
The Name of This Book is Secret, by Pseudonymous Bosch, at library_mama
Nation, by Terry Pratchett, at YA's the Word
The Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald, at Becky's Book Reviews
Project Jackalope, by Emily Ecton, at books4yourkids
Scream Street: Flame of the Dragon, by Tommy Donbavand, at Wondrous Reads
The Serpent's Shadow, by Rick Riordan, at Beyond Books
Spellbound (The Books of Elsewhere), by Jacqueline West, at Book Nut
The Storm Makers, by Jennifer E. Smith, at Bookalicious
The Unseen Guest (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place) by Maryrose Wood, at Book Nut
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, at Everyday Reading
Authors and Interviews
Timothy Powers (The Boy Who Howled) at Readatouille
Joanne Levy (Small Medium at Large) at The O.W.L.
Carolyn Turgeon (Next Full Moon) at Literary Rambles (plus giveaway)
Katie W. Stewart (The Dragon Box) at The Reading Cafe
Michael A. Rothman (Heirs of Prophecy) at It's Raining Books
Other Good Stuff
Hufflepuff pride--"Sorted This Way," from The Mary Sue
"G is for Grim" (as in Death Dog)--Susan Price (Ghost Drum) at Scribble City Central
The favorite fairy tale retellings of various bloggers, at Random Acts of Reading
I'm always on the lookout for new lists of multicultural sci fi/fantasy, and here's a nice one at This Blog Belongs to Emily Brown, and here's an article on why parents should read multicultural books to their kids (found via Waking Brian Cells)
Cold fantasy for a hot summer's day, at Charlotte's Library
A nice piece on Eva Ibbotson at The Telegraph (also found via Waking Brain Cells)
And finally, from NOAA: "No evidence for aquatic humanoids has ever been found."
Note: any commissions earned from anyone buying a book through the Book Depository link in my sidebar will be used to buy the condo next door, from which horribly loud rap music is currently issuing.
But in any even, other people have been reading and reviewing. Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Above World, by Jenn Reese, at A Backwards Story
Astronaut Academy, by Dave Roman, at Guys Lit Wire
Beswitched, by Kate Saunders, at Readatouille
The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander, at Book Nut
The Boy Who Howled, by Timothy Powers, at Readatouille
Castle of Shadows, by Ellen Renner, at Cracking the Cover
Dragon Castle, by Joseph Bruchac, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Dragonbreath--Lair of the Bat Monster, and Revenge of the Horned Bunnies, by Ursula Vernon, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielsen, at The O.W.L.
The Filth Licker, by Christy Burne, at BooksYALove
Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander, at The Book Monsters
The Groosham Grange series, by Anthony Horowitz, at The Write Path
Half Upon a Time, by James Riley, at The Book Cellar
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at From Tots to Teens
Kat, Incorrigible, and its sequel, Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Jean Little Library
The Kindling, by Brandon Bell, at A Casual Read and Geo Librarian
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at Gossamer Obsessions
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at The Dancing Reader
The Magic Tunnel, by Caroling D. Emerson, at Charlotte's Library
The Name of This Book is Secret, by Pseudonymous Bosch, at library_mama
Nation, by Terry Pratchett, at YA's the Word
The Princess and Curdie, by George MacDonald, at Becky's Book Reviews
Project Jackalope, by Emily Ecton, at books4yourkids
Scream Street: Flame of the Dragon, by Tommy Donbavand, at Wondrous Reads
The Serpent's Shadow, by Rick Riordan, at Beyond Books
Spellbound (The Books of Elsewhere), by Jacqueline West, at Book Nut
The Storm Makers, by Jennifer E. Smith, at Bookalicious
The Unseen Guest (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place) by Maryrose Wood, at Book Nut
The Unwanteds, by Lisa McMann, at Everyday Reading
Authors and Interviews
Timothy Powers (The Boy Who Howled) at Readatouille
Joanne Levy (Small Medium at Large) at The O.W.L.
