The Twinjas asked on twitter for recommendations of diverse time travel books, and so here one is! I keep a list of time travel books, and a list of multicultural spec fic books, but the two aren't cross referenced, so I went into time travel and pulled out the relevant books. Here's what there's not a lot of--LGBT time travel or time travel of characters with disabilities. I have given my personal favorites stars, and I've given books I think of as "important reads in diverse time travel" double stars. The links go to my reviews.
I am always open to more recommendations, so sent them my way please.
Multicultural (arranged more or less by age of reader)
Bonjour, Lonnie, by Faith Ringgold
The Little Yokozuna, by Wayne Shorey
The Magic Mirror, by Zetta Elliott
*Cleopatra in Space--Target Practice, and The Thief and the Sword by Mike Maihack
The Book that Proves Time Travel Happens, by Henry Clark
Chronal Engine, by Greg Leitich Smith
Abracadabra Tut, by Page McBriar
Turning on a Dime, by Maggie Dana
Bridge of Time, by Lewis Buzbee
Jacob Wonderbar and the Intersellar Time Warp, by Nathan Bransford
Phyllis Wong and the Return of the Conjuror, by Geoffrey McSkimming
*The Wells Bequest, by Polly Shulman
Dragon Magic, by Andre Norton
Lavender-Green Magic, by Andre Norton
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Race Against Time, by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Freedom Stone, by Jeffrey Kluger
Facing Fire, by kc dyer
Roberto and Me: a Baseball Card Adventure, by Dan Gutman
Black Powder, by Staton Rabin
The Snipesville Chronicles (three books) by Annette Laing
The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Archer's Quest, by Linda Sue Park
*The Prince of Fenway Park, by Julianna Baggott
And The Infinity Ring series from Scholastic, by various authors
YA on up
Black Powder, by Staton Rabin
The Girl Who Lept Through Time, by Yasutaka Tsutsui
*The Black Canary, by Jane Louise Curry
Echo, by Alicia Wright Brewster
*The Tomorrow Code, by Brian Falkner
The Freedom Maze, by Delia Sherman
Transcendence, by C.J. Omololu
Along the River, by Adeline Yen Mah
**Kindred, by Octavia Butler
**A Wish After Midnight, by Zetta Elliott
(With reservations re whether it really counts as diversity as stated in my review) The River of No Return, by Bee Ridgeway
Disability--
Dreamer, Wisher, Liar, by Clarise Mericle Harper
Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, by D. Robert Pease
Non-Binary Gender--
*Several short stories by Ursula Le Guin, in The Winds Twelve Quarters and Fisherman of an Inland Sea
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5/16/10
This Year's Andre Norton winner, nestled into this Sunday's Round-up of Middle Grade Fantasy and Science Fiction from around the blogs
Welcome to yet another week's worth of gleanings--the reviews, interviews, news, etc. pertaining to middle grade science fiction and fantasy that I have hunted down. Please let me know if I missed yours!
That being said, here's a piece of news that isn't middle grade at all: the Andre Norton Award (the Nebula for childrens/YA books) has gone to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente. This book has a most interesting history. It started life as a children's book mentioned in another of Valente's books, Palimpsest. Then Valente actually wrote it, posting it a chapter at a time, inviting readers to pay her what they thought it was worth. Feiwel and Friends picked it up, and it's scheduled to be published as a book next spring (unless they move its publication date forward, what with it having already won a major award!) But in the meantime, here it is on-line. (and here's the full list of the 2010 Nebula winners).
Now for the Middle Grade Reviews:
Alien Encounter, by Pamela Service, at Jean Little Library.
The first two Alison Dare books at Books and Other Thoughts (I missed this last week, but since others might share my curiosity about this series, which looks more than a little cool, here it is today...)
Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer at Fantasy Literature.
Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies, by Andrea Beatty, at Jean Little Library.
The Billionaire's Curse, by Richard Newsome, at Book Aunt.
The Boneshaker, by Kate Milford, at Fantasy Literature.
Celia's Robot, by Margaret Chang, at The HappyNappyBookseller.
Dark Life, by Kat Falls, at The HappyNappyBookseller.
Dot Robot: Atomic Storm, by Jason Bradbury, at Nayu's Reading Corner.
Enchanted Glass, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Books and Other Thoughts
Foiled, by Jane Yolen, at Eva's Book Addiction.
The Forgotten Door, by Alexander Key, at Bellaonbook's Blog (a look back at an old favorite)
Hidden Boy, by Jon Berkeley, at Jean Little Library.
Little Sister, by Kara Dalkey, at Charlotte's Library.
Monster Slayers, by Lukas Ritter, at Star Shadow.
My Rotten Life (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie Book 1), by David Lubar, at Zelda Del West.
Pyramid of Souls (Magic Keepers Book 2), by Erica Kirov, at Booking Mama.
The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan, at Becky's Book Reviews, Book Aunt, and My Reviews.
The Sixty-Eight Rooms, by Marianne Malone, at Semicolon.
Stuck on Earth, by David Klass, at Charlotte's Library (labeled YA, but great, I think, for a 12 year old boy....)
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris, by R.L. LaFevers, at Bookshelves of Doom.
Timekeeper's Moon, by Joni Sensel, at One Librarian's Book Reviews.
Troll Fell, by Katherine Langrish, at Charlotte's Library.
The Wide Awake Princess, by E. D. Baker, at Jean Little Library.
Massimiliano Frezzato's Keepers of the Maser comic, at Tor.
And there's also a look at the Shadow Children Series, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at The O.W.L.
Interviews:
An interview with Hilary Wagner, author of Nightshade City (coming in October) at Dreams Can be Reached.
An interview with Molly (a dog), who is one of the characters in Mary Cunningham's fantasy/mystery middle-grade novel, The Magician's Castle, at Pets and Their Authors.
And speaking of interviews, the Summer Blog Blast Tour kicks off tomorrow. The full schedule is here, and includes an interview with Kate Milford (The Boneshaker) tomorrow at Cashing Ray.
Other News:
Booklist Online has posted its 2010 Top 10 SF/Fantasy books for Youth ("2010" meaning the last 12 months...so Catching Fire, for instance, is there...)
Those of us unable to eat in a civilized fashioned at our dining room tables, because said tables are being used to store books, will welcome Mother Reader's 5th 48 Hour Reading Challenge! The weekend is June 4-6, the prizes awesome, the fun very fun.
Anything I missed?????? Let me know!
That being said, here's a piece of news that isn't middle grade at all: the Andre Norton Award (the Nebula for childrens/YA books) has gone to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente. This book has a most interesting history. It started life as a children's book mentioned in another of Valente's books, Palimpsest. Then Valente actually wrote it, posting it a chapter at a time, inviting readers to pay her what they thought it was worth. Feiwel and Friends picked it up, and it's scheduled to be published as a book next spring (unless they move its publication date forward, what with it having already won a major award!) But in the meantime, here it is on-line. (and here's the full list of the 2010 Nebula winners).Now for the Middle Grade Reviews:
Alien Encounter, by Pamela Service, at Jean Little Library.
The first two Alison Dare books at Books and Other Thoughts (I missed this last week, but since others might share my curiosity about this series, which looks more than a little cool, here it is today...)
Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer at Fantasy Literature.
Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies, by Andrea Beatty, at Jean Little Library.
The Billionaire's Curse, by Richard Newsome, at Book Aunt.
The Boneshaker, by Kate Milford, at Fantasy Literature.
Celia's Robot, by Margaret Chang, at The HappyNappyBookseller.
Dark Life, by Kat Falls, at The HappyNappyBookseller.
Dot Robot: Atomic Storm, by Jason Bradbury, at Nayu's Reading Corner.
Enchanted Glass, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Books and Other Thoughts
Foiled, by Jane Yolen, at Eva's Book Addiction.
The Forgotten Door, by Alexander Key, at Bellaonbook's Blog (a look back at an old favorite)
Hidden Boy, by Jon Berkeley, at Jean Little Library.
Little Sister, by Kara Dalkey, at Charlotte's Library.
Monster Slayers, by Lukas Ritter, at Star Shadow.
My Rotten Life (Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie Book 1), by David Lubar, at Zelda Del West.
Pyramid of Souls (Magic Keepers Book 2), by Erica Kirov, at Booking Mama.
The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan, at Becky's Book Reviews, Book Aunt, and My Reviews.
The Sixty-Eight Rooms, by Marianne Malone, at Semicolon.
Stuck on Earth, by David Klass, at Charlotte's Library (labeled YA, but great, I think, for a 12 year old boy....)
Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris, by R.L. LaFevers, at Bookshelves of Doom.
Timekeeper's Moon, by Joni Sensel, at One Librarian's Book Reviews.
Troll Fell, by Katherine Langrish, at Charlotte's Library.
The Wide Awake Princess, by E. D. Baker, at Jean Little Library.
Massimiliano Frezzato's Keepers of the Maser comic, at Tor.
And there's also a look at the Shadow Children Series, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at The O.W.L.
