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Category Archives: Fantasy
A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan
I’d been taking an unplanned break from middle grade fantasy when Ms. Fagan emailed me to ask if I’d like to review her latest book. As I really enjoyed some of her past books, including her 2021 superhero story Nightingale … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged book reviews, book-review, books, Fantasy, games, Middle Grade, social justice, youth fantasy
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My Top 12 Posts #8 – 12 Magical Teen Fantasy Books on Hoopla
In celebration of my 20th blogiversary, I’m reblogging the posts that have gotten the most views in the time they’ve been published. From here to the top spot, the rest of this list of top posts are all book lists … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Books, Fantasy, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged blogiversary, book blogging, book lists, hoopla, teen fantasy
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2023 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
The hard-working 2023 Cybils panel picked out their 7 favorite elementary and middle grade graphic novels. Here are my takes, with notes on my kid’s favorites. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Lists, Middle Grade, nonfiction, Realistic
Tagged bibliography, book lists, book reviews, Cybils, graphic novels, middle grade books, reading, youth graphic novels
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No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub
No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub Bloomsbury, 2024 ISBN 9781547609284 Review copy kindly sent by the publisher. 16-year-old Hazeem has spent this year following his father’s death wallowing in depression, getting out of bed to make sure his mom … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged book reviews, book-review, books, dramedy, friendship, heartwarming, introspective, LGBTQ, Muslim, naz-kutub, South Asian, teen fantasy, time travel
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Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans by Isi Hendrix
This is the last book I read for the Cybils this year – and it’s a lovely play on standard magic school tropes. It’s from Nigerian-British author Isi Hendrix, and has a lovely UK cover as well. Adia Kelbara and the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African fantasy, book reviews, Cybils, middle grade books, Nigerian fantasy, youth fantasy
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Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow
Here’s the final book from my Baking Fantasy list – I enjoyed it just as much as I was hoping. Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow. Read by Renee Dorian and Amber Dekkers. Feiwel & Friends, 2023 ISBN … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged Cybils, magical baking, magical books, magical bookstores, magical schools, picture books, witches, youth fantasy
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Three Tasks for a Dragon and My Head Has a Bellyache
Just in case you’re still looking for a gift to give to a kid in your life, here are two beautiful books, each suited to a different kind of kid, or perhaps different moods. Both of these have been nominated for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Cybils, fairy tales, funny poetry, humor, Ireland, poetry, youth fantasy
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Unconventional Epics: Abeni’s Song and Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
I’m reading my Cybils nominations far faster than I’m able to blog them, but here are two recent reads that I really enjoyed, both classic epic fantasies with unconventional twists. Abeni’s Song by P. Djèlí Clark. Starscape, 2023. ISBN 978-1250825827. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Africa, Cybils, epic fantasy, historical fantasy, knights, LGBTQ, witches, youth fantasy
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Classics Reimagined: The Grace of Wild Things and Moongarden
Anne of Green Gables and The Secret Garden were two books that I read and reread more times than I could count as a child. I was very happy to see these two fantasy retellings in my Cybils nominations pile … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Canada, classic retellings, Cybils, environment, gardening, lunar colonies, The Secret Garden, witches, youth fantasy
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