Carolyn Turgeon (Next Full Moon) at Literary Rambles (plus giveaway)
Katie W. Stewart (The Dragon Box) at The Reading Cafe
Michael A. Rothman (Heirs of Prophecy) at It's Raining Books
Other Good Stuff
Hufflepuff pride--"Sorted This Way," from The Mary Sue
"G is for Grim" (as in Death Dog)--Susan Price (Ghost Drum) at Scribble City Central
The favorite fairy tale retellings of various bloggers, at Random Acts of Reading
I'm always on the lookout for new lists of multicultural sci fi/fantasy, and here's a nice one at This Blog Belongs to Emily Brown, and here's an article on why parents should read multicultural books to their kids (found via Waking Brian Cells)
Cold fantasy for a hot summer's day, at Charlotte's Library
A nice piece on Eva Ibbotson at The Telegraph (also found via Waking Brain Cells)
And finally, from NOAA: "No evidence for aquatic humanoids has ever been found."
Note: any commissions earned from anyone buying a book through the Book Depository link in my sidebar will be used to buy the condo next door, from which horribly loud rap music is currently issuing.
12/31/11
New releases of fantasy and science fiction for kids and teens--the second half of December, 2011 edition
The poor new releases of middle grade and YA sci fi/fantasy from the second half of December slipped my mind until now... but since nothing was published from the 15th to the 20th (why? what did the publishers have against that week?) it makes slightly less difference than it might have done.... It's a pretty sparse list too. But January 1 has enough books to (almost) warrant a post of its own. My information comes as always from Teens Read Too, with blurbs from Amazon/the publishers.
(by way of explanation: I only find the mg blurbs; lots of blogs seem to cover the YA, and it just takes too much time to do both)
The Middle Grade Books:
ALIENS V. MAD SCIENTISTS UNDER THE OCEAN: MEGA MASH-UP by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson "These books take great subjects for boys and combine them into short, bonkers, and funny stories that are incredibly easy to read. The illustrations are bold and crazy, and there's plenty of space left on each page -- together with suggestions for how to fill it -- so kids can add their own drawings. The books read as hilarious, zippy stories that look a lot like novels but are terrific doodle books as well.
The earth is in peril! Aliens are trying to stop it from spinning so that everyone will fall off and they can take over. Mwa-ha-ha-ha! But fear not! The Mad Scientists are building a genius underwater machine to save the day. If only the Aliens would stop zapping them with their Frazzelizers. . . . "
PIECE OF MIND: EMILY THE STRANGE by Jessica Gruner & Rob Reger "Emily’s Strange To-Do List: 1. Lose (and regain) mind 2. Reprogram golem 3. Locate secret book vault 4. Commune with Dead Dark Aunts 5. Rescue Cousin Jake 6. Redecorate souvenir kiosk 7. Thwart Thought Thief 8. Endure hero worship 9. Grant ancestral enemy’s deepest wish 10. Save cat-napped kitty 11. Summon black rock 12. Defeat Shady Uncles 13. Guard family legacy & claim inheritance!"
ROBOTS V. GORILLAS IN THE DESERT: MEGA MASH-UP by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson "Deep in the desert, Gorillas trade oil for bananas grown by hi-tech Robots. But then they have a big falling-out and decide to have a race to settle their differences. Which side will get slimed by the garlic burp-breath sand slugs? Which will fall for the banana sundae mirages? And when will they realize that the race has no finish line?"
ROMANS V. DINOSAURS ON MARS: MEGA MASH-UP by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson "The Romans and Dinosaurs live together in a huge glass dome called Romasauria. They race their rocket chariots and feast on moon-cow and chips until life on Mars is threatened by a giant asteroid spotted by Augustus Astronomus through his giant telescope. Will a wooden catapult and some Dinosaur poop save the day? The Romans and the Dinosaurs are going to have to work together or it's KAPOW for life on Mars."
SUMI'S BOOK: THE FAIRY GODMOTHER ACADEMY by Jan Bozarth "Sumi Hara loves fashion. She always looks beautiful, and always wears the perfect outfit. When she arrives in Aventurine, Sumi is thrilled to learn that she's a shape-shifter.
Unfortunately, she's not very good at shape-shifting yet, so she's given a guide named Kano—who's distractingly gorgeous in his human form. But right away they get off on the wrong foot; Sumi can't understand why this boy doesn't seem to like her. When they find out that an evil fairy queen holds the final mirror shard needed to complete their mission, Sumi will have to discover what true beauty and perfection are, or she could lose Kano and her chance to become a fairy godmother."
THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE: YOU'RE INVITED TO A CREEPOVER by P.J. Night "Jenna Walker has always been fascinated by the legend of the Marked Monster, the scarred half-bird, half-beast creature that is said to roam the forests around her hometown. Is the Marked Monster real or is it just the stuff of myth? Jenna decides to find out once and for all with a campout at her house where she and her friends can search for the legendary beast. But as Jenna starts to learn more about the Marked Monster, she realizes that this legend might be more than just myth, and more sinister than she ever could have imagined. Will Jenna meet the Marked Monster face to face and will she be marked for life?"
THE US CAPITOL COMMOTION: FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES by Jeff Brown "Stanley’s been chosen to receive a medal of honor in the nation’s capital! But once in Washington, DC, Stanley gets swept away by a crowd and separated from his family. Now he’s on the run in a city filled with monuments—and with shadowy figures on his trail. What’s a flat boy to do now?"
A VALENTINE'S SURPRISE: CANDY FAIRIES by Helen Perelman "Raina wants to make a very special birthday treat for Berry. She's even asked Lyra, the unicorn who looks after the Fruit Chew Meadow, to grow a special flower for the surprise. But when Raina and Dash go to visit Lyra, they are in for a sour shock! All the flowers in the meadow arewilting and Lyra's sick! Her horn is dull and she can't stand up. Something--or someone--is hurting the gentle unicorn and the meadow, but who? And what about Berry's birthday? Thirteen-year-old Wil Lowenstein copes with his brother’s death by focusing on Zombie Tag, a mafia/capture the flag hybrid game where he and his friends fight off brain-eating zombies with their mothers’ spatulas. What Wil doesn’t tell anybody is that if he could bring his dead brother back as a zombie, he would in a heartbeat. But when Wil finds a way to summon all the dead within five miles, he’s surprised to discover that his back-from-the-dead brother is emotionless and distant."
The YA Books:
BLEEDING HEARTS: THE DRAKE CHRONICLES by Alyxandra Harvey
BLOOD WOLF: A WERELING NOVEL by Steve Feasey
FLYAWAY by Helen Landalf
LEGACY by Molly Cochran
STILL WATERS by Emma Carlson Berne
TORN by Cat Clarke
VAMPIRE ACADEMY: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE by Michelle Rowen & Richelle Mead
BLOOD SUN: DANGER ZONE by David Gilman
EVERY OTHER DAY by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
LIVING VIOLET: THECAMBION CHRONICLES by Jaime Reed
MAGIC OF THE MOONLIGHT: A FULL MOON NOVEL by Ellen Schreiber
REPLICATION THEJASON EXPERIMENT by Jill Williamson
(by way of explanation: I only find the mg blurbs; lots of blogs seem to cover the YA, and it just takes too much time to do both)
The Middle Grade Books:
ALIENS V. MAD SCIENTISTS UNDER THE OCEAN: MEGA MASH-UP by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson "These books take great subjects for boys and combine them into short, bonkers, and funny stories that are incredibly easy to read. The illustrations are bold and crazy, and there's plenty of space left on each page -- together with suggestions for how to fill it -- so kids can add their own drawings. The books read as hilarious, zippy stories that look a lot like novels but are terrific doodle books as well.
The earth is in peril! Aliens are trying to stop it from spinning so that everyone will fall off and they can take over. Mwa-ha-ha-ha! But fear not! The Mad Scientists are building a genius underwater machine to save the day. If only the Aliens would stop zapping them with their Frazzelizers. . . . "
PIECE OF MIND: EMILY THE STRANGE by Jessica Gruner & Rob Reger "Emily’s Strange To-Do List: 1. Lose (and regain) mind 2. Reprogram golem 3. Locate secret book vault 4. Commune with Dead Dark Aunts 5. Rescue Cousin Jake 6. Redecorate souvenir kiosk 7. Thwart Thought Thief 8. Endure hero worship 9. Grant ancestral enemy’s deepest wish 10. Save cat-napped kitty 11. Summon black rock 12. Defeat Shady Uncles 13. Guard family legacy & claim inheritance!"