Interviews:
An interview with Hilary Wagner, author of Nightshade City (coming in October) at Dreams Can be Reached.
An interview with Molly (a dog), who is one of the characters in Mary Cunningham's fantasy/mystery middle-grade novel, The Magician's Castle, at Pets and Their Authors.
And speaking of interviews, the Summer Blog Blast Tour kicks off tomorrow. The full schedule is here, and includes an interview with Kate Milford (The Boneshaker) tomorrow at Cashing Ray.
Other News:
Booklist Online has posted its 2010 Top 10 SF/Fantasy books for Youth ("2010" meaning the last 12 months...so Catching Fire, for instance, is there...)
Those of us unable to eat in a civilized fashioned at our dining room tables, because said tables are being used to store books, will welcome Mother Reader's 5th 48 Hour Reading Challenge! The weekend is June 4-6, the prizes awesome, the fun very fun.
Anything I missed?????? Let me know!
6/20/10
Gender and Writers of Middle Grade and Young Adult Fantasy/Science Fiction
A gender imbalance exists in science fiction and fantasy--male authors get anthologized more, get more awards, and get picked for lists more, as discussed in this article by Alisa Krasnostein--The Invisibility of Women in Science Fiction. Stella Matutina picked up on this issue today, and has vowed to spend the next 14 weeks highlighting great women writers of fantasy.
In composing a response to that post, it struck me that there exists the opposite gender imbalance (men getting noticeably less attention) in the genre I care most about--middle grade and YA fantasy and science fiction. I see it in my own reviewing--out of the last twenty books I reviewed, only three have been by men. This seems fairly typical of my blog. Looking through all my posts, I seem to review about 4 sff books by women for every 1 book by a man. To see if this bias was unique to me, I went through the last five of my middle-grade science fiction/fantasy roundups, to get data--female writers are reviewed or interviewed 63 times, male writers 37 times. That's just middle grade--I don't have any data for YA, but my impression is that YA bloggers are giving an even greater percentage of their attention to female writers.
Now, one could argue that this bias is because the book blogging community has a similarly disproportionate gender imbalance (I don't think I'm simply unaware of the 100s of teenaged boys blogging about sff books). I myself (female) find middle grade speculative fiction that features non-stop, sometimes icky, slapsticky violence, and/or overt grossness, unappealing, although I have reviewed some such books, and try to be fair to them (even if they aren't the sort of book I love myself). And many of these books are written by guys, for guys, and that is just fine. But it does mean that I won't be seeking them out all that eagerly. I haven't, for instance, been tempted by Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger, by Kevin Bolger.
Turning, however, beyond the day-to-day life of blogs to the awards, one sees the same gender imbalance. Out of the 14 books shortlisted for the Cybils in sff in 2009, only one was by a man (and he was Neil Gaiman). Out of the 8 books shortlisted for this year's Andre Norton Award (the Nebula for children's/YA books), 6 were by women; last year, 4 out of 5 were women, the year before, 5 out of 7. No man has ever won this award. Of the four fantasy books in contention for this year's Guardian's Children's Book Award, 3 are by women.
I looked at my last five posts on new releases of science fiction and fantasy for children and teens, to see if more women were being published. They are--there are 57 books by men, 102 by women. If I were writing this as an academic article, I'd also look at the sales data (NY Times bestseller list, books on display at bookstores), but life is too short...Still, even without that piece of the picture, it seems clear that middle grade/YA fantasy and science fiction is a female-dominated genre.
I thought it would be interesting to throw out all the reasons I could think of (whether I believe in them or not--so please don't assume I do!), under two main categories:
The Gender of the Readers:
Is this because girls ostensibly read more than boys, and, since women more often write girl-friendly books than boys, more women are being published (and more girls then want to read the books, continuing the cycle)? The gender imbalance in published books is more pronounced in YA--are boys moving more quickly into the adult section (for whatever reason), where there are more male authors? Is it the case that grown-up women (like me!) are more likely to "read down" than grown-up men, and publishers are thinking of this demographic (women with credit cards) when they make their decisions?
Larger Social Expectations/Gender Stereotypes
Are there larger social issues at play? Are women, for instance, (I write with tongue in cheek), subtly conditioned to take on the role of those who look after children, and thus choose to write for children? Or are there factors of ego at play? One can argue (although I wouldn't) that writing for children is less "prestigious" than writing for adults. Are women more comfortable with writing for children, because they are more accustomed to being told that what they do is not important? Or because they give less of a hoot about what other people think?
Or, more insidiously, is it because the publishers are suggesting to female authors that they write younger than they had originally wanted to, while marketing male-written sff as adult? An unconscious patronizing attitude, that may be coming into play in the Andre Norton Awards, that writing for children is the province of women.
I have a huge respect for books written for children and teens--those are the books I enjoy the most myself, and I think many of them are gorgeously written, incredibly creative, and all around excellent. I don't mind at all that so many talented women are writing just the sort of book I want to read. But I do mind the possibility that men might be having a harder time getting their mg/ya fantasy/science fiction published than women (if this is in fact, the case), and then getting attention for their books.
And I mind very much indeed that I, myself, have such a glaring gender imbalance on my blog, because I do care very much about boys reading (since boys is what I have at home), and I want my blog to be a useful resource to those looking for books for boys. Moreover, since it's absurd to think that "men write books for boys, and only boys," I would hate to think that I was unconsciously overlooking books by men that I (and other girl-type people) would like lots. So I will try to be mindful of that, when I am at ALA next weekend and pouncing on books. I will try to pounce with gender equity and an open mind.
In composing a response to that post, it struck me that there exists the opposite gender imbalance (men getting noticeably less attention) in the genre I care most about--middle grade and YA fantasy and science fiction. I see it in my own reviewing--out of the last twenty books I reviewed, only three have been by men. This seems fairly typical of my blog. Looking through all my posts, I seem to review about 4 sff books by women for every 1 book by a man. To see if this bias was unique to me, I went through the last five of my middle-grade science fiction/fantasy roundups, to get data--female writers are reviewed or interviewed 63 times, male writers 37 times. That's just middle grade--I don't have any data for YA, but my impression is that YA bloggers are giving an even greater percentage of their attention to female writers.
Now, one could argue that this bias is because the book blogging community has a similarly disproportionate gender imbalance (I don't think I'm simply unaware of the 100s of teenaged boys blogging about sff books). I myself (female) find middle grade speculative fiction that features non-stop, sometimes icky, slapsticky violence, and/or overt grossness, unappealing, although I have reviewed some such books, and try to be fair to them (even if they aren't the sort of book I love myself). And many of these books are written by guys, for guys, and that is just fine. But it does mean that I won't be seeking them out all that eagerly. I haven't, for instance, been tempted by Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger, by Kevin Bolger.
Turning, however, beyond the day-to-day life of blogs to the awards, one sees the same gender imbalance. Out of the 14 books shortlisted for the Cybils in sff in 2009, only one was by a man (and he was Neil Gaiman). Out of the 8 books shortlisted for this year's Andre Norton Award (the Nebula for children's/YA books), 6 were by women; last year, 4 out of 5 were women, the year before, 5 out of 7. No man has ever won this award. Of the four fantasy books in contention for this year's Guardian's Children's Book Award, 3 are by women.
I looked at my last five posts on new releases of science fiction and fantasy for children and teens, to see if more women were being published. They are--there are 57 books by men, 102 by women. If I were writing this as an academic article, I'd also look at the sales data (NY Times bestseller list, books on display at bookstores), but life is too short...Still, even without that piece of the picture, it seems clear that middle grade/YA fantasy and science fiction is a female-dominated genre.
I thought it would be interesting to throw out all the reasons I could think of (whether I believe in them or not--so please don't assume I do!), under two main categories:
The Gender of the Readers:
Is this because girls ostensibly read more than boys, and, since women more often write girl-friendly books than boys, more women are being published (and more girls then want to read the books, continuing the cycle)? The gender imbalance in published books is more pronounced in YA--are boys moving more quickly into the adult section (for whatever reason), where there are more male authors? Is it the case that grown-up women (like me!) are more likely to "read down" than grown-up men, and publishers are thinking of this demographic (women with credit cards) when they make their decisions?
Larger Social Expectations/Gender Stereotypes
Are there larger social issues at play? Are women, for instance, (I write with tongue in cheek), subtly conditioned to take on the role of those who look after children, and thus choose to write for children? Or are there factors of ego at play? One can argue (although I wouldn't) that writing for children is less "prestigious" than writing for adults. Are women more comfortable with writing for children, because they are more accustomed to being told that what they do is not important? Or because they give less of a hoot about what other people think?
Or, more insidiously, is it because the publishers are suggesting to female authors that they write younger than they had originally wanted to, while marketing male-written sff as adult? An unconscious patronizing attitude, that may be coming into play in the Andre Norton Awards, that writing for children is the province of women.
