The Reviews:
Artemis Fowl and the Arctic Incident, by Eoin Colfer, at So Many Books, So Little Time
The Aviary, by Kathleen O'Dell, at Good Books and Good Wine
The Burning Bridge, by John Flanagan, at Sonderbooks
The Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrop, at Time Travel Times Two
Chase Tinker and the House of Magic, by Malia Ann Haberman, at YA Book Season
The Cloak Society, by Jeramey Kraatz, at Maria's Melange
Deadly Pink, by Vivien Vande Velde, at Semicolon
Deadweather and Sunrise, by Geoff Rodkey, at Sonderbooks
Divide and Conquer (Infinity Ring 2), by Carrie Ryan, at Cracking the Cover
Eye of the Storm, by Kate Messner, at That's Another Story
The Fire Chronicle, by John Stephens, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Freakling, by Lara Krumwiede, at Semicolon
In a Glass Grimmly, by Adam Gidwitz, at The Book Smugglers
Ivy and the Meanstalk, by Dawn Lairamore, at 300 Pages
Liesl and Po, by Lauren Oliver, at Challenging the Bookworm
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire, by Polly Horvath, at Crunchings and Munchings
Nanny Piggins and the Wicked Plan, by R. A. Spratt, at Book Nut
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Heavy Medal
The Peculiar, by Stefan Bachmann, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan, at Fyrefly's Book Blog
The Savage Fortress, by Sarwat Chadda, at Semicolon
Small Medium at Large, by Joanne Levy, at Book Nut
The Tale of Timewarp Tuesday, by Leslie A. Susskind, at Nayu's Reading Corner
The Time-Travelling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette, by Bianca Turetsky, at Charlotte's Library
Under My Hat, edited by Jonathan Strahan, at Book Nut
Under Wildwood, by Colin Meloy, at Guys Lit Wire
Unlocking the Spell, by E.D. Baker, at Geo Librarian
The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons, by Barbara Mariconda, at Semicolon
Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket, at Charlotte's Library, Kid Lit Geek and Crunchings and Munchings
Wings of Fire-The Dragonet Prophecy, by Tui T. Sutherland, at Book Nut and Challenging the Bookworm
Winter of Enchantment, by Victoria Walker, at Tor
A look at the Tunnels series, by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams, at Guys Lit Wire
Authors and Inverviews:
Rick Riordan talks about myths at The Guardian
Other Good Stuff:
If you want to try Diana Wynne Jones, here's a great guide from Andrea K. Höst at The Book Smugglers
I did not know that Harrison Ford has a major role in the Ender's Game movie! My already considerable interest now much greater.
For those tired of stew, other foods in children's fantasy, at Seven Miles of Steel Thistles
Overlapping onto YA territory, the Andre Norton Award (which includes middle grade books) is being promoted in a blog tour during which great authors talk about their favorite boos of the year (and other good stuff)
At The Mary Sue, the cast of the Hobbit meet their lego selves:
and in the random but almost sci fi category--catfish = pigeon killers
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