Category Archives: Reviews

The Cover was Blue: Goblin Market, Bookshop of Dust and Dreams, and Water, Water

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Katy K.

Here are three very different Cybils-nominated books, all with blue overs. Continue reading →

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Terrifying Monsters: Let the Monster Out and Secret of the Shadow Beasts

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Katy K.

Here are two books for the fall season, where two group of kids must fight very different monsters in very different ways. Continue reading →

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Mysterious Travelers: Prince of Nowhere and the Lock-Eater

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Katy K.

Here are two 2022 middle grade fantasy books, both with characters named Traveler and automata, as well as other cool things like dragons, griffins, and time travel. Continue reading →

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Blog Tour! HOMEBOUND by John David Anderson

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Katy K.

If you love thrilling space adventures and galactic war combined with found and real family and reflections on the meaning of life, read on! Continue reading →

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Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Katy K.

The shifting landscape of seventh grade combines with the unseen magical battles in the nearby woods.   Continue reading →

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The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Katy K.

Here’s a fantastic new magical school story from best-selling author Dhonielle Clayton. Continue reading →

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5 Stories of Adventure & Change

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Katy K.

Here’s a mix of books from the past couple of years, all sharing an element of change and adventure. Continue reading →

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2+2 Cybils Graphic Novel Finalists

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Katy K.

Here are reviews of four more outstanding 2021 Cybils Graphic Novel finalists – Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby, The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor, Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Fraiser, and Nubia: Real One by L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smyth. Continue reading →

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Unicorn Island: Secret Beneath the Sand by Donna Galanti

Posted on April 27, 2022 by Katy K.

Thanks so much to Donna Galanti for sending me the second book in this appealing not-quite-middle-grade series.  Unicorn Island: Secret Beneath the Sand by Donna Galanti. Illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe. Epic!, 2022. Review copy kindly sent by the author.  Unicorn … Continue reading →

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Remixed Classics: So Many Beginnings, Clash of Steel, and Travelers Along the Way

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Katy K.

These first three books from Feiwel & Friends’ Remixed Classics series take the classics, still in their original time periods, and retell them from the point of view of people of color.  The first three include retellings of Little Women, Treasure Island, and Robin Hood – all fabulous. Continue reading →

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