I have a huge respect for books written for children and teens--those are the books I enjoy the most myself, and I think many of them are gorgeously written, incredibly creative, and all around excellent. I don't mind at all that so many talented women are writing just the sort of book I want to read. But I do mind the possibility that men might be having a harder time getting their mg/ya fantasy/science fiction published than women (if this is in fact, the case), and then getting attention for their books.
And I mind very much indeed that I, myself, have such a glaring gender imbalance on my blog, because I do care very much about boys reading (since boys is what I have at home), and I want my blog to be a useful resource to those looking for books for boys. Moreover, since it's absurd to think that "men write books for boys, and only boys," I would hate to think that I was unconsciously overlooking books by men that I (and other girl-type people) would like lots. So I will try to be mindful of that, when I am at ALA next weekend and pouncing on books. I will try to pounce with gender equity and an open mind.
2/24/19
This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (2/24/19)
Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Beanstalker And Other Hilarious Scarytales,, by Kiersten White, at Reading Books with Coffee
Bone Hollow, by Kim Ventrella, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Crimson Skew, by S.E. Grove, at The Crimson Skew
Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee, at Fantasy Literature and Puss Reboots
Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)
Freya and Zoose, by Emily Butler, at Book Nut
The Girl with the Whispering Shadow (The Crowns of Croswald #2) by D.E. Night, at Log Cabin Library
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat #1 and #2, by Johnny Marciano, Emily Raymond, Emily, and Robb Mommaets (illustrations), at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Light Jar, by Lisa Thompson, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Mona Lisa Key (Time Castaways #1), by Liesl Surtliff, at Charlotte's Library
The Mysterious World of Cosentino: The Missing Ace, by Cosentino with Jack Heath, at Mom Read It
Nest of Serpents (Wereworld #4), by Curtis Jobling, at Say What?
Orphan Island, by Laurel Snyder, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
Secret in Stone (Unicorn Quest #2), by Kamilla Benko, at Charlotte's Library and Pamela Kramer
Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden, at A Backwards Story
The Song From Somewhere Else by A F Harrold and Levi Pinfold, at Acorn Books
The Star-Spun Web, by Sinead O'Hart, at A Little But a Lot
Storm Hound, by Claire Fayers, at Book Murmuration
The Transparency Tonic (Potion Masters #2), by Frank L. Cole, at Geo Librarian
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend, at Log Cabin Library
Authors and Interviews
Claire Fayers (Storm Hound) at Mr. Ripleys Enchanted Books
Kamilla Benko (The Unicorn Quest series) at Geo Librarian
Carlos Hernandez (Sal and Gabi Break the Universe) at Rick Riordan Presents
Caldric Blackwell (The Sacred Artifact) at Books Direct
M. G. Velasco (Cardslinger) at MG Book Village
Other Good Stuff
Monica Edinger has a great review collection in the NY Times Book Review
The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book have been announced. and two are middle grade:
Aru Shah and the End of Time, Roshani Chokshi (Rick Riordan Presents)
Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword, Henry Lien (Henry Holt)
The Reviews
Beanstalker And Other Hilarious Scarytales,, by Kiersten White, at Reading Books with Coffee
Bone Hollow, by Kim Ventrella, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Crimson Skew, by S.E. Grove, at The Crimson Skew
Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee, at Fantasy Literature and Puss Reboots
Endling: The Last by Katherine Applegate, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)
Freya and Zoose, by Emily Butler, at Book Nut
The Girl with the Whispering Shadow (The Crowns of Croswald #2) by D.E. Night, at Log Cabin Library
Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat #1 and #2, by Johnny Marciano, Emily Raymond, Emily, and Robb Mommaets (illustrations), at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Light Jar, by Lisa Thompson, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Mona Lisa Key (Time Castaways #1), by Liesl Surtliff, at Charlotte's Library
The Mysterious World of Cosentino: The Missing Ace, by Cosentino with Jack Heath, at Mom Read It
Nest of Serpents (Wereworld #4), by Curtis Jobling, at Say What?
Orphan Island, by Laurel Snyder, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
Secret in Stone (Unicorn Quest #2), by Kamilla Benko, at Charlotte's Library and Pamela Kramer
Small Spaces, by Katherine Arden, at A Backwards Story
The Song From Somewhere Else by A F Harrold and Levi Pinfold, at Acorn Books
The Star-Spun Web, by Sinead O'Hart, at A Little But a Lot
Storm Hound, by Claire Fayers, at Book Murmuration
The Transparency Tonic (Potion Masters #2), by Frank L. Cole, at Geo Librarian
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend, at Log Cabin Library
Authors and Interviews
Anne Ursu (The Lost Girl) at B. and N. Kids Blog
Claire Fayers (Storm Hound) at Mr. Ripleys Enchanted Books
Kamilla Benko (The Unicorn Quest series) at Geo Librarian
Carlos Hernandez (Sal and Gabi Break the Universe) at Rick Riordan Presents
Caldric Blackwell (The Sacred Artifact) at Books Direct
M. G. Velasco (Cardslinger) at MG Book Village
Other Good Stuff
Monica Edinger has a great review collection in the NY Times Book Review
The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book have been announced. and two are middle grade:
Aru Shah and the End of Time, Roshani Chokshi (Rick Riordan Presents)
Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword, Henry Lien (Henry Holt)
12/2/12
This Week's Round-Up of Middle Grade Sci fi/Fantasy (Dec 2, 2012 edition)
Here's what I found in my blog reading this week. It was a stickier week than usual, so apologies if I missed your post, and please let me know about it!
The Reviews:
Caught, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at Book Nut and Charlotte's Library
The Dead Gentleman, by Matthew Cody, at Semicolon
Dragon Slippers, by Jessica Day George, at The Book Smugglers
Finally, by Wendy Mass, at The O.W.L.
Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, by Mike Jung, at Sonderbooks
The Girl Who Could Fly, by Victoria Forester, at Books Beside My Bed
The Golden Door, by Emily Rodda, at Cracking the Cover
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, at Great Imaginations
Kenny and the Dragon, by Tony DiTerlizzi, at Fantasy Literature
The Search for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi, at Sonderbooks
Signed by Zelda, by Kate Feiffer, at Book Nut and Semicolon
The Sisters Grimm, by Michael Buckley, at KimberlyLynKane.com
The Secret History of Hobgoblins, by Ari Berk, at books4yourkids
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Bunbury in the Stacks
A Squire's Tale, by Gerald Morris, at Tales of the Marvelous
Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin, at alibrarymama and Kid Lit Geek
Tilly's Moonlight Garden, by Julia Green, at Semicolon
The Wednesdays, by Julie Bourbeau, at Book Nut
Wings of Fire: the Dragonet Prophecy, by Tui Sutherland, at Semicolon
A look at the Heroes in Training series, by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at Books Beside My Bed and another at A Thousand Wrongs
A look at the Demigod Diaries and The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan, at Boys Rule Boys Read
2 books with bad black cats (Behind the Bookcase, and Escape from Hat) at Charlotte's Library
Other Good Stuff:
Sherwood Smith, who was there at its beginning, looks back at the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy (nb: middle grade books are also eligible)
The NY Times lists its notable children's books of 2012
Gift recommendation lists are popping up these days--here's a nice one at Book Aunt, that features some mg sff.
And for those wanting gifts of a bookish sort, check out YA for NJ--a Hurricane Sandy fundraiser in which YA authors are auctioning signed books, critiques, and visits at ebay (through Dec. 7)
At Scribble City Central, W is for Weres, with Curtis Jobling
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy has joined the Encyclopedia of Sci Fi on-line
And for those contemplating colleges, here are the top picks for Harry Potter fans.
Fortunately Totoro is roomy enough so that one can snuggle inside him (hat tip to Tanita, who hat tipped The Mary Sue)
The Reviews:
Caught, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at Book Nut and Charlotte's Library
The Dead Gentleman, by Matthew Cody, at Semicolon
Dragon Slippers, by Jessica Day George, at The Book Smugglers
Finally, by Wendy Mass, at The O.W.L.
Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities, by Mike Jung, at Sonderbooks
The Girl Who Could Fly, by Victoria Forester, at Books Beside My Bed
The Golden Door, by Emily Rodda, at Cracking the Cover
Icefall, by Matthew Kirby, at Great Imaginations
Kenny and the Dragon, by Tony DiTerlizzi, at Fantasy Literature
The Search for WondLa, by Tony DiTerlizzi, at Sonderbooks
Signed by Zelda, by Kate Feiffer, at Book Nut and Semicolon
The Sisters Grimm, by Michael Buckley, at KimberlyLynKane.com
The Secret History of Hobgoblins, by Ari Berk, at books4yourkids
Splendors and Glooms, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Bunbury in the Stacks
A Squire's Tale, by Gerald Morris, at Tales of the Marvelous
Starry River of the Sky, by Grace Lin, at alibrarymama and Kid Lit Geek
Tilly's Moonlight Garden, by Julia Green, at Semicolon
The Wednesdays, by Julie Bourbeau, at Book Nut
Wings of Fire: the Dragonet Prophecy, by Tui Sutherland, at Semicolon
A look at the Heroes in Training series, by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at Books Beside My Bed and another at A Thousand Wrongs
A look at the Demigod Diaries and The Mark of Athena, by Rick Riordan, at Boys Rule Boys Read
2 books with bad black cats (Behind the Bookcase, and Escape from Hat) at Charlotte's Library
Other Good Stuff:
Sherwood Smith, who was there at its beginning, looks back at the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy (nb: middle grade books are also eligible)
The NY Times lists its notable children's books of 2012
Gift recommendation lists are popping up these days--here's a nice one at Book Aunt, that features some mg sff.