ROBOTS V. GORILLAS IN THE DESERT: MEGA MASH-UP by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson "Deep in the desert, Gorillas trade oil for bananas grown by hi-tech Robots. But then they have a big falling-out and decide to have a race to settle their differences. Which side will get slimed by the garlic burp-breath sand slugs? Which will fall for the banana sundae mirages? And when will they realize that the race has no finish line?"
ROMANS V. DINOSAURS ON MARS: MEGA MASH-UP by Nikalas Catlow & Tim Wesson "The Romans and Dinosaurs live together in a huge glass dome called Romasauria. They race their rocket chariots and feast on moon-cow and chips until life on Mars is threatened by a giant asteroid spotted by Augustus Astronomus through his giant telescope. Will a wooden catapult and some Dinosaur poop save the day? The Romans and the Dinosaurs are going to have to work together or it's KAPOW for life on Mars."
SUMI'S BOOK: THE FAIRY GODMOTHER ACADEMY by Jan Bozarth "Sumi Hara loves fashion. She always looks beautiful, and always wears the perfect outfit. When she arrives in Aventurine, Sumi is thrilled to learn that she's a shape-shifter.
Unfortunately, she's not very good at shape-shifting yet, so she's given a guide named Kano—who's distractingly gorgeous in his human form. But right away they get off on the wrong foot; Sumi can't understand why this boy doesn't seem to like her. When they find out that an evil fairy queen holds the final mirror shard needed to complete their mission, Sumi will have to discover what true beauty and perfection are, or she could lose Kano and her chance to become a fairy godmother."
THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE: YOU'RE INVITED TO A CREEPOVER by P.J. Night "Jenna Walker has always been fascinated by the legend of the Marked Monster, the scarred half-bird, half-beast creature that is said to roam the forests around her hometown. Is the Marked Monster real or is it just the stuff of myth? Jenna decides to find out once and for all with a campout at her house where she and her friends can search for the legendary beast. But as Jenna starts to learn more about the Marked Monster, she realizes that this legend might be more than just myth, and more sinister than she ever could have imagined. Will Jenna meet the Marked Monster face to face and will she be marked for life?"
THE US CAPITOL COMMOTION: FLAT STANLEY'S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES by Jeff Brown "Stanley’s been chosen to receive a medal of honor in the nation’s capital! But once in Washington, DC, Stanley gets swept away by a crowd and separated from his family. Now he’s on the run in a city filled with monuments—and with shadowy figures on his trail. What’s a flat boy to do now?"
A VALENTINE'S SURPRISE: CANDY FAIRIES by Helen Perelman "Raina wants to make a very special birthday treat for Berry. She's even asked Lyra, the unicorn who looks after the Fruit Chew Meadow, to grow a special flower for the surprise. But when Raina and Dash go to visit Lyra, they are in for a sour shock! All the flowers in the meadow arewilting and Lyra's sick! Her horn is dull and she can't stand up. Something--or someone--is hurting the gentle unicorn and the meadow, but who? And what about Berry's birthday?
All the Candy Fairies will have to work together if they are to solve this mystery, cure the meadow and Lyra, and make sure that Berry has the sweetest birthday ever!"
ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz "Wil is desperate for his older brother to come back from the dead. But the thing about zombies is . . they don’t exactly make the best siblings.BLEEDING HEARTS: THE DRAKE CHRONICLES by Alyxandra Harvey
BLOOD WOLF: A WERELING NOVEL by Steve Feasey
FLYAWAY by Helen Landalf
LEGACY by Molly Cochran
STILL WATERS by Emma Carlson Berne
TORN by Cat Clarke
VAMPIRE ACADEMY: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE by Michelle Rowen & Richelle Mead
BLOOD SUN: DANGER ZONE by David Gilman
EVERY OTHER DAY by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
LIVING VIOLET: THECAMBION CHRONICLES by Jaime Reed
MAGIC OF THE MOONLIGHT: A FULL MOON NOVEL by Ellen Schreiber
REPLICATION THEJASON EXPERIMENT by Jill Williamson
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