Welcome to this week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs! Please let me know if I missed your post.
It's Newbery Eve; will a fantasy or sci fi book come home with a sticker? I think When the Sea Turned to Silver, by Grace Lin, has a good shot, also The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill. Though it wasn't my personal favorite, The Wild Robot by Peter Brown seems to me like one the committee might like. My wild-card pick is The Left-handed Fate, by Kate Milford. My own favorite MG sci fi/fantasy book this year was The Evil Wizard Smallbone, by Delia Sherman, but it doesn't scream "Newbery" to me. What do you all think?
The Reviews
Children of Exile, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at The Write Path
Star of Deltora (books 1 and 2), by Kate Forsyth, at Charlotte's Library
The Flame in the Mist, by Kit Grindstaff, at Good Books and Good Wine (audiobook)
Forest of Wonders, by Linda Sue Park, at Geo Librarian
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill, at Redeemed Reader and Randomly Reading
The Inquisitor's Tale, by Adam Gidwitz, at The Book Wars
Horizon, by Scott Westerfeld, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Lodestar, by Shannon Messenger, at the Shannon Messenger Fan Club
Me and Marvin Gardens, by Amy Sarig King, at Waking Brain Cells
Mixed Magics, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Fantasy Literature
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, by Jonathan Auxier, at Redeemed Reader
Horizon, by Scott Westerfeld, at Ms. Yingling Reads
Lodestar, by Shannon Messenger, at the Shannon Messenger Fan Club
Me and Marvin Gardens, by Amy Sarig King, at Waking Brain Cells
Mixed Magics, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Fantasy Literature
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes, by Jonathan Auxier, at Redeemed Reader
Rebellion of Thieves, by Kekla Magoon, at alibrarymama
Sophie Quire and the Last Storyguard, by Jonathan Auxier, at Redeemed Reader
When the Sea Turned to Silver, by Grace Lin, at Say What?
"Why is This Night Different From All Other Nights?" by Lemony Snicket, at Leaf's Reviews
The Wizard's Dog, by Eric Kahn Gale, at Geo Librarian and Cracking the Cover
Authors and Interviews
Zetta Elliott (The Ghosts in the Castle) at ShannaMiles.net
Eric Kahn Gale (The Wizard's Dog) at Middle Grade Ninja
Other Good Stuff
A look at the Broadway musical Finding Wonderland at Always in the Middle
Ten great books with great heroines at Waking Brain Cells
Don't forget to check to see if the 90 Second Newbery Film Festival is coming to a venue near you!
The School Library Journal 2017 Battle of the Books contenders have been announced.
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