And for those wanting gifts of a bookish sort, check out YA for NJ--a Hurricane Sandy fundraiser in which YA authors are auctioning signed books, critiques, and visits at ebay (through Dec. 7)
At Scribble City Central, W is for Weres, with Curtis Jobling
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy has joined the Encyclopedia of Sci Fi on-line
And for those contemplating colleges, here are the top picks for Harry Potter fans.
Fortunately Totoro is roomy enough so that one can snuggle inside him (hat tip to Tanita, who hat tipped The Mary Sue)
3/28/07
Link to Megan Whalen Turner interview
The sci fi channel has an interview with Megan Whalen Turner up here, talking about one of my most favorite books ever, The King of Attolia. It's one of the nominees for the Andre Norton YA Sci fi and fantasy award. I am still not entirely sure why I love this book so much, but it was one of only a few books I read as an adult that I started re-reading within a week, and a few weeks after for a total of 3 times in one month. Which, when you realize what a hard time I have finding time to do my other reading (there are still bills I haven't opened that came a few weeks ago), is remarkable.
Also nominated is Life as We Knew It, which truly has a brilliantly believable catastrophe. But I still think the author should have moved to Maine for a winter in an unheated house before writing it, so as to make the survival aspects of it all more realistic.
7/12/15
This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy is up (7/12/15)
Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Hidden in Pages
Bunnicula, by Deborah and James Howe, at Nerdy Book Club
The Chosen Prince, by Diane Stanley, at Redeemed Reader
Circus Mirandus, by Cassie Beasley, at books4yourkids, Randomly Reading, and Charlotte's Library
The Copper Gauntlet, by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black, at Hidden in Pages
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey, by Jane Yolen, at Read Till Dawn
Danger in Ancient Rome, by Kate Messner, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The D'Evil Diaries, by Tatum Flynn, at The Book Zone (For Boys)
Diego's Dragon: Dragons of the Dark, by Kevin Gerard, at Always in the Middle
Fly By Night and Fly Trap, by Frances Hardinge, at alibrarymama
Hook's Revenge, by Heidi Schulz, at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
Hunt for the Hydra, by Jason Fry, at Fantasy Book Critic
Jack, by Liesl Shurtliff, at Geo Librarian
Octagon Magic, by Andre Norton, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Princes and the Goblin, by George MacDonald, at Views from the Tesseract
Return to Augie Hobble, by Lane Smith, at Mister K Reads
Secrets of Selkie Bay, by Shelley Moore Thomas, at Me On Books
Seraphina and the Black Cloak, by Robert Beatty, at Falling Letters and Middle Grade Mafioso
Shadows of Sherwood, by Kekla Magoon, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Sidekicked, by John David Anderson, at Pages Unbound
Song for a Scarlet Runner, by Julie Hunt, at Charlotte's Library
Stolen Magic, by Gail Carson Levine, at Kid Lit Geek
The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner, at Leaf's Reviews
Time Square-UFO, by S.W. Lothian, at Always in the Middle
Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George, at Fantasy Literature
The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones, by Will Mabbitt, at The Reading Nook Reviews
Valiant, by Sarah McGuire, at In Bed With Books
Wish Girl, by Nikki Loftin, at Becky's Book Reviews
Zombie Baseball Beatdown, by Paolo Bacigalupi, at Teen Librarian Toolbox (audiobook)
Three at Ms.Yingling Reads--Battle Bugs #1, The Lizard Wars, and #2, The Spider Siege, by Jack Patton, and Seraphina and the Black Cloak, by Robert Beatty
Authors and Interviews
Lou Anders (Thrones and Bones series) at Supernatural Snark
Karen Cushman at Fuse #8 talking about her forthcoming fantasy book (!)
Will Mabbitt (The Unlikely Advenutures of Mabel Jones) at The Reading Nook Reviews
Other Good Stuff
The Reviews
The Boy Who Lost Fairyland, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Hidden in Pages
Bunnicula, by Deborah and James Howe, at Nerdy Book Club
The Chosen Prince, by Diane Stanley, at Redeemed Reader
Circus Mirandus, by Cassie Beasley, at books4yourkids, Randomly Reading, and Charlotte's Library
The Copper Gauntlet, by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black, at Hidden in Pages
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey, by Jane Yolen, at Read Till Dawn
Danger in Ancient Rome, by Kate Messner, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The D'Evil Diaries, by Tatum Flynn, at The Book Zone (For Boys)
Diego's Dragon: Dragons of the Dark, by Kevin Gerard, at Always in the Middle
Fly By Night and Fly Trap, by Frances Hardinge, at alibrarymama
Hook's Revenge, by Heidi Schulz, at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
Hunt for the Hydra, by Jason Fry, at Fantasy Book Critic
Jack, by Liesl Shurtliff, at Geo Librarian
Octagon Magic, by Andre Norton, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Princes and the Goblin, by George MacDonald, at Views from the Tesseract
Return to Augie Hobble, by Lane Smith, at Mister K Reads
Secrets of Selkie Bay, by Shelley Moore Thomas, at Me On Books
Seraphina and the Black Cloak, by Robert Beatty, at Falling Letters and Middle Grade Mafioso
Shadows of Sherwood, by Kekla Magoon, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Sidekicked, by John David Anderson, at Pages Unbound
Song for a Scarlet Runner, by Julie Hunt, at Charlotte's Library
Stolen Magic, by Gail Carson Levine, at Kid Lit Geek
The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner, at Leaf's Reviews
Time Square-UFO, by S.W. Lothian, at Always in the Middle
Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George, at Fantasy Literature
The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones, by Will Mabbitt, at The Reading Nook Reviews
Valiant, by Sarah McGuire, at In Bed With Books
Wish Girl, by Nikki Loftin, at Becky's Book Reviews
Zombie Baseball Beatdown, by Paolo Bacigalupi, at Teen Librarian Toolbox (audiobook)
Three at Ms.Yingling Reads--Battle Bugs #1, The Lizard Wars, and #2, The Spider Siege, by Jack Patton, and Seraphina and the Black Cloak, by Robert Beatty
Authors and Interviews
Lou Anders (Thrones and Bones series) at Supernatural Snark
Karen Cushman at Fuse #8 talking about her forthcoming fantasy book (!)
Those of us who have been accused by our sensitive children for being "bad mothers" for exposing them to things too dark and disturbing will appreciate this pinterest board of "good fantasy, harmless bad guys" curated by books4yourkids
Bryan Konietzko (creator of The Last Airbender and Legends of Korra) announces Threadworlds, a new graphic novel, in which a young scientists sets out on adventures in galaxy where five planets share a single orbit.
And speaking of Graphic Novels, the Eisner Awards have been announced.
A Tuesday Ten of unorthodox princesses at Views from the Tesseract
The Amazing Acro-Cats are performing in Brooklyn....as if Brooklyn needed more reasons to be cool.
Bryan Konietzko (creator of The Last Airbender and Legends of Korra) announces Threadworlds, a new graphic novel, in which a young scientists sets out on adventures in galaxy where five planets share a single orbit.
And speaking of Graphic Novels, the Eisner Awards have been announced.
A Tuesday Ten of unorthodox princesses at Views from the Tesseract
The Amazing Acro-Cats are performing in Brooklyn....as if Brooklyn needed more reasons to be cool.
2/3/19
This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (2/3/18)
Here's this week's round-up; let me know if I missed your post! thanks.
The Reviews
The Alchymist, by Michael Scott, at proseandkahn
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin, at Books4yourkids
Cogheart, by Peter Bunzl, at Geek Reads Kids
The Collectors, by Jacqueline West, at Lindsay Maeve Schubert
A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic #1), by Anna Meriano, at Fafa's Book Corner
The Darkdeep, by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, at Cracking the Cover
Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee, at Charlotte's Library
Eleanor Roosevelt's in my Garage, by Candace Fleming, at Charlotte's Library
Eternal Seas, by Lexi Rees, at Chrikaru Reads
The Extremely High Tide, by Kir Fox and M. Shelley Coats, at Crossroad Reviews
Lenny's Book of Everything, by Karen Foxlee, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at For Those About to Mock and Teach Mentor Texts
Mabel Jones and the Doomsday Book, by Will Mabbitt and Ross Collins, at Puss Reboots
The Midnight HOur, by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder, at The Book Activist
The Night Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier, at Suzanne Goulden
The Ropemaker, by Peter Dickinson, at Puss Reboots
Steel Magic, by Andre Norton, at Tor
Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M. Bergen, at Always in the Middle, Bookworm for Kids, and Smitten for Fiction
Authors and Interviews
Anne Ursu (The Lost Girl) at Publishers Weekly
Author Kim Ventrella (The Skeleton Tree, Bone Hollow) talks about Magical Realism in Middle Grade at MG Book Village
Other Good Stuff
Congratulations to The Book of Boy, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (Newbery Honor) and The Collectors, by Jacqueline West (Schneider Family Book Award MG honor) representing MG fantasy in the ALA awards! And congratulations to Sweep, by Jonathan Auxier, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award.
The Reviews
The Alchymist, by Michael Scott, at proseandkahn
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin, at Books4yourkids
Cogheart, by Peter Bunzl, at Geek Reads Kids
The Collectors, by Jacqueline West, at Lindsay Maeve Schubert
A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic #1), by Anna Meriano, at Fafa's Book Corner
The Darkdeep, by Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, at Cracking the Cover
Dragon Pearl, by Yoon Ha Lee, at Charlotte's Library
Eleanor Roosevelt's in my Garage, by Candace Fleming, at Charlotte's Library
Eternal Seas, by Lexi Rees, at Chrikaru Reads
The Extremely High Tide, by Kir Fox and M. Shelley Coats, at Crossroad Reviews
Lenny's Book of Everything, by Karen Foxlee, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at For Those About to Mock and Teach Mentor Texts
Mabel Jones and the Doomsday Book, by Will Mabbitt and Ross Collins, at Puss Reboots
The Midnight HOur, by Benjamin Read and Laura Trinder, at The Book Activist
The Night Gardener, by Jonathan Auxier, at Suzanne Goulden
The Ropemaker, by Peter Dickinson, at Puss Reboots
Steel Magic, by Andre Norton, at Tor
Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M. Bergen, at Always in the Middle, Bookworm for Kids, and Smitten for Fiction
Authors and Interviews
Anne Ursu (The Lost Girl) at Publishers Weekly
Author Kim Ventrella (The Skeleton Tree, Bone Hollow) talks about Magical Realism in Middle Grade at MG Book Village
Other Good Stuff
Congratulations to The Book of Boy, by Catherine Gilbert Murdock (Newbery Honor) and The Collectors, by Jacqueline West (Schneider Family Book Award MG honor) representing MG fantasy in the ALA awards! And congratulations to Sweep, by Jonathan Auxier, winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award.
5/22/11
Fantasy and Science Fiction for Kids--this Sunday's round-up of posts from around the blogs
Another week, another round-up! This one has Exciting Awards News down at the bottom, and lots of other good stuff from you, the blogging community. Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews:
Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunder, by Michael Townsend, at Great Kid Books
Astrosaurs: The Sabre Tooth Secret, by Steve Cole, at Nayu's Reading Corner
The Boy at the End of the World, by Greg van Eekhout, at Fuse #8
Casper Candlewacks in Death by Pigeon, by Ivan Brett, at The Book Zone (for boys)
Cinderella, Ninja Warrior, by Maureen McGowan, at The O.W.L. and Books at Midnight, where you can also find Sleeping Beauty, Vampire Slayer.
The Dark City (Relic Master Book 1) at The Book Smugglers and Charlotte's Library (where I'm giving away two copies; ends Monday)
The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens, at Mudie Kids, Bewitched Bookworms, and at Books and Movies
The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle, by Catherine Webb, at Bart's Bookshelf.
Fantasy Baseball, by Alan Gratz, at TheHappyNappyBookseller
Foundling, by D.M. Cornish, at Just Booking Around
The Gates, by John Connolly, at Books From Mars
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne Valente, at Book Aunt and Ex Libris
Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow, by Nathan Bransford, at Musings of a Book Addict
Juniper Berry, by M.P. Kozlowsky, at Kid Lit Frenzy
Kat, Incorrigible, by Stephanie Burgis, at books4yourkids
The Midnight Gate, by Helen Stringer, at Book Aunt and Charlotte's Library
Reckless, by Cornelia Funke, at Book Nut (audiobook review)
The Resisters, by Eric Nylund, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless, by Alan Woodrow, at Just Deb
Scary School, by Derek the Ghost, at Books Kids Like
The Shadow Hunt, by Katherine Langrish, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Silver Door, by Holly Lisle, at Books and Movies
Spellbinder, by Helen Stringer, at Wicked Awesome Books
A Tale of Two Castles, by Gail Carson Levine, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Throne of Fire, by Rick Riordan, at Becky's Book Reviews
The Underland Chronicles books 3-5, by Suzanne Collins, at Just Booking Around
Webster's Leap, by Eileen Dunlop, at Charlotte's Library
A World Without Heros (The Beyonders, Book 1), by Brandon Mull, at Karissa's Reading Review
Zita the Space Girl, by Ben Hatke, at Books & Other Thoughts
Authors and Interviews
Anne Ursu (Breadcrumbs) talks about her childhood reading at There's a Book
Sherwood Smith (Crown Duel) talks about the Harry Potter phenomena at Book View Cafe
M.P. Kozlowsky (Juniper Berry) at Mundie Kids
Maureen McGowan (Cinderella, Ninja Warrior) at The O.W.L.
Clete Barrett Smith (Aliens on Vacation) at Cynsations
Other good stuff:
Stacy Whitman, of Tu Books (a Lee and Low Imprint) talks about diversity in sci fi and fantasy for young readers in a not-to-be-missed three part series that begins here.
At The Enchanted Inkpot, there's a discussion of Tween books (with fantasy books, natch, being the ones discussed!)
The Lost Years of Merlin, by T.A. Barron, might be coming to the big screen
Lots of award news:
I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett, wins the Andre Norton Award (the YA Nebula). Here are the books it was up against:
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
White Cat by Holly Black (McElderry)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press; Scholastic UK)
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch (Amulet)
The Boy from Ilysies by Pearl North (Tor Teen)
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner (Greenwillow)
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse; Simon & Schuster UK)
And here's the full list of winners.
The 2010 Aurealis Awards (which recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writer) have also been announced:
The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature "honors books for younger readers (from “Young Adults” to picture books for beginning readers), in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia."
Here's this year's shortlist:
Just a reminder that I post lists of new releases in sci fi/fantasy for kids twice a month--here's the second half of May edition.
And finally, The Spectacle is closing up its shop. I've very much enjoyed their two and half year's worth of postings--so thank you, very much, Spectacle Bloggers, and good luck in all your ventures!
The Reviews:
Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunder, by Michael Townsend, at Great Kid Books
Astrosaurs: The Sabre Tooth Secret, by Steve Cole, at Nayu's Reading Corner
The Boy at the End of the World, by Greg van Eekhout, at Fuse #8
Casper Candlewacks in Death by Pigeon, by Ivan Brett, at The Book Zone (for boys)
Cinderella, Ninja Warrior, by Maureen McGowan, at The O.W.L. and Books at Midnight, where you can also find Sleeping Beauty, Vampire Slayer.
The Dark City (Relic Master Book 1) at The Book Smugglers and Charlotte's Library (where I'm giving away two copies; ends Monday)
The Emerald Atlas, by John Stephens, at Mudie Kids, Bewitched Bookworms, and at Books and Movies
The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle, by Catherine Webb, at Bart's Bookshelf.
Fantasy Baseball, by Alan Gratz, at TheHappyNappyBookseller
Foundling, by D.M. Cornish, at Just Booking Around
The Gates, by John Connolly, at Books From Mars
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne Valente, at Book Aunt and Ex Libris
Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow, by Nathan Bransford, at Musings of a Book Addict
Juniper Berry, by M.P. Kozlowsky, at Kid Lit Frenzy
Kat, Incorrigible, by Stephanie Burgis, at books4yourkids
The Midnight Gate, by Helen Stringer, at Book Aunt and Charlotte's Library
Reckless, by Cornelia Funke, at Book Nut (audiobook review)
The Resisters, by Eric Nylund, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless, by Alan Woodrow, at Just Deb
Scary School, by Derek the Ghost, at Books Kids Like
The Shadow Hunt, by Katherine Langrish, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
The Silver Door, by Holly Lisle, at Books and Movies
Spellbinder, by Helen Stringer, at Wicked Awesome Books
A Tale of Two Castles, by Gail Carson Levine, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Throne of Fire, by Rick Riordan, at Becky's Book Reviews
The Underland Chronicles books 3-5, by Suzanne Collins, at Just Booking Around
Webster's Leap, by Eileen Dunlop, at Charlotte's Library
A World Without Heros (The Beyonders, Book 1), by Brandon Mull, at Karissa's Reading Review
Zita the Space Girl, by Ben Hatke, at Books & Other Thoughts
Authors and Interviews
Anne Ursu (Breadcrumbs) talks about her childhood reading at There's a Book
Sherwood Smith (Crown Duel) talks about the Harry Potter phenomena at Book View Cafe
M.P. Kozlowsky (Juniper Berry) at Mundie Kids
Maureen McGowan (Cinderella, Ninja Warrior) at The O.W.L.
Clete Barrett Smith (Aliens on Vacation) at Cynsations
Other good stuff:
Stacy Whitman, of Tu Books (a Lee and Low Imprint) talks about diversity in sci fi and fantasy for young readers in a not-to-be-missed three part series that begins here.
At The Enchanted Inkpot, there's a discussion of Tween books (with fantasy books, natch, being the ones discussed!)
The Lost Years of Merlin, by T.A. Barron, might be coming to the big screen
Lots of award news:
I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchett, wins the Andre Norton Award (the YA Nebula). Here are the books it was up against:Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown)
White Cat by Holly Black (McElderry)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Scholastic Press; Scholastic UK)
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch (Amulet)
The Boy from Ilysies by Pearl North (Tor Teen)
A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner (Greenwillow)
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (Simon Pulse; Simon & Schuster UK)
And here's the full list of winners.
The 2010 Aurealis Awards (which recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror writer) have also been announced:
- BEST YOUNG ADULT NOVEL: Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
- BEST YOUNG ADULT SHORT STORY: "A Thousand Flowers" by Margo Lanagan
- BEST CHILDREN'S FICTION(told primarily through pictures): The Boy and the Toy, Sonya Hartnett (writer) & Lucia Masciullo (illustrator)
- BEST CHILDREN'S FICTION (told primarily through words): The Keepers, Lian Tanner
The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature "honors books for younger readers (from “Young Adults” to picture books for beginning readers), in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia."
Here's this year's shortlist:
- Catherine Fisher, Incarceron and Sapphique (Dial)
- Terry Pratchett, I Shall Wear Midnight (HarperCollins)
- Polly Shulman, The Grimm Legacy (Putnam Juvenile)
- Heather Tomlinson, Toads and Diamonds (Henry Holt)
- Megan Whalen Turner, The Queen’s Thief series, consisting of The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, and A Conspiracy of Kings (Greenwillow Books)
Just a reminder that I post lists of new releases in sci fi/fantasy for kids twice a month--here's the second half of May edition.
And finally, The Spectacle is closing up its shop. I've very much enjoyed their two and half year's worth of postings--so thank you, very much, Spectacle Bloggers, and good luck in all your ventures!
2/21/10
This Week's Roundup of Middle-Grade Fantasy and Science Fiction from around the blogsphere
Here's what I gleaned middle-grade fiction-wise from around the blogosphere this week. Please let me know if I missed your post, and I'll add it to the list when I get back home this evening!
The list of books nominated for the Andre Norton Award is as follows, and includes two middle grade books:
Hotel Under the Sand, Kage Baker (mg)
Ice, Sarah Beth Durst
Ash, by Malinda Lo
Eyes Like Stars, Lisa Mantchev
Zoe’s Tale, John Scalzi
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead (mg)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente
Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld
I've read all but two; the ones I've read are all very good!
Book reviews:
Judith Woods reviews two children's books for the Telegraph--The Liberators, by Philip Womack, and Enchanted Glass, by Diana Wynne Jones.
Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Books & Other Thoughts, and a look at the Chrestomanci books as a group at Original Content.
The Cowardly Lion of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson, at Tor.
The Farwalker's Quest, by Joni Sensel, at One Librarian's Book Reviews.
The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place: the Mysterious Howling, by Maryrose Wood, at A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy.
The list of books nominated for the Andre Norton Award is as follows, and includes two middle grade books:
Hotel Under the Sand, Kage Baker (mg)
Ice, Sarah Beth Durst
Ash, by Malinda Lo
Eyes Like Stars, Lisa Mantchev
Zoe’s Tale, John Scalzi
When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead (mg)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making, Catherynne M. Valente
Leviathan, Scott Westerfeld
I've read all but two; the ones I've read are all very good!
Book reviews:
Judith Woods reviews two children's books for the Telegraph--The Liberators, by Philip Womack, and Enchanted Glass, by Diana Wynne Jones.
Charmed Life, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Books & Other Thoughts, and a look at the Chrestomanci books as a group at Original Content.
The Cowardly Lion of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson, at Tor.
The Farwalker's Quest, by Joni Sensel, at One Librarian's Book Reviews.
The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place: the Mysterious Howling, by Maryrose Wood, at A Chair, a Fireplace, and a Tea Cozy.
The Night Fairy, by Laura Amy Schlitz, at Fantasy Book Critic.
The Prince of Fenway Park, by Julianna Baggott, at One Librarian's Book Reviews.
Seaward, by Susan Cooper, at Angieville.
The Serial Garden, by Joan Aiken, at One Librarian's Book Reviews.
Starlight, by Erin Hunter, at Tea and Tomes.
Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children, by Conn Iggulden, at The Book on the Hill,
The Very Little Princess, by Marion Dane Bauer, at Becky's Book Review.
5/19/13
This week's middle grade science fiction and fantasy round-up (5/19/13)
Welcome to yet another week of what I found in my blog reading of interest to us fans of middle grade sci fi/fantasy, and possibly of interest to people who aren't fans themselves but have to buy the books for others. Please let me know if I missed your post, please feel free to send me links any time during the week, please feel free to tell me about the posts of others, and please feel free to mention these round-ups on your own blog if the spirit moves you!
The Reviews
An Army of Frogs, by Trevor Pryce, at Journey of a Bookseller
The Bell Between Worlds, by Ian Johnston, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, by Charles de Lint, at Fantasy Book Critic
The Clan of the Scorpion (Ninja Meerkats), by Gareth P. Jones, at Jean Little Library
The Circle, by Cindy Cipriano, at SA Larsen
Doll Bones, by Holly Black, at The Book Smugglers and Cover2CoverBlog
Fyre, by Angie Sage, at Unlikely Librarian
Goulish Song, by William Alexander, at That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown
and Tor
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy, at Between the Pages
Iron Hearted Violet, by Kelly Barnhill, at Great Imaginations
The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis, bySharon Ledwith, at swlothian
Loki's Woves, by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr, at One Librarian's Book Reviews
Nation, by Terry Pratchett, at The Book Smugglers
New Lands, by Geoff Rodkey, at Geo Librarian
The Path of Names, by Ari Goelman, at Charlotte's Library
The Planet Thieves, by Dan Krokos, at The O.W.L.
The Princelings of the East, by Jemima Pett, at The Ninja Librarian
The Reluctant Assassin, by Eoin Colfer, at Book Nut
The Rose Throne, by Mette Ivie Harrison, at Kiss the Book
Seeds of Rebellion, by Brandon Mull, at Fantasy Literature
Summerkin, by Sarah Prineas, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Tilly's Moonlight Garden, by Julia Green, at Kid Lit Geek
The Tree of Mindala, by Elle Jacklee, at alibrarymama
The Water Castle, by Megan Frazer Blackwood, at Charlotte's Library
Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George, at Sharon the Librarian, The O.W.L. and Small Review (giveaway)
Wonderlight, by R.R. Russell
A World Without Heroes, by Brandon Mull, at Fantasy Literature
ps: just once I would love to have a book for every letter of the alphabet. So please, why not consider reviewing a book beginning with E, I, J, K, M, O, Q, U, V, X, Y, or Z? Then I would not have to search frantically, and disappointingly, for reviews of The Menagerie, or Undertown. For a while, Jinx and The Key and the Flame covered those two difficult letters, but that well seems to have run dry... You Only Die Twice, by Dan Gutman, gave me a Y once, but no one has reviewed Zombie Kid or Zombie Tag or Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom for ages...
It's probably a fruitless task-- I don't know if I have ever been able to include a book beginning with X. I once read a book beginning with X, but did not feel moved to review it.....
Authors and Inverviews
Sage Blackwood (Jinx) at Charlotte's Library (giveaway)
Anne Nesbit (Box of Gargoyles) at The Enchanted Inkpot
"Lemony Snickett" (Who Could That Be At This Hour?) at The Children's Book Review
Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Ari Goelman (The Path of Names) at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia and Brooklyn Arden (who edited the book; giveaway)
Jessica Day George (Wednesdays in the Tower) at Small Review
Kelley Armstrong (Loki's Wolves) at Literary Rambles (giveaway)
Kit Grindstaff (The Flame and the Mist) at Cynsations
R.R. Russell (Wonderlight) at A Backwards Story
Barbara Brauner and James Iver Mattson (Oh My Godmother: The Glitter Trap) at All For One and OneFour Kidlit
Dorine White (The Emerald Ring) Blog Tour stops so far:
The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle blog tour continues, at Candace's Book Blog, The Modge Podge Bookshelf, and The Hiding Spot
Other Good Stuff:
There's a Book has a giveaway for all three books of the Lovecraft Middle School series
Fair Coin, by E.C. Myers (Pyr) has won the Andre Norton Award (I've not yet read it--should I?); here's the list of all the Nebula winners.
The Vindico, by Wesley King (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/ Penguin Group) has won the 2013 Red Maple™ Fiction Award (grades 7-8). I haven't read this one either....
Here's a nice little list of Historical Fantasy at Views from the Tesseract
The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, has been optioned
Finally, here is my favorite new fantasy animal--the alot. I like the alot a lot. I think it needs its own book.
The Reviews
An Army of Frogs, by Trevor Pryce, at Journey of a Bookseller
The Bell Between Worlds, by Ian Johnston, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
The Cats of Tanglewood Forest, by Charles de Lint, at Fantasy Book Critic
The Clan of the Scorpion (Ninja Meerkats), by Gareth P. Jones, at Jean Little Library
The Circle, by Cindy Cipriano, at SA Larsen
Doll Bones, by Holly Black, at The Book Smugglers and Cover2CoverBlog
Fyre, by Angie Sage, at Unlikely Librarian
Goulish Song, by William Alexander, at That Blog Belongs to Emily Brown
and Tor
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy, at Between the Pages
Iron Hearted Violet, by Kelly Barnhill, at Great Imaginations
The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis, bySharon Ledwith, at swlothian
Loki's Woves, by K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr, at One Librarian's Book Reviews
Nation, by Terry Pratchett, at The Book Smugglers
New Lands, by Geoff Rodkey, at Geo Librarian
The Path of Names, by Ari Goelman, at Charlotte's Library
The Planet Thieves, by Dan Krokos, at The O.W.L.
The Princelings of the East, by Jemima Pett, at The Ninja Librarian
The Reluctant Assassin, by Eoin Colfer, at Book Nut
The Rose Throne, by Mette Ivie Harrison, at Kiss the Book
Seeds of Rebellion, by Brandon Mull, at Fantasy Literature
Summerkin, by Sarah Prineas, at Random Musings of a Bibliophile
Tilly's Moonlight Garden, by Julia Green, at Kid Lit Geek
The Tree of Mindala, by Elle Jacklee, at alibrarymama
The Water Castle, by Megan Frazer Blackwood, at Charlotte's Library
Wednesdays in the Tower, by Jessica Day George, at Sharon the Librarian, The O.W.L. and Small Review (giveaway)
Wonderlight, by R.R. Russell
A World Without Heroes, by Brandon Mull, at Fantasy Literature
ps: just once I would love to have a book for every letter of the alphabet. So please, why not consider reviewing a book beginning with E, I, J, K, M, O, Q, U, V, X, Y, or Z? Then I would not have to search frantically, and disappointingly, for reviews of The Menagerie, or Undertown. For a while, Jinx and The Key and the Flame covered those two difficult letters, but that well seems to have run dry... You Only Die Twice, by Dan Gutman, gave me a Y once, but no one has reviewed Zombie Kid or Zombie Tag or Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom for ages...
It's probably a fruitless task-- I don't know if I have ever been able to include a book beginning with X. I once read a book beginning with X, but did not feel moved to review it.....
Authors and Inverviews
Sage Blackwood (Jinx) at Charlotte's Library (giveaway)
Anne Nesbit (Box of Gargoyles) at The Enchanted Inkpot
"Lemony Snickett" (Who Could That Be At This Hour?) at The Children's Book Review
Soman Chainani (The School for Good and Evil) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Ari Goelman (The Path of Names) at The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia and Brooklyn Arden (who edited the book; giveaway)
Jessica Day George (Wednesdays in the Tower) at Small Review
Kelley Armstrong (Loki's Wolves) at Literary Rambles (giveaway)
Kit Grindstaff (The Flame and the Mist) at Cynsations
R.R. Russell (Wonderlight) at A Backwards Story
Barbara Brauner and James Iver Mattson (Oh My Godmother: The Glitter Trap) at All For One and OneFour Kidlit
Dorine White (The Emerald Ring) Blog Tour stops so far:
Tuesday, May 14- From The Mixed up Files of Middle Grade Authors- Author Interview and giveaway
Tuesday, May 14- The Misadventures of a Twenty Something- Review
Wed, May 15- I am a Reader, Not a Writer- Author Interview and giveaway
Thurs, May 16- Word Spelunker- Spotlight/Giveaway
Fri, May 17- The Writing Blues- Review
Fri. May 17- Adventures in Reading- Review
Sat. May 18- Mels Shelves- Review
The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle blog tour continues, at Candace's Book Blog, The Modge Podge Bookshelf, and The Hiding Spot
Other Good Stuff:
There's a Book has a giveaway for all three books of the Lovecraft Middle School series
Fair Coin, by E.C. Myers (Pyr) has won the Andre Norton Award (I've not yet read it--should I?); here's the list of all the Nebula winners.
The Vindico, by Wesley King (G.P. Putnam’s Sons/ Penguin Group) has won the 2013 Red Maple™ Fiction Award (grades 7-8). I haven't read this one either....
Here's a nice little list of Historical Fantasy at Views from the Tesseract
The School for Good and Evil, by Soman Chainani, has been optioned
Finally, here is my favorite new fantasy animal--the alot. I like the alot a lot. I think it needs its own book.
5/31/20
This week's round up of middle grade fantasy and science fiction from around the blogs (5/31/20)
Here's what I found this week; enjoy! (and let me know if I missed your post)
The Reviews
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi, at The Nerd Daily
The Barren Grounds, by David A. Robertson, at Butler's Pantry
The Bone Garden, by Heather Kassner, at Book Swoon
The Boogeyman: a Monstrous Fairytale, by Shane Berryhill, at Kid Lit Reviews
Changling, by William Ritter, at Rajiv's Reviews
Dragonsinger, by Anne McCaffery, at Book Nut
The Library of Ever, by Zeno Alexander, at Not Acting My Age
Dragonsinger, by Anne McCaffery, at Book Nut
The Library of Ever, by Zeno Alexander, at Not Acting My Age
Malamander, by Thomas Taylor, at Pages Unbound
The Middler, by Kirsty Applebaum, at Book Craic
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez, at Latinx in Kid Lit
The Middler, by Kirsty Applebaum, at Book Craic
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez, at Latinx in Kid Lit
Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley, at Say What?
Seasons of War (Skulduggery Pleasant) at Always in the Middle
The Stolen Lake, by Joan Aiken, at SemicolonTuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George, at A Garden of Books
A Wish in the Dark, by Christina Soontornvat, at Randomly Reading
Authors and Interviews
Wendy Leighton Porter (Max's Royal Adventure) at Carpinello's Writing Pages
Liesl Shurtliff (The Forbidden Lock) at Middle Grade Book Village
Dorothy A. Winsor (The Windreader) at No Wasted Ink
Katharine Orton (Nevertell) at Middle Grade Book Village
Other Good Stuff
The Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book goes to a middle grade fantasy-- Riverland, by Fran Wilde (Amulet) (Here's the full list of winners)
The School for Good and Evil will be a Netflix Movie
7/11/10
This Sunday's Middle Grade Sci fi/Fantasy round-up
A little late today, because of house guests come not just to visit but to help us repair various elements of our home and garden (it will never be finished. Never. But the house did just get listed on the National Register of Historic places, which is cool), here is today's round-up of middle grade science fiction/fantasy stuff from around the blogs. Middle grade being books for 9-12, kind of fuzzy at the top end....
Please let me know if I missed your post, or the posts of your loved ones!
The reviews:
Candleman, by Glen Dakin, at Nayu's Reading Corner.
Hunter Brown and the Consuming Fire, by Christopher and Allen Miller, at Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction.
Ivy's Ever After, by Dawn Lairamore, at Welcome to my Tweendom.
Knights of the Sea, by Paul Marlowe, at Fantasy Literature.
Magic Below Stairs, by Caroline Stevermer, at Kids Lit.
Many Waters, by Madeline L'Engle, at Guys Lit Wire.
Middleworld, by J. and P. Voelkel, at GreenBeanTeenQueen.
Peter and the Sword of Mercy, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, at Becky's Book Reviews.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet, by Madeline L'Engle, at Charlotte's Library.
Seven Spells to Sunday, by Andre Norton and Phyllis Miller, at Randomize ME.
Smells Like Dog, by Suzanne Selfors, at Jean Little Library.
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, by R.L. LaFevres, at Becky's Book Reviews; Becky also reviews Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris here.
The things that aren't reviews:
M. T. Anderson has created a tourist guide to deepest, darkest Delaware, the setting for the third book in his Pals in Peril series, Jasper Dash and the Flame Pits of Delaware (the series begins with Whales on Stilts).
It's Steamboyz Week at vvb32 reads, and although "SteamBoyz = YA steampunk stories with YA male protagonists," there's some middle grade crossover in the books included.
Katherine Langrish continues her series on Other Worlds at her blog, Seven Miles of Steel Thistles.
And here's one I missed when it came out--an article from Daily Finance about the publishing history of the Percy Jackson books.
Please let me know if I missed your post, or the posts of your loved ones!
The reviews:
Candleman, by Glen Dakin, at Nayu's Reading Corner.
Hunter Brown and the Consuming Fire, by Christopher and Allen Miller, at Clive Staples Award for Christian Speculative Fiction.
Ivy's Ever After, by Dawn Lairamore, at Welcome to my Tweendom.
Knights of the Sea, by Paul Marlowe, at Fantasy Literature.
Magic Below Stairs, by Caroline Stevermer, at Kids Lit.
Many Waters, by Madeline L'Engle, at Guys Lit Wire.
Middleworld, by J. and P. Voelkel, at GreenBeanTeenQueen.
Peter and the Sword of Mercy, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, at Becky's Book Reviews.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet, by Madeline L'Engle, at Charlotte's Library.
Seven Spells to Sunday, by Andre Norton and Phyllis Miller, at Randomize ME.
Smells Like Dog, by Suzanne Selfors, at Jean Little Library.
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos, by R.L. LaFevres, at Becky's Book Reviews; Becky also reviews Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris here.
The things that aren't reviews:
M. T. Anderson has created a tourist guide to deepest, darkest Delaware, the setting for the third book in his Pals in Peril series, Jasper Dash and the Flame Pits of Delaware (the series begins with Whales on Stilts).
It's Steamboyz Week at vvb32 reads, and although "SteamBoyz = YA steampunk stories with YA male protagonists," there's some middle grade crossover in the books included.
Katherine Langrish continues her series on Other Worlds at her blog, Seven Miles of Steel Thistles.
And here's one I missed when it came out--an article from Daily Finance about the publishing history of the Percy Jackson books.
4/7/13
This week's round-up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs
Here's what I found this week in my search for middle grade fantasy and sci fi related blog posts--though I tried really hard to find as much as I could, I'm sure I missed lots, so do let me know!
The Reviews:
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Becky's Book Reviews
The Book of Doom, by Barry Hutchison, at Bart's Bookshelf
City of Ember, by Jeanne dePrau, at Madigan Reads
The Colossus Rises, by Peter Lerangis, at Maria's Melange and The Brain Lair (a joint, on-going project)
Dark Lord: The Early Years, by Jamie Thomson, at Emily's Reading Room
A Dash of Magic, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Becky's Book Reviews
Dragon Magic, by Andre Norton, at Charlotte's Library
The Fellowship for Alien Detection, by Kevin Emerson, at For Those About to Mock
Fraser's Voices, by Jack Hastie, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
The Freedom Maze, by Delia Sherman, at Bunbury in the Stacks (audiobook)
Frogged, by Vivian Vande Velde, at Random Musings of a Bibliovore
Garden Princess, by Kristin Kladstrup, at Charlotte's Library
The Goblin Gift, by Conrad Mason, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Hashbrown Winters and the Whiz-tastrophie, by Frank L. Cole, at The Write Path
Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go, by Dale Basye, at Middle Grade Mafioso
Hokey Pokey, by Jerry Spinelli, at Kid Lit Geek
The Hollow Earth, by John Barrowman, at The Hiding Spot
The Incorrigible Childreon of Aston Place, by Maryrose Wood, at Hope is the Word (series review)
Keepers of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger, at The Hiding Spot and Deb A. Marshall
The Last Dragonslayer, by Jasper Fforde, at alibrarymama
Magic Zero, by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski, at Little Willow
The Name of This Book is Secret, by Pseudonymous Bosch, at The Book Monsters
The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald, at Hope is the Word
Quest for the Spark, Book 3 (Bone), by Tom Sniegoski, at Back to Books
The Rope Trick, by Lloyd Alexander, at Fantasy Literature
The Runaway King, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Bookshelves of Doom
The Silver Door, by Emily Rodda, at Charlotte's Library
Skellig, by David Almond, at Bibliophilic Monologues
Stolen Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at The Book Smugglers and Charlotte's Library
A Tangle of Knots, by Lisa Graff, at A Foodie Bibliophile
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop, by Kate Saunders, at Becky's Book Reviews
Wildwood, by Colin Meloy, at Mister K Reads
Two by Diana Wynne Jones--Charmed Life, and Archer's Goon, at You Can Never Have Too Many Books
And finally, the Horn Book has a nice look at The Hero's Journey, incuding The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle, Jinx, The Cabinet of Earths, and Poison
Authors and Interviews
David Almond, at The Telegraph--"Children's books shouldn't sit still and behave"
Stephanie Burgis (Stolen Magic) at The Book Smugglers and Cari's Book Blog
Marissa Moss (Mira's Diary: Home Sweet Rome) at The Hiding Spot
Jennifer Nielsen (The Runaway King) at Book Nut
Barry Hutchison (The Book of Doom) at Bart's Bookshelf
William Alexander (Goblin Secrets) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Kit Grindstaff (The Flame in the Mist) at Random Acts of Reading
Claire Caterer (The Key and the Flame) at All Four One and OneFour Kidlit
Other Good Stuff
The New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards have been announced, and include some interesting looking sff; the judges, however, decried the "'girl power' void in new books for Kiwi kids." Huh.
On the subject of girls, it is Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy Month at Fantasy Cafe, and this week The Book Smugglers swung by with a list of great YA and MG SFF books by women.
And for those, like me, who find the world of competitive rabbit jumping incredibly appealing, here are bunnies in action! (thanks to Jenny at Light Reading)
The Reviews:
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Becky's Book Reviews
The Book of Doom, by Barry Hutchison, at Bart's Bookshelf
City of Ember, by Jeanne dePrau, at Madigan Reads
The Colossus Rises, by Peter Lerangis, at Maria's Melange and The Brain Lair (a joint, on-going project)
Dark Lord: The Early Years, by Jamie Thomson, at Emily's Reading Room
A Dash of Magic, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Becky's Book Reviews
Dragon Magic, by Andre Norton, at Charlotte's Library
The Fellowship for Alien Detection, by Kevin Emerson, at For Those About to Mock
Fraser's Voices, by Jack Hastie, at Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books
The Freedom Maze, by Delia Sherman, at Bunbury in the Stacks (audiobook)
Frogged, by Vivian Vande Velde, at Random Musings of a Bibliovore
Garden Princess, by Kristin Kladstrup, at Charlotte's Library
The Goblin Gift, by Conrad Mason, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Hashbrown Winters and the Whiz-tastrophie, by Frank L. Cole, at The Write Path
Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go, by Dale Basye, at Middle Grade Mafioso
Hokey Pokey, by Jerry Spinelli, at Kid Lit Geek
The Hollow Earth, by John Barrowman, at The Hiding Spot
The Incorrigible Childreon of Aston Place, by Maryrose Wood, at Hope is the Word (series review)
Keepers of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger, at The Hiding Spot and Deb A. Marshall
The Last Dragonslayer, by Jasper Fforde, at alibrarymama
Magic Zero, by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski, at Little Willow
The Name of This Book is Secret, by Pseudonymous Bosch, at The Book Monsters
The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald, at Hope is the Word
Quest for the Spark, Book 3 (Bone), by Tom Sniegoski, at Back to Books
The Rope Trick, by Lloyd Alexander, at Fantasy Literature
The Runaway King, by Jennifer Nielsen, at Bookshelves of Doom
The Silver Door, by Emily Rodda, at Charlotte's Library
Skellig, by David Almond, at Bibliophilic Monologues
Stolen Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at The Book Smugglers and Charlotte's Library
A Tangle of Knots, by Lisa Graff, at A Foodie Bibliophile
The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop, by Kate Saunders, at Becky's Book Reviews
Wildwood, by Colin Meloy, at Mister K Reads
Two by Diana Wynne Jones--Charmed Life, and Archer's Goon, at You Can Never Have Too Many Books
And finally, the Horn Book has a nice look at The Hero's Journey, incuding The Hero’s Guide to Storming the Castle, Jinx, The Cabinet of Earths, and Poison
Authors and Interviews
David Almond, at The Telegraph--"Children's books shouldn't sit still and behave"
Stephanie Burgis (Stolen Magic) at The Book Smugglers and Cari's Book Blog
Marissa Moss (Mira's Diary: Home Sweet Rome) at The Hiding Spot
Jennifer Nielsen (The Runaway King) at Book Nut
Barry Hutchison (The Book of Doom) at Bart's Bookshelf
William Alexander (Goblin Secrets) at The Enchanted Inkpot
Kit Grindstaff (The Flame in the Mist) at Random Acts of Reading
Claire Caterer (The Key and the Flame) at All Four One and OneFour Kidlit
Other Good Stuff
The New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards have been announced, and include some interesting looking sff; the judges, however, decried the "'girl power' void in new books for Kiwi kids." Huh.
On the subject of girls, it is Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy Month at Fantasy Cafe, and this week The Book Smugglers swung by with a list of great YA and MG SFF books by women.
And for those, like me, who find the world of competitive rabbit jumping incredibly appealing, here are bunnies in action! (thanks to Jenny at Light Reading)
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